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(08/01/13 9:34am)
In Jay-Z’s 12th studio album, “Magna Carta…Holy Grail,” the iconic MC explores his role as a new father to our own American princess, Blue Ivy Carter. In his best track, “JAY Z Blue,” the gritty hip-hop star raps candidly about Blue and about his own chaotic relationship with his parents. “Baby need pampers/daddy need at least three weeks in the Hamptons” — just try imaging Jay-Z rapping those lines in “The Blueprint.” Throughout “JAY Z Blue,” lyrical tributes to Jay-Z’s mentor Biggie Smalls appear. The song itself is eerily repetitive and the lyrical vulnerability refreshing, showing a fresh stride to the legend of Jay.
(05/30/13 1:32pm)
Song: Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell
This is definitely the summer of Pharrell. Featured in another great summer single (Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”), he knows how to pick winners. With Robin Thicke’s R&B riffs and T.I. and Pharrell’s hip hop stylings, “Blurred Lines” is the type of song you’ll have on repeat. The minimal and constant rhythm is punctuated by lyrics like “OK now he was close/ Tried to domesticate you/ But you’re an animal/ Baby it’s in your nature.” Check out the unrated music video for some real shock and awe.
App: Instructables
For the DIY person (or wannabe engineer), Instructables is the app you need to have. From pico de gallo recipes to making a remote control solar-powered airplane, this app has over 100,000 DIY tutorials for all types of projects. You can even post your own how-to tutorials for others to follow. If only this was around for that old middle school science project…
(05/23/13 3:30pm)
LIBRARY SERVICES/STUDYING (THE NECESSARY EVILS)
Van Pelt Library
Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sundays CLOSED
A GSR for yourself! Definition of a Rosenparty.
Education Commons
Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday CLOSED
Seriously, why does no one go here? It’s like studying in a spaceship.
Fisher Fine Arts Library
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday CLOSED
THE DEAD ZONE.
Huntsman Hall
Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Have a lecture room all to yourself.
DINING (FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT COOK)
Mark’s Café
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday CLOSED
Study munchies.
Houston Hall
Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday CLOSED
The sofas are just too comfortable.
Houston Market
Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday noon - 7 p.m.
Should I get the mystery sushi or mystery burrito?
Einstein Brothers Bagels
Sunday-Thursday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wishing there were summer dining dollars.
Starbucks at 1920 Commons
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
First coffee fix of the day.
Starbucks at 34th and Walnut
Monday-Friday 5:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 6 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Second coffee fix of the day.
Magic Carpet
Two Locations (34th and Walnut or on Spruce Street between 35th and 36th).
Monday-Friday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Double the vegetarian delight!
FITNESS (RUNNING SHOES AND YOGA PANTS GALORE)
Pottruck Center
Monday-Friday 6 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Does climbing a quarter of the way up the rock wall count as a full work-out?
Fox Fitness Center
Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The gym right below Education Commons. Gym, study, rage.
(04/11/13 9:00am)
1. The tank top body you’ve been slaving over finally achieves Greek god/goddess status.
(04/04/13 9:30am)
10:55 am: Two friends and I trek to Copa on an early Sunday morning.
(03/14/13 10:38am)
Elfreth’s Alley (Between Front & 2nd Streets and Race & Arch Streets)
(02/21/13 10:00am)
2001 Frankford Ave.
Adjacent to the Rocket Cat Café in the Fishtown area of Philly is a large mural of a woman wearing a traditional rice paddy hat while holding a machine gun with a rose petal at the tip of her barrel. Politically provocative and satirical depictions of individuals such as this are common in Fairey’s art. In the background of the mural, Fairey’s commonly placed “Andre the Giant” stares down passerby. Unfortunately the mural was tagged with graffiti last year, but since has been almost entirely restored to its original state.
(01/24/13 10:57am)
At the Moore College of Art & Design, I entered a gallery in flux. There, installationist Thomas Glassford's exhibition, Afterglow, was being assembled. Neon–green Plexiglas tropical leaves hung off golden aluminum rods. They were laid out on the gallery floor, still in half–opened boxes. From its partially installed state, I was able to discern that the final product would resemble an industrial–garden–jungle–gym of sorts, allowing the onlooker to not only observe the installation from afar, but also to stroll through the structure, immersing himself in a glowing futuristic jungle. Walking through the constructed environment offered the comfort of a serene forest, punctuated by the aggressive verticality of the aluminum rods. Glassford has created a world in which the organic is only an artificial atmosphere, in which nature has been replaced by industrial materials. Such hybridization of nature and industry is the staple theme of Glassford’s work and is a notion he makes particularly tangible in Afterglow's experiential nature.
Through denseness of the fauna, the nature of Mexico City, Glassford’s hometown, assumes a role in this exhibition, visible in the concrete stands that hold the golden aluminum rods. Glassford previously exhibited Afterglow at the Museo Experimental El Eco, making this the first U.S. debut of the modern minimalist sculptural installation. The exhibition will remain at the Moore College of Art & Design from January 26 to March 16. Be sure to check out the Artist Q & A tonight, January 24th, at 6 p.m. for first–hand insight into the installation (and perhaps some free wine and cheese?).