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Another reason to be a proud American

And perhaps a slightly cynical one as well! Not unlike the BRIEFME e-zine you're enjoying at this very moment, The American Cynic provides free, bizarre, true, and yes--sometimes cynical--news stories directly to your inbox in the form of a weekly newsletter. Begun by Gregory Kohs in 1996 with only five subscribers, the Cynic continues to grow impressively. Kohs' hundreds of happy (whoops, I mean cynical) readers find their lives regularly enriched by stories both current (the struggle faced by a divorcing couple over how to split the Beanie Baby collection) and historical (how the founder of Nathan's dressed bums as doctors to promote his hotdog business). If you don't feel like subscribing, bookmark the Cynic anyway so you can mine their archives for these gems from the stranger side of the American social panorama.

Thu, 02 Dec 1999 02:18:00 -0800