Flight Risk

One of the things I love about America is we have something called freedom of speech. One of the beauties that comes along with that freedom of speech is we can say whatever contributes to our pursuit of happiness, even if that pursuit of happiness contributes negatively towards someone else.  But, no matter how much […]

Harvard Hoax by Adam Wheeler

Famed Harvard mischief-maker Adam Wheeler is getting a lot of buzz on Gawker’s well-traveled pages. That’s because he faked his college transcripts and got away with it (at least for a little bit—never should have gone after the Rhodes Scholarship). This story seems to get more bizarre every week, as new information comes to light.
First, the award-winning […]

Top 10 Commencement Speeches

Commencement time is winding down for the majority of college graduates. Many students are already looking for summer work back home, or have stayed on campus for internships, or maybe even some summer classes. There are plenty of things to do over the summer in order to prepare for the next semester in the fall.
There might be […]

Going Backwards

Most kids move away to college after high school; they look forward to being away from home and being independent and on their own. I did the opposite: I’ve always been an independent person, walking to the beat of my own drummer. Ironically, I ended up going a half an hour “away” to college. I […]

The Bureau Bookshelf: Volume III

The final installment of my epic exploration of the bureau library during the waning days of my internship:

Fired!
By Annabelle Gurwitch
256 pages

This is a collection of anecdotes from people who’ve been handed the dreaded pink slip at some point in their lives, and concludes with tips and advice from those who’ve regained employment and dignity.
Ironically, you’d […]

The Bureau Bookshelf: Volume II

Further adventures in literary snooping from the last week of my internship:
Boundaries
Cloud and Townsend

A preachy guide to setting the boundaries necessary to follow the true path of Christianity.
See “Workplace Relations.”

How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk
By Adele Faber
224 pages

The latest target demographic revealed!

Chicken Soup for the American […]

Laptop Giveaway Alert: Our HP Better Together Lottery Starts Now!

Win 2 Laptops: The HP Mini 110 AND the powerful HP dv6, Syncables software that allows you to transfer your files from the Mini to the dv6, and a Timbuk2 backpack to carry your winnings in!
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The Bureau Bookshelf: Part 1

Hi there. During the last week of my internship, as my time with the bureau was quickly coming to a close, I found myself particularly restless, which more often than not means…I snoop. The following is the result of said snooping efforts.
Tucked away in the very back of the Los Angeles bureau, up against […]

When Ashton Met Janet

Hello there. No sooner than the second-to-last week of my internship did I have what proved to be both the most exciting and upsetting workday. With our L.A. reporter still on vacation in Croatia, I was able to film yet another special-ordered correspondent imported from New York. This was my last and longest off-site shoot, […]

So Long Sweet Summer

Hello Internet-Land! I can’t believe it’s August already. Where has this year gone? Or, for that matter, where has the summer gone? It seems like it was just yesterday that the snow was up to my knees and I was praying for heat; now I’m saying, “I miss winter!”
This summer has been crazy for me. […]

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