Josh Sanburn

Josh Sanburn is a reporter-producer for Moneyland. He joined TIME in August 2010 as a writer-reporter for the Briefing section, writing for the World, Milestones and Economy pages as well as contributing articles for the Culture section, TIME.com and NewsFeed. Sanburn graduated from Indiana University, where he was editor in chief of the Indiana Daily Student, and soon became an editorial assistant for Time Inc.'s Custom Publishing department. He later worked as an assistant editor for Golf Magazine and as a freelance writer for New York magazine. Sanburn studied international relations at the graduate level at New York University while interning at the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Policy Journal. He now knows how to balance his budget.

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Colleges Are Selling Naming Rights to Restroom Stalls

Imagine a restroom stall, or even an entire men’s room, on the campus of your alma mater being named in your honor. Well, for just a few thousand dollars, that ludicrous and mildly disgusting dream can now come true.

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Why the Postal Service Is Slowing First-Class Mail Delivery

It’s another move by the United States Postal Service to get a handle on its growing financial difficulties. But it could make things even worse.

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Occupy Wall Street: Marching to the Beat of Its Own Drum (Circle)

Ten hours before uniformed police officers had pledged to clear Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street’s home since its founding a few weeks ago, the demonstrators debated, discussed, voted on, blocked, formed consensus, blocked again, and then again formed consensus — about playing drums.

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TIME Video: How to Drive a Golf Cart Through Times Square

Garia, a company that sells a new golf “car” for people who want a high-end, street-legal vehicle to zip around their gated communities, allowed me to take their $21,000 model for a test drive through New York’s Times Square. It was the most fun I’ve had in a golf cart since I used to rig [...]

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Tiger Woods Dumps Longtime Caddie Steve Williams

A golfer-caddie relationship is a rare thing in sports.

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A Harry Potter Rookie Attends His First Movie

I’m starting to get the reputation that my best writing comes from things I know nothing about (see my insightful piece on Fashion Week). Which is why, after never reading a word of Harry Potter, or watching a minute of the previous seven movies, I was asked to attend a midnight screening of Harry Potter [...]

Strauss-Kahn in 2007 before his world collapsed.

Hotels, Porsches and No Taxes: Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Maddeningly Luxe Lifestyle

It’s good to be managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Until you’re caught up in an unsavory sex scandal.

McDonald's is the new Starbucks.

With New Design, McDonald’s Aims to Be the New Starbucks

The fast-food chain is undertaking a gradual transformation to be less clownish, more coffee shop.

McDonald's didn't have any effect on April's jobs numbers.

A McBoost to U.S. Jobs? Maybe Next Month

The big McDonald’s hiring day occurred after the April employment survey. Those saying they affected last month’s great jobs report? They’re McWrong.

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No Time Wasted: Anti-Osama Merchandise Rapidly Multiplies Online

The Sept. 11 attacks and Osama bin Laden triggered a new industry centered around airport security. Now, his death has triggered an uptick in the funny T-shirt business.