Issue #23

Current Issue #54 August 31, 2010

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Class Is In
Session

The Apple App Store Economy
GigaOM

If you're wondering what this whole iPhone app craze is all about, this smartly-designed overview should make one thing clear: It's big business.
Clever Ad

Inventive HP Workstations Ad
Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth

Not exactly environmentally-friendly, but impressive nonetheless.
Controversial

New Orleans Prostitutes Categorized As Sex Offenders
Jordan Flaherty, Color Lines

With mayoral elections on the horizon, many activists are fighting to have the law repealed.
Cool Design

Ferrari of Beds
HiCan

As if you need further incentive to stay in bed all day.
Insightful

Mom's First Nude Shoot
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon

A mother of two explains why she decided to strip down to her birthday suit for a Time Out New York photo shoot.
It Must be Art

An Illustrative Initial Every Day
Jessica Hische, Daily Drop Cap

A good person to hire if you ever finish that novel.
Obituary

Teddy Pendergrass
Telegraph

The legendary soul singer and sex symbol died at 59.
Photograph

Destroyed Cathedral in Haiti
Olivier Laban Mattei, AFP/Getty Images

A haunting symbol of the devastating situation in Port-au-Prince.
Provocative

The Other L-Word
Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair

Never one to, like, hold his tongue, Hitchens lets loose on America's favorite filler word.
Shocking

Italian Guards Discover a 15-Year-Old Afghan Boy Hiding Inside Luggage
Nick Pisa, The Daily Mail

Apparently, the boy gave himself away by sneezing.
The Future

Employment Future: The Decade Ahead In Jobs
NPR

A visually-appealing projection of what the job market might look like in 2018.
Worth Noting

Five Lesser-known Countries That Changed the World in 2009
GOOD

"China and Afghanistan aren't the only two foreign countries that matter."