ReadyMade


Features:

How Did You Get That F*&%ing Awesome Job?

Q&A with sex therapist Ian Kerner.

Issue 21 Feb/March 2006

 

Self Service

Fire your shrink. Today it’s all about finding a good life coach.

Issue 17, May/June 2005

 

How Did You Get That F*&%ing Awesome Job?

Q&A with Dan Band frontman Dan Finnerty, of Old School and Starsky and Hutch fame.

Issue 13, Sep/Oct 2004

 

The Diaper Demographic

In a brand-saturated marketplace, how can a company win lifelong loyalty? Snag ‘em before they turn two.

Issue 7, Summer 2003

 

A Chindogu Must Exist

Don’t Laugh: Those Wacky Japanese Inventions Are Making a Comeback.

Issue 6, Spring 2003

 

Goodwill Hunting

What happens when two guys in an ambulance go thrifting? Say hello to the Institute for Adaptive Reuse.

Issue 4, Fall 2002

 

Turf Wars

The Battle Over the American Lawn

Issue 3, Summer 2002

 

Ikea Confidential

A Dispatch from the Showroom Floor

Issue 2, Spring 2002

 

EndGame Columns:

The Gift of Gas

Pragmatic presents that suit our times.

Issue 26, Dec/Jan 2006

 

The Man Behind the Mash-Up

Questions for Waynard Trollick

Issue 19, Oct/Nov 2005

(Not yet online)

 

A Planet-Friendly Primer for Layabouts

Issue 16, March/April 2005

 

Name That Band

A Do-It-Yourself Worksheet

Issue 13, Sep/Oct 2004

 

I See You

Missed Connections

(with Brian Dalton)

Issue 10, Mar/Apr 2004

 

Geek Love

Got $400,000? Neiman Marcus Has the Robot for You

Issue 9, Winter 2004

 

Six Degrees of Friendster

Plus Clip-’n'-Save Membership Cards!

Issue 8, Fall 2003

 

Mad Libs

Create Your Own Nigerian Email Scam

Issue 6, Spring 2003

 

Resume

Issue 2, Spring 2002

 

Boxing Evan Ratliff

Issue 1, Winter 2002

 

43 People Who Receive Mail At My House

Preview Issue, Summer 2001


I'm Evan Ratliff, a freelance journalist and feature writer for Wired, The New Yorker, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. I'm also the story editor for Pop-Up Magazine, the world's first live magazine.

with story tips, suggestions, complaints.