If New Vegas foretells something about America's future, then the culture wars are all but over, and culture lost.
Joel SteinI don't read the "letters" section of Time magazine. I think it's just my habit as a reader. I don't read comments on stories, in general.
Joel SteinBeing in New York and having worked at Time Out New York and then being at Time, living in New York for a long time has helped because I know everybody. And they're the people who call me and give me jobs. So that kind of real networking, which is just living in a place and having jobs where people around you are extremely successful, has helped me tremendously.
Joel SteinI think I realized that Dave Barry was funnier than I'll ever be, and he made no attempt to make any actual points. He had a general libertarian point of view, but in general, he just liked to make jokes.
Joel Stein