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Potential Apocalypse Victim: “My parents aren’t doomsday preppers, they’re more like doomsday expecters. They expect doomsday but don’t prepare for it.”
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Potential Apocalypse Victim: “My parents aren’t doomsday preppers, they’re more like doomsday expecters. They expect doomsday but don’t prepare for it.”
Stressed Zoomer: “I allocate at least 20 minutes each day just for existential angst.”
With the closing of gyms, restaurants, and every other activity in places around the world, walks are basically all we have these days. Whether you crave the comfort of a voice that isn’t shouting at you from six feet away, or you want to learn about something that isn’t COVID-19, here are the podcasts that Street editors recommend to keep you company on your strolls around the block (or just to the kitchen).
As far as motivational mottos go, “We need TV now more than ever” is pretty bleak. But it’s true. We’re social distancing, we’re self–isolating, and we’re working from home. That leaves us with a lot of free time to do whatever, as casual as that sounds. Sure, you can read, or pick up a new hobby, or try to exercise, but we all know what you really want to do is watch Netflix. So, if self–improvement isn’t your thing, here are some ways you can kill time while locked inside. Just don’t watch Contagion.
Right now, many of us are championing WFH, or work from home status. Some of us now have the luxury of extra downtime, which means, now more than ever, it’s easier to crack open a book and start on that New Year’s reading resolution we have been putting off. A good book can allow us to escape and ward off the climate of anxiety we are currently facing. Movies like Contagion and World War Z are good if you like confronting doom headfirst, but nothing can transport you to another world, sans travel bans and toilet paper shortages, like the dog–eared page of a new novel.
Art History Student With A Bad Boy Fetish: "Satan looks hot here."
Seasonally Observant Professor: “I always know when it's springtime because undergraduates start making out on College Green."
Essay contest winner: Love, Toolbox Child
Another year, another semester of putting off assignments with Netflix. And if there's a cause Film & TV can get behind, it's procrastination. Check out what we watched this past month, covering everything from an Oscar–nominated drama to an absurdist cop procedural.
This decade's output of television—the good, the bad, and the ugly—was staggering. At times, it was hard to keep up. But we tried our best. To qualify, a show had to air not entirely but mostly in this decade, and to have made a cultural impact on the 2010s. Below is Street's list of our favorite television shows from this decade, listed in the order in which they aired.
This decade in cinema has been a wild ride. We saw the rise of the comic book movie, the return of some of the biggest franchises of all time (from Star Wars to Jurassic Park), and an explosion of indie studios—from the social media savvy A24 to the microbudget horror juggernaut Blumhouse. For this list, Street sorted through it all to give our top 15 movies of the decade—listed in the order in which they came out.
Saw Chris Evans in 'Knives Out': “I'm a seasonal bisexual, I just really like men in sweaters."
This list was compiled from a poll of Street staff's favorite albums of the decade, collected and organized first by artist, then by most popular album. The result was fifteen artists and fifteen albums. We chose to order these albums chronologically, rather than ranking them. These are the albums we came to love this decade—let’s dive in.
Welcome to 34th Street Magazine's Climate Change Issue. This is our world too, and we should never forget that.
Fall means lots of things—sweaters, yellow leaves, and early sunsets. For Street, it also means the ideal season for procrastination: in this brief period before finals, it's nice to distract ourselves by searching for a new show to binge. Check out what's on F&TV's watchlist this month—covering ever genre from horror to comedy.
Despondent Girl Seeks Media Job: “I’m going to be an editorial intern until I die.”
Girl at Magic Gardens: “Molly is literally my best friend.”
Former Street media director prepping for married life: “I’ve been microdosing by having a glass of wine with dinner every night.”
Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be the best band on campus? Street’s hosting our second–ever battle of the bands next month, and we want you and your bandmates to step up to the challenge.
Older girl talking to younger girl at Saxbys: “When it comes to dating at Penn, my advice is to just give up”
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