vol. 12, issue 8

Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 1:51am
“College is a time to explore what you love. Don’t worry about your major,” said a beaming comp lit major to a room full of wide-eyed prospective students and their parents.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 1:35am
The hungry restaurant-goer in New York City is surely one of the luckiest people around. With thousands of dining options and culinary superstars like Daniel Boulud and Jean Georges Vongerichten smiling upon the city’s gourmets, there is something in the Zagat guide for everyone.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 1:29am
There’s no shortage of websites that evaluate movies on the Internet. The most prominent ones, including Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, assign films a score based on the opinions of various film critics.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 1:21am
Pop culture in recent years has seen the reemergence of a classic sexual icon: the pinup girl. From celebrities like Katy Perry and Dita Von Teese to the branding we see Sunday nights in Mad Men, this early-20th-century image of female sexuality is making a comeback.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 1:01am
Gilded frames, gleaming panes of glass, and scientifically arranged lighting tend to make art museums seem as though they had been designed more for the comfort of the artwork than of the people who come to admire it.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 12:53am
The crowd at the March 9 Black Keys show at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., could be summed up by one word: diverse.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 12:50am
Last fall, many of my friends received prestigious job offers from finance and consulting companies. And before I knew it, it seemed that most of them were choosing from one of those fields for their post-graduation employment.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 12:44am
There are moments when Muqattam, the garbage collecting district of Cairo, feels frozen in time. Donkeys transporting goods meander in the streets, old men sit in dusty cafés sipping tea and smoking shisha.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 12:34am
Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 12:34am
I’ll admit that I didn’t know a lot about Geraldo Rivera before two days ago, but I’m going to go ahead and say that I’m glad he didn’t find anything in Al Capone’s vault in the ’80s, and I’m glad that his son is ashamed of him—because Rivera should be ashamed of himself for his comments regardi

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