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"Giving well is the best revenge."

On Yoga
Douglas Milburn tries to build a bridge? open a door? ford a stream? in a thousand words. A finger pointing at a finger pointing at the moon.

Thomas Cole: A Shared Vision
Art critic Diebold Essen happily revisits Thomas Cole's 4 paintings, The Voyage of Life. Slideshow with music.

The Magellan’s Log Investigative
To-do List for FBI Agents
Wondering Where to Look Next

They Don't Build Hotels
Like They Used To
A visit to a classic Victorian hotel atop a Catskill "mountain." Eight photos.

Possibly the World's Greatest All-time Roadside Historical Marker
One of our intrepid travelers stumbled across this novel in 47 words, complete with surprise ending, deep in the Arkansas Ozarks. If this isn't the greatest, we'd like to see the one that tops it.

Soft Talk
Our token Republican, Ora Shay of Midland, TX, deconstructs and greatly admires the rhetorical style of the present administration.

Scotsman's Delight
Guest bard James Macpherson III could add a whole new dimension to the term "dour Scot," yet he refers to his 14-liner as a "delight." Go figure. (With midi.)

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"Giving well is the best revenge."
Gifts for yourself, and for any of your friends who are still awake and thinking. All drawn from the sometimes boistrous, sometimes beautiful pages of Magellan's Log. Click here for more info about, among other things, the funniest book of the 21st century (so far).

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Partsalot
Jerden Purmort decides that what our Republican leaders do with their hair reveals a lot more than aging scalps, which leads him to the ABH Syndrome (ABH = Asymetrically Bi-partite Hair).

Zen Centerfold No. 1

One Library to Go, Please
The old dream of having the Library of Congress in a one-inch cube isn't real yet, but we tell you how to travel with 10 audio books of your own choosing on one CD.

The Hudson River
Come with our editor in chief for an expansive, panoramic view of the Hudson. With midi.

Metapathy in Action
Hackles up, our editor suggests a new word to described Americans' quiet acceptance of the continued shredding of the Bill of Rights in Washington.

Mother Jones
in the Gloaming
Our writer visits the grave of an iconic American figure and comes away better for it. With photos.

Issue No. 55 is in production. Watch for new stuff appearing here daily!

Tasteless Jokes 55.
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