Culture Archive

Breaking

"Lego Breakdance X3M," by skaliz. The other evening on my way home from work, I was trying to snooze on the subway when some kids began to perform. I've seen kids dance on the train before for money, but I was impressed when these four boys started breakdancing. (And they looked...
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True American Stories

A friend of mine was home for Christmas and went to see visit a high school friend of his, let's say Chris just to make things easier. Chris had become a mortgage broker. He gave my friend his business card and showed him some of his business associates' cards as...
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Reading Recommended

Updated 3/5/07. Graphic Novels Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea / Guy DeLisle The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes / Neil Gaiman The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House / Neil Gaiman The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country / Neil Gaiman The Sandman Vol. 4: Season...
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Odds and Ends Pt. 6

"Real Life" by GameSpot--Just in case you need to get an idea of what real life is like before you participate. "What's Lost Is Found, Very Cheaply"--If you're ever in Scottsboro, Alabama, be sure to stop by the Unclaimed Baggage Center. I'm not sure how people lose some of the stuff...
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Odds and Ends Pt. 5

As it seems to happen to most people sooner or later, I've become slightly addicted to YouTube. Two recent favorites: MADtv's Gangsta Shop Quartet, which is exactly what it sounds like, and Dave Chappelle in Grand Theft Auto. I haven't seen much of Grand Theft Auto, but the clip is...
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