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...Internet [Dec. 25, 2006--Jan. 1, 2007]. You should have honored the altruistic Craig Newmark for his network of online urban communities, Craigslist.org Just ask any recent college grad who is looking for a job, an apartment, a date, an affordable car or a buyer for an old laptop. Craigslist isn't fluff but the real stuff of daily life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 22, 2007 | 1/11/2007 | See Source »

...patient, a used pair will turn up in someone's garage." Compacters surf through websites such as Freecycle and PaperBackSwap. They troll thrift shops and swap meets. One of the founders, a Silicon Valley marketer, found a sewing machine and a 10-ft. artificial Christmas tree on Craigslist - both free. Another couple got free mis-mixed paint from hardware stores and made do with a second-hand shower curtain. New underwear is allowed, and a few other lapses are tolerated: a drama teacher couldn't bear the yuck-factor of used sleeping bags for her daughters, so she bought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year of Living Thriftily | 1/7/2007 | See Source »

...here’s your typical Craigslist ad: “Masc, muscular, discreet Harvard jock here looking to hang out with another masc Harvard dude.” I am neither masculine, nor muscular, nor terribly discreet about anything, but these seem to be the requirements. I couldn’t very well hope for success if I posted, “Skinny dorky Jewish flamer seeks fleeting sexual gratification from Harvard jock fantasy,” and so I’ve found myself manufacturing a Craigslist alter ego. In Craigsworld, when my faceless torso photo lures some...

Author: By Ben Kawaller | Title: Rummaging in Craig’s Closet | 12/12/2006 | See Source »

...unwilling to explore this possibility.) I also live in the Quad: you might as well tell a River boy you’ve got warts; he’s not making that trip at three in the morning. In truth, I have managed one or two successful Craigslist trysts, but (no offense to you guys) these were with nice boys, not the athletic Adonises who seem to dominate the Craigslist circuit, not the fantasy that keeps me coming back...

Author: By Ben Kawaller | Title: Rummaging in Craig’s Closet | 12/12/2006 | See Source »

Maybe there is an underground gay sex community at Harvard. If there is, though, these homos are not interested in faggots. So when I promised you all the juicy insider details, I may have been misleading you, just as I mislead the men of Craigslist, just as they mislead their girlfriends. A part of me empathizes with them, though given my easy past, I can never really know what it’s like to be truly frightened of coming out. At this point in my life, however, I’m beyond dealing with closet cases. It?...

Author: By Ben Kawaller | Title: Rummaging in Craig’s Closet | 12/12/2006 | See Source »

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