1.31.06
Volume 2, Issue 1
Special Gigantic First-Anniversary Best-Of Edition!
The Long Crush
sports
Ball golf? Ha. Real men use discs.
by Ander Monson
Wait, You Mean I'm Not a Special Snowflake?
music
No wonder it's so tough to get Wilco tickets.
by Keith Pille
Run, Zombie, Run
film
Ever been to Pittsburgh? They have some fantastic zombies.
by Stephen McClurg
Pooped
unfortunately true
How to make a bad retail job worse.
by Jonathan Shipley
Those Damned Monkeys Killed Magellan
philosophy
Is there anything left to explore after we've covered clown porn?
by Joel Jensen
A Bad Day to Be a Sturgeon
sports
Six hours in a frozen shanty waiting to impale a fish? Why not!
by Keith Pille
A Hard Habit to Break
music
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love 80s Chicago.
by Don Pizarro
Diary of a Literary Festival
books
If they lose your entry, admission is free!
by Amethyst Vineyard
A Nowhere-Near Complete List of Star Wars Nitpicks
film
Complaining about the franchise is an important part of enjoying it.
by Chad Cook, Mark Kalar, and Keith Pille
Understanding the Modern Lyric: "Hot in Herre"
music
Nelly wants to be good. But the juice says no!
by Rebecca Collins
A Probably Incomplete Taxonomy of Annoying People One Encounters while Attending Major Sporting Events
sports
Beware of Captain Obvious!
by Reed Miller
Fake Baseball
sports
It'll go down to the wire, but it looks like the Dagobah Bog might get the pennant this year.
by Matt Vadnais
Over and Over Again
film
Do we really need a new Get Smart for the 21st Century?
by Don Pizarro
Interview with Bob Mould
music
The Husker Du/Sugar legend is at peace with his past and fired up for the present.
by Keith Pille
Delaine Derry Green and her Small Empire
comics/zines/grilled cheese
An interview with the creator of My Small Diary and Not My Small Diary on zines, comics, and the secret to a good grilled cheese sandwich.
by Stephen McClurg
The Great American Beer Festival as Metaphor for America, Festival, and Beer
beer
Blue Velvet's Frank Booth would probably not enjoy the Great American Beer Festival.
by Joel Jensen
What in the World Is Going On at the End of Trading Places?
cooking the books
The Dan Aykroyd/Eddie Murphy opus is a surprisingly good glimpse into the world of futures trading.
by Chad Cook
Irony
photography
Have you ever done business with a person using a shopping cart?
by Clint Weathers
Interview with Alan Sparhawk
music
Low's singer/guitarist has a lot to say about music, life, and being honest in your lyrics. And all this while freezing his ass off at a Duluth lumberyard.
by Keith Pille
The Soviets Will See You Now
anthropology
A trip to the optometrist makes you wonder who really won the Cold War.
by Rebecca Collins
Marrying Marta
Can a woman really love a pedagogue who may or may not have pig nipples?
by Geoff Herbach
Coach's Corner
Get out the puke buckets, kiddies.
by Mark Kalar
At the Museum #2: The Staff Meeting
Big discounts at the museum shop, and someone brought biscotti!
by Rebecca Collins
The People Who Run Things
They fix the constants. They write the formulae.
by Keith Pille
At the Museum #8: The Apprentice
No, not that Corey Feldman.
by Rebecca Collins
Taster's Choince
Mornings are not easy.
by Ben Lang
The Squares #3
Every bit as painful as it looks.
by bryan
Down at La Jerkerie
Six months later, there is still no apparent point to this.
by Keith Pille
Ti Bon Ange
Well, where do you go for reading advice?
by Stephen McClurg
The Squares #14
Jesus Christ!
by bryan
Otto, Protector of the North Woods
Featuring Smilin' Charley and Maudite.
by Keith Pille
French Onion Soup
2 for $10
For less than ten bucks, Master Chef Grant Weeks serves up a meal for two.
The Farthest We've Been from Lebanon, Kansas
american nerd survey
Organizing My Books
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Organizing My Books
harsh toke
The Great Destroyer
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Our Most Harrowing Brushes with the Law
american nerd survey
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Our Obscure Attractions
american nerd survey
People
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80s Revivalism
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The Perry Bible Fellowship
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Superman II
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Women Who Bead Are Women in Need
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Steely Dan: Threat or Menace?
americen nerd survey
Our Postcards to the Famous
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