Just a short note to say we’ve recently passed the 1,100 mark on TMN for features. That means we’ve somehow published 1,100 stories in the last couple years (TMN celebrates its anniversary each year in mid-November), as well as over 1,200 days of headlines.
’Tis the season of graduation ceremonies, when many will be told it’s the first day of the rest of their lives. We offer the ultimate commencement speech.
New York's currently: brewing coffee with coffee, metaphorically Jury doesn't reach consensus and Moussaoui gets life sentence. Op: Witness a noble jury refusing a terrorist his martyrdom and a state its scapegoat. House narrowly passes Abramoff-inspired lobbying legislation that's a far cry from
New York's currently: finding Greenpoint ashes in Fort Greene and thinking, seems familiar Mexico's Fox to legalize nearly all popular drugs and narcotics for personal use. The scale of this year's spring Taliban attacks alarms officials, though the Taliban doesn't make the
Before you know it, married life can become routine. One way to keep things interesting is by trolling video dating services. The consequences may be greater than you think.
The Promise of Happiness; The Man Who Invented Fidel; Remembering War; The O Henry Prize Stories; Broken Screen; Expanding the Image, Breaking the Narrative; Standing Eight; Mohr; Written Lives; The View From the Dugout; Waiting for Gautreaux
Fitting in is hard to do. Left to your own imagination, is it better to be yourself—or be a California Raisin? A tale of fourth-grade woe.
New York's currently: developing an allergy for every situation Hundreds of thousands of immigrants skip work, school in peaceful protests across the U.S. Yesterday's demonstrations employed multiple tactics--though some proved more successful than others. Iraqi army graduation turns ugly when Sunni grads are told
Announcing the TMN “Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta” Contest, where you, as “writer,” plagiarize as much as you want, for a sort-of original story. Start cribbing now—the entry deadline is in two weeks!
“Her midget pal Timmy is gone, but replacing him is Endora, an adorable little girl whose lines are written in air bubbles over her head. All I can say is, please don’t let her learn to talk.”
