M c S W E E N E Y ' S R E C O M M E N D S . - - - - Taking a break Every so often, everyone needs a break, and we'll be taking one this week. In the meantime, if you haven't seen them, please enjoy these pieces from our archives, and we'll see you next week. Diary of a Flying Man By Randy Cohen (2/1/99) Thought Police Blotter By Kurt Luchs (1/26/00) Eighteen Half Truths By Christopher Painter (2/18/00) Breaker By Tommy Wallach (2/22/00) The Short Essay That Conquered the Planet By Tim Carvell (9/28/00) Ann Landers' Parallel Universe By Jim Stallard (11/30/00) Grim Stories By Stephany Aulenback (9/6/01) Dispatch from Europe: Election Day: Toulouse By Kevin Dolgin (11/5/04) Dispatch from China: Urination and Explosives By Roy Kesey (1/4/05) - - - - OTHER McSWEENEY'S FEATURES: - - - - McSweeney's Recommends You Might Be a Redneck If ... By Trevor Seigler Although I Like a Good George W. Bush Joke as Much as the Next Guy, Some of Them Seem Gratuitous and Mean-Spirited By Matt Alexander Pound-Eliot Sestina By Alfred Corn The Boy in the Bubble Reviews New York City's Most Fashionable and Trendy New Restaurants By Joshua Yaffa

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