There will always be those songs that remind you of summer, that get into your brain and stick there – with your approval or without it – for years. Occasionally for lifetimes. Or perhaps it's a new entry, a summer jam just arrived this season in the unmistakable guise of
Even the worst summer job can teach you something. For instance, always carry an epi-pen. Vaseline is not a substitute for sunblock. On garbage day, take the bus. Summer jobs: Sometimes, there's no knowing how bad it is until it's behind you and you can
If gas was free, vacation days were unlimited, and your schedule was as open as the road ahead, where would you go? This month's Of Recent Note is: Fantasy Road Trips Tell us the trip of your dreams: Where would you go? (Alaska? Atlantis?) How would you get
It's the water cooler show of the decade, and now that it's over, the world is left with questions--the foremost being, "That's what they came up with?" Whether or not you watched the show, you know about it. You know there&
The good part about all the horror stories brought back from traveling is that there's usually a lesson to be learned. (Don't overpack your luggage with the creaky zipper. Do assume that Vaseline will be considered a potentially dangerous liquid.) This month's Of Recent
With the recent springlike weather, we are spending as much time as possible on terraces, and we can only hope your weekends also involve porches, decks, patios, and the lovely, cold beverages to go along with them. Spring has sprung (with any luck), and this month's Of Recent
Hooray for Presidents! We like our American Presidents, even if we're expats, or not pats at all. Although Lincoln and Washington suffer for having their birthdays too close together--lumping them together for a joint February party would not fly in elementary school. So in the spirit of
TMN needs a winter intern for an unpaid internship. You'll work your butt off from home and we'll occasionally shower you with beer. Figure 10 hours a week of research, editing, email, and various editorial things. The ideal candidate reads widely, knows how to edit, knows
'Tis the season of the long hard slog from New Year's to March, the snow and the rain, the wintry contagions. Thank goodness for the occasional three-day weekend and flu shots. If you're lucky, you'll even escape the inconveniently timed common cold.
The end of the year is nigh and perhaps too the world. Forget new year's resolutions; we want to pause, take stock, and celebrate this past year's solutions. December's Of Recent Note celebrates the good things of your 2009. What minor achievement, what big
