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.
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A collection of 140 issues
In Praise of Loopholes
There's something to be said for working smarter, and not harder, and humans have been looking for--and finding--loopholes to enable it for centuries.
It
United we stand. In line. At the cash register... If there’s one issue Americans can rally around, it’s consumption. We all want stuff. Lots of stuff. As much as our wallets and purses will allow, and usually more.
Lone Star Statements
The praise of professional critics hardly matters to the book-reviewing readers at Amazon.com. A compilation of the best of the worst... about the best.
Downloading for the Greater Good
Fall semester is fast approaching, when students in our best universities will resume buying their essays off the internet and plagiarizing like crazy—and good for them! Why downloading term papers is an asset to higher education.
Farewell, Tour
The tickets cost too much, the band didn’t play long enough, somebody keeps stealing my seat, and the drunk guy is annoying me and my girlfriend. A letter to whoever is in charge.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Toyota Prius
Tired of that gas-guzzler you've got parked in the driveway? Perhaps it's time you drank the antifreeze and experienced the future of the universe, and your reality too.
Mr. Ugli Fruit or: How I Stopped Being Nice and Learned to Hate Fairway
The Grocery Wars have made Manhattan a battlefield strewn with fallen asparagus, and no turf is more contested than the Upper West Side, where battered heavyweight Fairway fends off competitors.
Tempting but Ill-Advised Email Auto-Responses
Email can be a time-saving, productive tool; that is, except when your friends and family are the ones behind it.
Craigslist in Baghdad: Missed Connections
Some people are there to sell a cheap computer. Others to divulge a personal rant, but let’s face it: Most people go to Craigslist for the missed connections.