Day: August 5, 2002

A classic McSweeney’s yarn: “I Am Michiko Kakutani.” A contemporary McSweeney’s yarn: “This Office is Different.”

According to James B. Twitchell, luxury has been democratized.

Japanese McDonald’s are slashing burger prices, and the Bangkok Skytrain is drowning in debt (they owe 35 billion baht, to be exact).