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Saturday, July 5, 2008

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Today’s Feature: “The Republican Speaks of Jungles” by Lauren Frey
Digest: “Mp3 Digest” by Erik Bryan

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Michael Barrish

Michael Barrish is a writer and web developer. He lives in Brooklyn. He has a bag and a mantra.

Pervert

Apple Computer is well-known for its excellent customer service, but what happens when they’re liable for your perversions? MICHAEL BARRISH inspects the details of the case. (Personalities | June 12, 2003)

The Fudgy-Wudgy Guy

Epistemology may seem pleasantly bewildering, but wait until it begins to mess with your childhood memories. MICHAEL BARRISH reports from under the beach. (Stories | June 5, 2003)

New York Solitaire

New York is a filthy place, through and through. So how have we convinced ourselves that it’s such a beautiful city? MICHAEL BARRISH explains a game he invented to sort through the trash and find a better life. (New York, New York | April 24, 2002)

Personal Hygiene on a Shoestring Budget

It’s a cold, menacing world out there, and it doesn’t care whether or not you’ve brushed your teeth this morning. But you care and you’re broke. So what’s going to come between you and your hygiene needs? The law? MICHAEL BARRISH spits—but so minty, so fresh—in the face of conformity. (Opinions | April 4, 2002)

Storage Facility

Back in 1999, Jaron Lanier, a leading figure in the history of Virtual Reality (he coined the term), proposed a revolutionary vehicle for archival storage: cockroaches. MICHAEL BARRISH explains the madness. (Opinions | January 14, 2002)


TODAY’S FEATURE

The Republican Speaks of Jungles

The presidential election continues to bring forth policy promises and attempts at soul-bearing honesty. LAUREN FREY takes a look at what they really meant to say.

HIT A LULL

Pledge of Allegiance

Matthew Baldwin eavesdrops on Bush and Cheney’s ever-enthusiastic, true American pledge drive.

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DIGEST

Mp3 Digest

July 2 | Au Revoir Simone covers Bowie; Wire; One Little Plane; Beta Satan; Death Vessel…

» Book Digest, June 30
» Video Digest, June 27