Quarterbacks are shackled with the unsavory task of toeing the line between being too cautious and too reckless and aggressive with their attempted passes. A quarterback that checks down too often, such as Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs, is derided as a “game manager” — someone who is ...
Pooja: Rebecca has often compared herself to Cher, not only to the artist but also the fictional character from the 1995 film "Clueless." There are many reasons to draw a comparison between the two, but the most important would be their shared love of matchmaking. Rebecca loves to matchmake, ...
When the temperature is lower than your age and the ice patches outside of your dorm seem just a little too slippery, going outside isn’t really in the cards. Besides, it's warm and cozy indoors, and with a few tricks (and a micro-fridge) you can make a dinner so delicious you won’t even miss ...
This week, I was worried I would have to dip into my “articles I can use when nothing is happening” reserve, as there were no primaries on either side of the aisle. On Saturday, however, this crazy election year got even crazier with the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The country’s ...
I’m sorry. It may be for some one of the hardest things to say or admit especially in the sports world. But this sorry isn’t so hard; it's actually one of the easiest sorrys I’ve ever had to say. This column is going to be an apology to a player who didn’t deserve the immediate backlash ...
When it comes to transportation infrastructure, Massachusetts--and in particular, the Boston region--is far from progressive. Yes, the T is underfunded, perhaps partly because of a persistent stigma against public transportation in America, and its connection with race, class and suburbanization. ...
Editor’s note: This column is part of a fictional weekly serial.“...and if I find out you’ve given my name to any mailing lists, there WILL be hell to pay!”Finding her tirade’s target out of earshot, Cecilia stood on the curb for a moment, allowing herself the indulgence of a self-righteousness ...
Critics of gaming culture complain that games are egoist because the player directly controls events through the proxy of the protagonist. I generally take issue with this, but this is especially untrue of That Dragon, Cancer. You can rock Joel to sleep, explore the colorful hospital with him. You can try to escape the room in a small rowboat as it fills with water, as the doctor explains painfully that the prognosis is terminal. The water overtakes the boat, and eventually you lose Joel in the waves as the game’s controls fail. You can’t save him.
Being a fan of a prolific author is always a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the odds of running out of books to read are significantly lower and you can look forward to a new book at fairly regular intervals. On the other, quality can sometimes vary wildly and an author who produces a stunning ...
A cappella is choral ensemble for millennials, according to my extended family who refer to my cappella group as a “chorus.” They aren’t completely off the mark, but I hesitate to correct gram and gramps to inform them that a cappella is not simply choral music minus the piano. Pedantry has ...
At some point, one wonders if the Theatre of Dreams has turned into a theatre of nightmares. Or if dreams even exist anymore at Old Trafford.Twenty-six years of attacking football under Alex Ferguson may have given Manchester United fans a right to demand attacking football. Even under David Moyes, United ...
We each play a role in our families. Your grandma drags everyone to church on Easter, your uncle recounts his tour in Vietnam every Thanksgiving and your dad orders you to make your bed each morning even though, well, you're in college. In my family, I'm known as the environmentalist and the ...
Ellie Gan is a sophomore in Chi-Omega who works at LF, a women's clothing store, in Harvard Square. Ellie describes her style as unique yet refined. I sat down with Ellie to hear about her fashion inspirations, her style recommendations and to learn more about her everyday fashion.Parker Selman: ...
You know those people who run into Carm and haphazardly sling a few scoops of cereal into a bowl and splash milk on top? Or those who grab a slice of lukewarm pizza and shovel said “meal” down their gullets while balancing their plates precariously on top of an economics textbook, desperate ...
After being bombarded with advertisements and door-to-door canvassing, the people of Iowa finally got to cast the first votes in the process to find America’s next president. For all the pre-caucus hype, Iowans didn’t disappoint.On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton edged out Bernie Sanders (who ...
Editor's note: This column is part of a fictional weekly serial.The millisecond before the bathroom’s motion-sensor lights came on allowed enough anonymity and formlessness for Cecilia to noticeably relax. She started to wash her hands but, finding herself in the mirror, shook her head in exasperation ...
If I had told a Leicester City fan at the beginning of the season that they would be staying in the Premier League at the end of the year, they would have been more than satisfied. After all, but for a historic relegation escape where they accumulated more points in their final nine games than they did in their first 29, Leicester would have found themselves back in the second division of English football only a season after being promoted. At this point last season, they were bottom of the league with 17 points. Currently, Leicester sits five points clear at the top of the Premier League with 53 points.
I’m at my grandfather’s old flat tucked within a sprawling hospital complex in the heart of Chennai. It’s 3 a.m., and everyone else has kicked their jetlag and figured out how to sleep through the air conditioner, which keeps things at a balmy 5ºC. I’m GChatting a friend stateside about how ...
Basketball is a game that demands a degree of physical dominance of its transcendent players. The enduring memory of Shaquille O’Neal, a dominant force in the NBA for many years, is a dunk of intense ferocity. For Michael Jordan, the image that sticks in the mind is his effortless glide from the free ...
Rebecca: This is our last New York Style Dehli. Pooja and I have been giving advice to the Tufts community for two years now and by that we mean our housemates who take advantage of our anonymous Google doc. Yes, Neva, this was about you. It has become scarily apparent that this could be the last year ...
