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Two years ago, I wrote an article, “Confessions of an Addict,” sharing the pains and joys of my serious addiction to the Office. Since then, I’ve revisited the article several times for nostalgia’s sake, and many more times I’ve considered writing another chapter in my addiction story. What stopped me?

    For the longest time, I was worried that I had indeed found the reason for my failure to write another addiction article. I was certain I had lost faith. I was certain that my love for the Office had faded. I looked back at my “Confessions” article with...

When NBC announced that it would devote an entire week to promoting saving the environment and “going green,” my first thought was how The Office could cleverly incorporate that message into an episode. The synopsis of ‘Survivor Man’ was promising…Michael goes into the wilderness to see if he can survive on his own. That right there gives you plenty of great opportunities to discuss the environment and how we need to save the planet. And while 'Survivor Man' may not have been the best episode of the series, it did manage to do the impossible: it promoted the environment and “going...