March 31 2010
About a week or two ago, Inara George and Greg Kurstin, the duo better known as The Bird and the Bee, officially released their third full length album, entitled “Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates”. I may be biased because I have gotten to know Inara over the [...]
Salaried Pay For Avoiding Death
March 31 2010
As Americans and many other –ns are filing their tax returns this year they dream of a place where instead of gifting to the government, they are actually rewarded for simply feeding themselves enough food to live. This may sound like heaven(or like being on real life Survivor on CBS, or a day on boomers) [...]
March 30 2010
Rachel Tretter '12 gives us ten songs she wants played at her funeral. My funeral would have a bit more Bloody Beetroots.
El pescado frito: it tastes better than it looks
March 29 2010
The typical South American diet might not be greeted with open arms on the Wesleyan campus, with its carb-heavy staples and dependence on frito-ing practically everything. Something must be said, however, for the basic and fundamental human pleasure of sitting at a dirty beach shack with the swish of the sea in the background and [...]
March 28 2010
A rifle round the interweb yields many an interesting thing: a list of the 10 most bizarre objects found in unclaimed luggage; an encyclopedic catalogue of shoelace knots; and the homepage of a group of people who dedicate themselves to ‘pimping’ their snacks. However amongst all of this unruly rabble lies the work of one [...]
Take a Sniff of Le Whif: Breathe in your food!
March 27 2010
‘Inhaling your food’ no longer has connotations of heinous gluttony, not with the launch of one of the more bizarre products to invade the realm of molecular gastronomy – Le Whif. Invented by Harvard professor David Edwards in the steely white setting of La Laboratoire in Paris, a collaborative experimental space between scientists and artists, [...]
What Do Beach House And MGMT Have In Common?*
March 24 2010
They are both especially relevant to the Wesleyan music scene this week!
Can somebody please give the members of Noah and the Whale a hug?
March 24 2010
I recently bought Noah and the Whale’s latest album, The First Days of Spring, wholeheartedly expecting whimsical and charmingly light music based off of the title and the incredibly beautiful photographs that comprise the record’s album artwork. The music itself absolutely did not disappoint; I have always thought they had an incredible sound and that [...]
March 22 2010
On March 6th the music world lost an eccentric and brilliant talent, Mark Linkous, of the band Sparklehorse.
U.S. Men’s National team falls 2-1 to the Dutch
March 22 2010
If only Jozy and Charlie were doin' the stanky leg in Amsterdam.