Playlists
My Penn Addiction: Wharton Behavioral Labs
Like a typical college student, I’m on a budget. While I enjoy treating myself to a real, non–dining hall meal or a new pair of sandals from Zappos every once in a while, the fact is that gold is not raining down on me.
Everyday I'm Truffle-ing
Your work–study salary can do better than Wawa hoagies. Below, some ways to enjoy truffles — some cheap, some not.
Trailer of the Week: Lincoln
Last week, a trailer came out for a new Spielberg film that focuses on President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
One Person, One Vote, Many Arguments
Pennsylvania's voter identification law has sparked both claims of fairness and accusations of foul play. A campus responds.
Truffle Talk
Let’s talk truffles, and not the chocolate kind.
Looking For Shows? Try DIY
Philly has a long history of concert venue start–ups
Orgasmic Truffle Pasta
2 tbsp. unsalted butter 2 tbsp.
Review: "Battle Born” — The Killers
Thirty seconds into “Flesh and Bone,” the opener on The Killers’ new album, “Battle Born,” it is easy to believe the band has not changed in eight years — the pop synths, edgy guitar chords and Brandon Flowers’ raspy vocals are reminiscent of their first studio production, “Hot Fuss.” Nonetheless, “Runaways,” undeniably the strongest track on "Battle Born," features high–soaring vocals and riveting drumbeats that showcase the group’s distinctive Springsteen and 80s rock influences in a completely new way.
Runners-up of the Summer Photo Contest
Check out the winner here.
Social Climber Hall of Fame
Jerry Herman, 18, was inducted into Castle two weeks after arriving at Penn. The reason for his premature induction was, to quote, “enormous potential…[based off] his exemplary and unorthodox use of boat shoes and Kraft mac and cheese during NSO.” Samantha Liu, 19, friended every person in the official Class of 2016 Facebook group, then friended their friends, then friended their friends, then friended their families, then their professors, and then their professors’ friends, like a loco one–woman Ponzi scheme.
Let Me Hear That Boom Boom
Fishtown community music space The Boom Room celebrates its first birthday
Free Fallin'
Ego's guide to your first (or fourth) fall at Penn.
Tweet of the Week: 9/25 - 10/1
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Playlist of the Week: 9.24.2012
Playlist of the Week 9/24/12 by halex on Grooveshark For our past playlists, click here.
I Don’t Question The Things You Do Anymore
Don’t miss the Penn MFA Show at Addams Gallery, on view until September 27
Hidden Gems: “Electric and Benevolent” The Extraordinaires, 2009
With the release of their newest album, "Electric and Benevolent," Philly’s own indie quintet The Extraordinaires seems poised to chisel out their own niche in the brimming East Coast indie scene.
