Though Community is a show about college students, Kevin Nguyen finds that it better represents the high school experience.
Kevin Nguyen plays Journey, a new videogame about the kind of isolation and loneliness that brings people together.
Kevin Nguyen details his tenuous relationship with indie-savvy actress Zooey Deschanel, whom he’s never met.
Kevin Nguyen rents a condo for a year and deals with unpleasant neighbors, noise complaints, and mythical “meth teens.”
Kevin Nguyen experiences one of Tokyo’s famous “maid cafes,” which is even stranger than it sounds.
When it comes to Words with Friends, Kevin Nguyen is totally not a sore loser.
Everyone knows that long-distance relationships suck. Kevin Nguyen finds that Skype makes them even worse.
Kevin Nguyen deactivates his Facebook profile, a decision both rational and selfish.
By “the future,” Kevin Nguyen means a dozen elementary school students on a field trip to the offices of The Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Washington.
Kevin Nguyen creates fake accounts on BeautifulPeople.com, a dating site that only allows “beautiful” members to join.
You do a lot of talking in the videogame LA Noire, but Kevin Nguyen finds it hard to say anything meaningful.
Subscribing to Harper’s (or at least trying to) teaches Kevin Nguyen that it’s worth the extra effort to support the publications he cares about.
Jordan Barber talks to Anna the Red, famous across the web for her videogame-inspired bento art.
After a devastating breakup, Eric Smith does the only sensible thing: he buys a full set of armor inspired by Halo.
Darryl Campbell talks to Mark Bittman, New York Times columnist and author of How to Cook Everything and the recently released The Food Matters Cookbook.
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