Articles by Nick Martens

arts 12.19.11 Best iPhone and iPad Games of 2011

Nick Martens picks his favorite iPhone and iPad games of the year.
arts 12.13.11 The Year of Ice and Fire

Nick Martens gets lost in the worlds of Game of Thrones and Skyrim.
humor 11.02.11 Conversations with Fruit

People take seasonal produce very seriously. Nick Martens decides to get his information straight from the source.
humor 09.07.11 Quiz: Which Metaphor Best Captures Your Personal Brand of Post-Modern Ennui?

Nick Martens presents a handy quiz to help your liberal arts-induced existential loneliness.
arts 07.18.11 Notes from Pitchfork Music Festival 2011

Nick Martens reports from Chicago’s Union Park on drummers, the summer heat, and Porta-Pottys.
humor 06.24.11 How Dare You Know So Little About My Job

Nick Martens would like you to stop making assumptions about his line of work. It really makes you look stupid.
humor 05.23.11 A Pep Talk to the Forest Moon of Endor

Nick Martens would like to cheer up the Ewok-inhabited moon from Return of the Jedi.
opinion 02.25.11 We Have Met the Enemy, and Surprisingly, He’s Not ESPN

Nick Martens wonders why media overexposure so reliably turns sports fans against star players.
opinion 12.07.10 The Year Newspaper Nostalgia Projects Only Emphasized How Traditional Newspapers Are Doomed

Nick Martens adores his copy of McSweeney’s San Francisco Panorama, but it probably won’t save the newspaper industry.
personal 11.17.10 Celebrity Penises I Have Seen

Nick Martens hopes no one looks at his browsing history after this.
humor 10.06.10 Deep Space 1969

Nick Martens looks at some of NASA’s lesser-known missions from the ’60s.
arts 09.15.10 Personal Notes on Two Pavement Shows

Nick Martens sees his favorite band (Pavement!) in concert (twice!), which makes him wonder why they’re his favorite band.