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Michael Turchin for Timoteo.

Michael Turchin for Timoteo.

Thank you for your service, vets!

Thank you for your service, vets (human and canine alike).

If an Aussie asks to see your Doodle..

An infographic of slang terms for Penis, world wide.

The Dubai Skyline, from the Burj Khalifa.

Social Networking and the Attenuation of Friendship

Has the intimate personal friendship given way to a digital simulacra of friendship with all the permanence and depth of a 140-character tweet? William Deresiewicz thinks so..

Goodbye, Esquire

Dear Esquire Editors: I enjoyed my subscriptions to Esquire for years, and as of late, with all my moving about, have been buying them from book stands. After today, though, I am done. As a male, I have a tendency to let misogyny slide. Bad, I know, but I do – so I would have [...]

I’m from Troy, OH

I have a new favorite blog, which you should all go check out. It’s called I’m from Driftwood, and is the brainchild of Nathan Manske.

Retreating

Company retreats – everybody’s been on one. I confess to finding them slightly amusing, if only for the chance to watch my coworkers commit career suicide with company-purchased alcohol. This year we’re in Williamsburg, VA at the Anheuser-Busch owned Kingsmill Resort & Spa. The weather was beautiful for the first couple of days – cool [...]

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