5 Foolproof Ways to Make the Right Picks in Your NCAA Bracket
When it comes right down to it, filling out your March Madness bracket is going to be a total crapshoot. The final two weeks of March carry the most frequent use of the term “Cinderella story” because players keep leaving behind glass Jordans after games underdog teams you’ve never heard… [Read More]
Potential ‘Zoolander 2’ Plot Lines
Zoolander 2 is officially happening. In the 15 years between the two films, a lot has happened in the world of fashion, especially on the men’s side of things with the rise of fast fashion and celebrity-backed, high end clothing lines. This year there will even be a standalone Men’s… [Read More]
Sequel Anxiety: It’s a Thing
As Pitch Perfect 2 inches closer to its debut, my anxiety becomes more and more palpable. The first one was good. I saw it for free at an advanced screening, and then I saw it three more times in theaters because I never grew out of that phase when you’re a… [Read More]
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ and ‘Black-ish’ Are More Classic Than You Think
One night my freshman year in college, I was deep into a late night cafeteria debate with two fellow peers – the kind I had once imaged university dinners would be filled with, only to realize they more often consisted of comparing hangovers and midterm notes. But that spring night,… [Read More]
What Indie Artists Are Looking At: An Investigation
Indie artists like to look at things in their album covers. Whether or not they stole that tendency from the late dear leader Kim Jong-il is eternally up for debate, and to be fair, we all like vaguely looking at things—myself included. However, musicians are shockingly and consistently more opaque… [Read More]
Transmissions From Ceres, the Dwarf Planet
Earth, do you read me? My name is Dawn, and I am transmitting from the darkness of space, somewhere in the asteroid belt, the proposed last stop on this existential mission I’ve been sent on by the astrophysical bullies at NASA. You see, they’ve sent me to photograph a dwarf… [Read More]
Choosing the Next President Using ‘House of Cards’ Quotes
Last season, House of Cards taught us about the Vice Presidency, but the third season has endeavored to teach us what kind of person it takes to be the president. With the general election coming up next year, the rich white men of this country really have to start thinking… [Read More]
Exploring 4chan on a Quest for Dank Memes
Don’t you ever send me a link on Gchat. Don’t. I’ve seen it. I saw it 17 hours ago and there’s nothing you can do about it. I already saw that picture of Kanye standing on top of a table to maximize his British Teen Selfies Per Minute (BTSPM). I’ve… [Read More]
A Ginsburg Discusses Ginsburned
An open letter to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the SNL writers, Last Saturday, SNL debuted a new catchphrase on Weekend Update: Ya Ginsburned! Kate McKinnon, as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “ginsburned” everyone from Hobby Lobby to Madonna, as part of a sketch that recapped Justice Ginsburg’s recent dissent from the Supreme… [Read More]
Drunk Movie Review: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
I learned a lot in my first DMR – for example, don’t get wasted and see your movie at 8 PM on the Saturday of opening weekend, unless your end goal is bothering literally dozens of people who don’t deserve it. I took that learning and decided to take a day… [Read More]
