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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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Today’s Feature: “Drink Your Meds” by Lauren Frey
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Beth Milton
TMN Contributing Editor Beth Milton lives in Brooklyn, works in Manhattan, left her heart in Virginia, and owes some guy in Copenhagen 200 kroner. You can email her here.

Movies for What Ails You

It’s winter, and chances are you’re sick or you’re about to be. Even though you may feel like you’d rather curl up and die, we recommend curling up with a good movie instead—and THE WRITERS’ answer to most ailments is Jimmy Stewart. (Of Recent Note | February 22, 2008)

Nonfiction Books

You’ve stocked up on bookmarks, ordered the bookplates, and now you’re ready to fill the shelves. Next time you’re shopping, pass over the fiction and pick up something with an index. THE WRITERS offer a selection. (Of Recent Note | October 23, 2007)

One Day on the Internet

In a world that revolves around email addresses and instant messages, much human interaction comes in bits and bytes. THE STAFF spends a day keeping track of their keystrokes around the globe. (Profiles | September 26, 2007)

Disturbance at Ungdomshuset

Scandinavians are not known for reaching an impasse, much less for rioting over squatters’ rights. Last week TMN Assistant Editor BETH MILTON woke up in an urban war zone. (Letters From Copenhagen | March 6, 2007)

May 2006

It’s the last Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for another episode of what THE WRITERS have recently been loving: restaurants in California, television in Japan, vitamin-laced candy, and more. (Of Recent Note | May 31, 2006)

Auld Lang Syne

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything—though some problems are so big, so perennial, that even the Non-Expert can’t tackle them alone. Edited by Intern BETH MILTON, six writers offer ways to avoid being kissless on New Year’s Eve. (The Non-Expert | December 23, 2005)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Drink Your Meds

The impulse to weigh decisions with coffee spoons can seem charmingly eccentric on TV. But real-life obsessive compulsive disorder, writes LAUREN FREY, is no fun, what with the imminent death and all.

OF THE EGGS AND MILK

After the Twelve Days of Christmas

Dennis Mahoney receives 184 birds and 12 trees, to say the least.

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DIGEST

Animal Collective

Animal Collective is a symbol of hope and inspiration for those yet to grab hold of 2009; dive in, don’t hesitate, take the risk. You won’t understand their new album yet, but it feels damn interesting.