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Ode to a WaWa Slushie/Ode from a WaWa Slushie
TO A WAWA SLUSHIE You are bounteous in icy composition Red 5, corn syrup — nothing but the best I crave you Cherry?
Food for Thought
I am sad. I am melancholy. You’d think I’d be sprightly. What, with my colorful combinations and my bittersweet rosemary balsamic honey mustard garb?
This Week in Music History: February 5-12
1957: Bill Haley, a star among Comets, arrives in Southampton on the Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the first American rock star to tour the UK.
Defibrillator: The Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds" (1966)
My parents are, in the simplest of terms, ex-hippies. There are more pictures of my father wearing bandanas than there are of us together and my mother still dances like a girl on Haight Street.
Tongue Thrashing
Two Tongues starts off somber, with a quiet, almost innocent, guitar solo. Then there’s a lurching stop, a screaming “Wait!” and a massive power chord followed by the crash of cymbals.
Ol' (Sounding) Dirty Bastards
If Judy Garland had landed in Oz in 1960 instead of 1939, followed the yellow brick road straight to the local karaoke bar and requested something bluesy to ease her not-in-Kansas-anymore induced homesickness, the resulting sound would be that of Heartless Bastards’ The Mountain. Owing to a distinct, mature vocal tone (think Melissa Ethridge comes to Zooey Deschanel’s window) and a constantly changing line-up, Erika Wennerstrom truly is Heartless Bastards.
Not So Pretty in Pink
We've all heard the adage “if you don't have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” So instead of bashing The Pink Panther 2, a film whose very existence should make one question the sanity of movie execs (no one liked the first one, guys), I'm going to try to extol its few-and-far-between merits.
It's Business Time
The film adaptation of Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo’s bestselling book attempts to be a treasure trove of relationship wisdom, but the title, He’s Just Not That Into You, is really the only advice it provides.
Guilty Pleasures: She's the Man (2006)
Shakespeare + the two Step Up boys + some sick soccer skills = pure joy. Starring Amanda Bynes as a cross-dressing, soccer-loving teenager, it also features Channing Tatum and Robert Hoffman, both of Step Up fame.
The Big Push
January movies are generally amusing films that tend to lack-in content. Push, a January movie released in February, is entertaining but not worth 10 economically devalued U.S.
Actors I Thought I Wanted to Marry
Going to a movie is much like going on JDate. We scope out the leading men, assess their talents and qualifications and ultimately decide whether they’d function as good first husbands.
The Round Up: 2.5.09
The Pennsylvania groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter when he saw his shadow on Monday, which we suppose just makes spring and graduation seem further away.
Why Feb Club's Fab
Oh Feb Club, you have returned once again to bring a mix of joy and social awkwardness to the lives of Penn seniors.
The Rotunda
Saturday nights at Penn generally involve the four B’s: booze, babes, boys and bad decisions. But what about the more cultural offerings, for that discerning student looking for a little more than Jungle Juice-induced walk-o-shames?
Ciao Baby
Street: Tell me about how Ciao came into being. Yen Tan: The idea came about because [actor] Alessandro [Calza] wrote me an email in 2003 to tell me how much he loved my first film, Happy Birthday, and then we just started corresponding.
Guys in Ties
College sophomore Conor Turley is a 22-year-old former missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, popularly known as the Mormon Church.
From the Editor: 1.29.09
“Isn't having a letter from the editor on the first page of your magazine self-indulgent?” This was the question I was posed last month by a fellow editor at a peer publication.
Be Good To Them Always
Forget organized religion. Now your answers for how to live well and do good can be found in GOOD magazine.
Ego of the Week: Ben Wieder
Meet Ben Wieder, College senior and captain of the Penn men’s fencing team and former member of the Junior National Team.
