Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
James Frey is a jerk. This fact has been asserted, discussed, contradicted, and reasserted endlessly over the past two weeks, finally coming to a head with Oprah's heated assault on the author on her show last Thursday.
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
When Tom Hanks' chain of mega-bookstores closed down Meg Ryan's smaller, local-based, family bookshop in You've Got Mail, the two conveniently ended up falling in love.
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
"Big Red Son," the opener of David Foster Wallace's new book, Consider the Lobster, is a vastly hilarious porno-epic that has nothing in common with the rest of the essays and features in this collection except for the expansive intellect and liveliness of its author.
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
In light of recent events, you may not be anxious to read the sequel to A Million Little Pieces, Frey's best selling "memoir." But, for your own sake, put your reservations aside and read this story about a mobster and a man fresh out of rehab that is at once inspiring, frustrating, and perverse
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
The Columbia bar scene is getting a facelift.
Many students tire of Morningside Heights barhopping within months of moving here, but local watering holes like the West End and Mona are making changes and updates to their programming in hopes of keeping students coming back for more.
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
Tse is no stranger to the competitive, money-centered rush that characterizes Columbia students' sprint toward Wall Street.
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
Every Wednesday and Friday, Cherepanova heads to the JPMorgan Chase offices in the Financial District.
While the industry is inundated with scores of young college students looking to break into the finance world, Cherepanova is still young even by Wall Street's standards.
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
Nearly 200 faculty, administrators, and teachers crowded around dozens of computers throughout Low Rotunda Friday, aiming to brush up on the latest in educational technologies at the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning's third biennial conference.
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 12:00am
A seven-foot tall woman's giant almond eyes stare from under her hijab. Mostly covered in traditional Muslim dress, she startles the viewer with her confrontational gaze rather than her nudity.
