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24 September 2007

Death of the American Sitcom?
Christopher Ward
Back when I was still in high school and living exclusively in a cable-free house, the evening ritual would be to turn on the television and watch my favorite shows. At seven o’clock, Everybody Loves Raymond would come on, and after that, the sitcom of all sitcoms, Seinfeld, would grace my television set.
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Potty Language: The Inner Sanctum of Toilets
Jun Park
n the fifth grade in Korea — five years before I came over to the States to study abroad — I began learning to speak English. I was confused about the many different names for toilet: bathroom in your house, restroom outside, lavatory in the airplane, and washroom and W.C. and john and loo.
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Letter From the Editors
Benny Laitman -- Comments

Single Living: On Life Without Roomates
Michael Rovito -- Comments

Eating Up Europe: Three A.M. Minus Six Hours
Julie Charbonnier -- Comments

Curtis Vs. Graduation: Album Review
David Chang -- Comments

Why Being Pre-Med Sucks: The Woes of the Path to Medical School
Benny Laitman -- Comments

On the Slopes, Almost: A Short Story
Will Richards -- Comments

Poetry Spotlight: For Another Day
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