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An Open Letter To Starbucks

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Dear Starbucks,
Hey, is there anywhere to get a decent cup of coffee around here?
Oh, come on. Don’t look so sad. When we’re in the mood for a twenty-four-ounce cup of pumpkin-pie-flavored Cool Whip, a Feist CD covered in mocha fingerprints, a possibly exaggerated memoir by a former child soldier, and some customer “service” that denies [...]

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Are European Men Really More Romantic?

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Hey Girls,
Do you think European men are more romantic than we Americans?
Maybe you should read these letters before passing any hasty judgement…
Letter #1:

I just got back from a semester abroad in Europe, and let me tell you, it truly was the most magical, amazing experience of my entire life. The French countryside was like something out of a [...]

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The Dirty Dark Side of Uncle Sam

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

All of us back in high school got solicited by at least one branch of the armed forces, oftentimes all of them at once. And if you showed even the SLIGHTEST sliver of interest, they would pounce and harass you until bloody murder.
What follows is one such story of yours truly, and what happened when I [...]

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