vol. 7, issue 2

Flavor of the Week
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 4:44am
For many people both on and off Columbia’s campus, Fashion Week is less than a blip on the radar. These people are apprehensive, confused, or even hostile towards the pomp of the fashion world—and the fashion world, in turn, may seem callously condescending to those outside it.
Rosenthal: A Retrospective
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 3:51am
Why spend your entire career at Columbia?
The Editors' Ten
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:41am
1. Tom DeLay: A disgraced former House majority leader now dances on prime-time television. What a beautiful country. -Thomas Rhiel, editor in chief
Dear Bitter GS Student
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:38am
Among students in Columbia College, the notion that all General Studies students are strange seems as timeless and unquestionable as the Core Curriculum. Fairly or unfairly, as a GS student, my reputation often precedes me.
Emmy Viewership Breakdown
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:35am
A brief and very unscientific rundown of who was watching on Monday night. People anxiously waiting to tweet/live-blog/Facebook status-update about the next “Kanye/Taylor Swift” moment—40%
Painful Omissions From Butler Video
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:34am
“Pineapple Express” “Half Baked” “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” “Dude, Where’s My Car?” “How High” “The Wizard of Oz” synced to “Dark Side of the Moon” iTunes visualizer synced to “Dark Side of the Moon” “James and the Giant Peach”
Modern-Day Shackles
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:29am
Somaly Mam was born in the Mondulkiri Province of Cambodia in the early 1970s. Her family, part of the minority Pnong ethnic group and living in abject poverty, abandoned her at an early age.
Britain’s Other Eye
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:23am
Before I came to Edinburgh, Scotland, I had all different notions and plans and fantasies about what it was going to be like. You know the ones I mean. I was going to meet the coolest people ever, never get
What Do You Do With an MFA in Writing?
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:08am
The question of whether or not creative writing can be taught in a classroom is as contentious and unanswerable as “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” MFA writing programs have always incited criticism, especially recently—­most notably in Mark McGurl’s “The Program Era,” which was releas
(More than a) Music Marathon
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 12:07am
The College Music Journal Music Marathon & Film Festival, now in its 29th year, is by far the largest music event in the city. In a few weeks, thousands of artists and fans will descend on New York to

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