We'd Like to Hear You Never
Yapping on cell phones has gotten out of hand—on the bus, on the street, even in subways, civil life is trampled with every outspoken call.
Archive
A collection of 14235 issues
24 May 2006
New York's currently: speeding up so we can speed back down Iran asks U.S. for direct talks on its nuclear program--and that letter still goes unanswered. Iraqi death squads may maintain loyalties to the government and the insurgency, and operate within the lawful bounds of Iraq&
Ferry Tale
The best realtors have personality, professionalism, and drive—Mike Ferry’s One-on-One training seminar is where they get it. Three days of ego crushing, dream building, and chasing the world’s greatest real-estate agent, Froy Cadelario.
23 May 2006
New York's currently: reasserting itself Past week's fighting in Afghanistan "most intense" since 2001; dozens killed, concerns about strengthened Taliban. Corruption rampant throughout Iraq. Former CIA bin Laden unit chief on why intelligence in Iran is so poor. Burger King disgusts Muslim customers with
Book Digest: May 22, 2006
Wrigleyworld; Playing President; Send in the Idiots; Brutal; Voices of Time; The Foreign Correspondent; Camus at “Combat”; The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel; The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo; Best of Tin House
22 May 2006
New York's currently: wishing the radiator would snap back on FBI accuses Rep. William J. Jefferson of Louisiana of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, finds $90K in his freezer. Air strikes on suspected Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan leave dozens of fighters, civilians dead. U.
Video Digest: May 19, 2006
’80s videos; Juggernaut, Shaft-ed; L. Ron Hubbard; David Bowie’s teeth; Wayans’ revenge; cute Nutella-style
19 May 2006
New York's currently: constantly calibrating for marginally better outcomes Egypt resumes repression; State department "deeply troubled"; Bush hosts secret visit by Mubarak's son. Iraq's middle class doing everything it can to flee. Now that access is reduced to the minimum required, inspectors
Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta
After dozens of entries and hundreds of footnotes—and the demise of the publishing industry—we’re pleased to publish the winner of our plagiarism contest, Bonnie Furlong, and her story, “The Parlourmaid’s Tale, or, MS in a Dustbin.”
18 May 2006
New York's currently: not walking through that bunch of pigeons A peace treaty could clear the path toward new nuclear talks between North Korea and the U.S. Hamas deploys Palestinian security force--a move Abbas vetoed last month. Conflicts between Taliban fighters and police in Afghanistan take