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Reviews: Leila, Cloud Nothings, The Caretaker, and more...
My reviewing system is pretty self-explanatory, but I’ll take a moment to explain why I’m reviewing the albums that I review and how I judge them. Ide…
‘The Artist’ recalls clash between silent and talkie films
“The Artist,” a French film, directed by Michel Havanicivius and starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, is an absolute pleasure for any lover of fi…
Cooking cheap local meals: green is good
Food.
That was the word with which I started my previous column. It is also the word I chose to begin this installment. Why the redundancy? The explan…
Shane Ogunnaike: Swat Style Snapshot
2012, Irvington, NJ, Wharton
Published February 9, 2012
His Current Outfit:
Ogunnaike wears a smart-meets-street outfit with a modern silhouette. His footwear, a cross-over between boots and dress shoes, grey summer-weight blazer and textured white shirt a…
Baroque concert transports its listeners to the past
With the tranquil sunshine of midday with shadows cast on the floor of the Lang Concert Hall, audiences were brought back to the world of Italy 400 ye…
Making time for ample self-pleasure at Swarthmore
Solo sex—the only time when excessive self-love is a good thing. Whether by choice or because you have no choice, masturbation is the key to consiste…
Fly Union returns to Swarthmore for LSE “appetizer”
It doesn’t take a lot to have a fun rap concert.
Besides a venue with an elevated stage and some space for an audience, all that’s required for a su…
Navigating relationships with the good old Kanye West
Pick beer like books: dry, dense or chewy
Browsing the beer aisle of your local neighborhood store is like strolling through the library. The shelves from floor to ceiling are filled with name…
A$AP Rocky’s album asks the question: cash or more cash?
If you haven’t heard LIVELOVEA$AP by the controversial Harlem rapper, A$AP Rocky, then be sure to pay close attention. Over the past year, the gold-…
How to read: rethinking how to have fun with novels
Reading was once a valued pastime. If one was educated, he or she was expected to read. But reading was rapidly replaced by lazier forms of entertainm…










