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Actually, the Wild Card Format is Bad
Adding a second Wild Card team to make a one-game playoff is a flawed solution to a nonexistent problem.
A Former Tweaker Defends Tumblr’s Hardcore Meth Scene
A member of 'Tweaker Nation' writes about what it's like to have your community discovered and invaded.
The Weird Utopia of Wall Street
Wall Street is said to be fueled by the twin passions of greed and fear. That's true enough, but not the whole story. There's also a credo, a conviction, that all the deals and emotions add up to a surge of general bounty.
How to Spend the Entire Year Festival Hopping
You just won the lottery, here’s how to spend it all on a world vacation timed to raves.
I Walked Around in NonMuslim Clothes All Day Every Day Before I Became a Practicing Muslim
After reading Annette Lamothe-Ramos’ piece about walking around in a burqa all day, I felt, like many of you, I had to write something in response. I am not going to throw insults at her or defame the things she said. Those were her opinions and...
Gays Misguided
If city gays hang out only with other gays, it usually means they’re boring, unadventurous, and parochial queens who think vaginas smell like fish.