All stories published by The Awl on September 02, 2011

All Stories published by The Awl on September 02, 2011

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

The “Try to Sit Like Impossible Mary Jane” Spiderman Contest

The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

Three Rotten Classic Books I Never Want to See Again

by Drew Magary

When I was in school, I was forced to read any number of books that I hated. By this method, schools do a pretty solid job of turning off many kids from reading for good. God forbid you should read…

The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

Gain Weight The Andruw Jones Way

by David Roth and David Raposa

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

Engulfed in a Roiling Outcry! This Week’s Mike Bloomberg “Fiasco”

I get all suspicious when I hear about a “growing outcry,” in the classic Times parlance. This particular “outcry” is said to have led to the cancelation of Mike Bloomberg’s weekly radio chatfest, and is over the…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

“Every Time Anyone Says ‘Crazy’ or ‘Baby’” in a Britney Spears Song

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

Matthew Vadum Isn’t Bad-Famous Enough Yet

Back in 2008, one brave lone American tried to make Matthew Vadum famous for his views. But do you know who Matthew Vadum is? Perhaps you do not! You are not even following his rude Twitter. Here’s something Matthew Vadum wrote this week:

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

“The QWERTY keyboard has dominated computer typing for more than 40 years, but…”

No, here, don’t worry, The Machines will do your typing for you, by interpreting your brain waves. This’ll all go really smoothly, honest. All’s well that MACHINES LOVE YOU. MACHINES LOVE…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

States and Towns Destroyed Half a Million Jobs in Three Years

“Since employment peaked in September 2008, local government has lost 550,000 jobs.”

— Hooray, America got its smaller government! Of those jobs, 345,000 disappeared in a year. But let’s not even…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

Apple and Recent Nostalgia

We’re in the era of service economy, but the image of a back room filled with people frantically working the…

Dave Bry in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

September Should Not Be This Not Good!

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Sep 2, 2011

Last Day for SxSW Panel Picks! Let’s Gamify Our Brands Together!

Today’s the last day to vote for SxSW panels!!! Freak out on it! You too can help set an agenda for conversations you will likely not attend. Let’s game this system. NO WAIT, LET’S GAMIFY THIS SYSTEM!

September 01, 2011

September 06, 2011