Because I’m usually the guy you hate on Halloween (the one who hoards candy and critiques jack-o-lantern designs, all under the pretense of wearing a costume that’s really nothing more than a “festive” hat), I wanted this year to be different. I wanted to be justified in my snobbery.My plan ...
For those of you who find English classes to be the spawn of all that is evil, I’m sure the first question asked when beginning a new book is, “Why do we have to read this?” It’s a common enough question, often one with more than one meaning. It could be you’re asking to figure out why the ...
I hope everybody savored the latest edition of Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning. The two have now played against each other 16 times in their careers, and the coverage associated with the games is bigger than ever. The week leading up to a head-to-head matchup between the two always seems to come with ...
If there’s one thing I can’t stand (ha! That there would be only one!), it’s people who pretend to be experts on things they know nothing about. Luckily, in this column I’m pretty good about limiting myself to topics on which I am the absolute authority (although, of course, that doesn’t restrict me much). But today’s topic is one very near and dear to my heart: coffee.
The NBA season tipped off last night. Let it sink in. A season full of intrigue and exciting moments is upon us. Instead of offering a preview, as I did last week, I am going to highlight some of the more interesting games of the regular season. NBA.com has released its list of the top ten “games ...
My first experience with the Davis Square CVS Pharmacy was in April of my sophomore year. The first of several bouts of tonsillitis had kept me in bed for a few days before I eventually managed to drag myself to Health Services. After the usual “Why didn’t you come in sooner?” conversation -- ...
Dear SWUG, How does a SWUG celebrate Halloween? -- Senior Washed Up GhostDear Senior Washed Up Ghost, To quote "Mean Girls" (2004), a.k.a. the greatest film of all time, “In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is ...
I probably had unfairly high expectations for the movie "Boyhood" (2014), as every movie critic raved about its universality and originality. In some ways, it was worth the hype. I remained captivated throughout the entire three-hour film. The characters were dynamic, the dialogue was snappy ...
There are a few things we have lost in the wake of the popularity of electronically downloading music: the release of a new album seems less profound if you can’t physically hold it, the special cabinets my parents had custom made for our records and CDs are now obsolete and less attention is paid ...
The Boston Celtics open their season against the Brooklyn Nets at home tonight, which means another boring, listless basketball season is about to get underway. Forgive me if I'm not overly excited about their surprisingly solid 5-3 preseason, but those games don't count, and I'm not optimistic ...
The other day I learned what FOMO meant. After my friends had a decent laugh over my confusion of modern-day acronym slang, they clarified, “It means fear of missing out.” “Oh.” Damn. We have a whole phrase in our lingo to compress this fear. We have a whole generation of speakers harping on ...
As you guys know, it is hell week. So we’d like to make a shout-out to those actually taking the time to read this column (we love you). Since there’s not much interesting going on in life these days, apart from Tisch evenings and Eaton nights, I thought I’d write the introduction of today’s ...
On the first morning of living with my Ghanaian roommate, I woke up around 6 a.m. to her playing praise music (loudly). When she saw I was awake, she came and sat on the edge of my bed and asked if I’d taken my morning’s quiet time yet. Nonplussed, I was unable to respond quickly enough, so she ...
So GamerGate.That’s a thing that’s still happening.It’s amazing. Usually internet stuff lasts a few days or so before it fizzles out of the public eye, but here we are: It’s been two months, and GamerGate is still going strong.The last time I discussed GamerGate, I tried to remain as unbiased ...
Dear Tinder users,Swipety swipe, I hear you. First of all, I have to come clean and admit that I do not actually have a Tinder account. I would like to say it is because of my strong morals, will to resist joining the bandwagon and value of real human interactions. But in reality, it is because I own ...
It's a sad day when the NFL Players' Association (NFLPA), no bastion of progressive values in its own right, inadvertently takes the NFL to task for its flawed implementation of domestic violence training.The NFLPA and the NFL have long been accustomed to discord, constantly wrangling over ...
When it came to brainstorming ideas for this column, I had a bit of writer’s block. I’ve already covered my favorite weirdly organized novels and the joys of nonfiction and horror novels, so what on earth could I discuss next? In a way, I feel more and more like an official author every time I write one of these, and with consistent writing comes the inevitable loss for words. So, I took out my hefty collection of every written work of Edgar Allan Poe to get inspired and, sure enough, I was.
Last week, everyone’s favorite hashtag, #cancelRovell, popped back up on Twitter. For those who aren’t familiar with Darren Rovell, he is an ESPN sports business reporter as well as a business correspondent for ABC News. He is famous for his overaggressive focus on New Media buzzwords. The first ...
Every so often friends ask something of you, give unsolicited advice to you or tell you what they really think about your new special friend. And sometimes, every so often, they’re absolutely right.When told to listen to San Fermin, a Brooklyn-based baroque pop band, I assumed I was being advised ...
I’d like to begin this column on a self-congratulatory note: The fact that I remembered Halloween was fast approaching when I sat down to write this, and also that I remembered that it was before next Monday, just goes to show you how on top of everything I am. For example, if this had been last ...
