Playlists
Hello, Would you like a sample wiener?
Hello. Some of you may know of what a free sample is. Some of you may know the extreme lengths that some may go to procure said samples. If you rewrite the previous sentence and replace the words "some of you" with "I" you will enter a first person narrative about the extreme and somewhat embarrassing lengths that I or "some" will go to sample, if you will, free things.
Mad Tea Party
If you thought that the twang of country couldn't be combined with tedious sound effects and mild musical enthusiasm, then the monotonous sounds of Mad Tea Party's latest, Big Top Soda Pop, will quickly prove you wrong.
More like middle ages
It's ironic that this relatively derivative, though not uninteresting, addition to the dystopian sci-fi genre is titled Renaissance.
Tax evasion man
Haven is an exciting crime thriller set on the Grand Cayman isles. Directed and written by neophyte Frank E.
Qu'est-ce Que C'est Chick-Lit?
Street: When did you first decide to become a writer? Curtis Sittenfeld: I always wrote starting when I learned to read and write, which I think was about first grade, and you know I don't think I knew I would support myself as a writer until probably.the last few years, but I went to graduate school at the Iowa Writers Workshop.
Ego Boost
The mere act of puffing on the Cuban your cousin smuggled back from Spring Break is by no means a rite of passage to cigar-savvy.
Separation anxiety
After three years of collaborative projects and live albums, Will Oldham returns with his first proper solo album since 2003's Master and Everyone.
Ego of the week
Street: When did you first take up the hobby of pipe smoking? Nick Roosevelt: Actually, the first time I smoked was in the Quad.
41st and Market rediscovered, again and again. And again.
Red Bicyclette Syrah, 2004 France $9 From its yellow label, to the Frenchman with beret and baguette riding his bicycle with his dog yipping along behind, to the substitution of "Syrah" for "Shiraz," Red Bicyclette wine oozes expatriate, hipster sensibilities.
Pop Quizo
Street: Ok Let's begin. So how long have you been a quizmaster? Ronan Gill: Too Long. Um, about 3 years. Street: And how did you get into the biz? RG: I've been playing quiz for about 10 years at Fergy's Pub and there are 8 of us that all play together every tues night and the guy that invented quiz, his name is Pat Hines, he's the quizmaster there, and Pat and I have been friends for years and what happened was, on a Monday Night, Pat called me and said the guy that normally does quiz can't do it anymore and didn't give him any notice and he had nobody to cover the quiz and he said, you know how the format of the quiz goes, can you go and do the quiz?
It's Greek to Me
Behind the counter, a cook chops bell peppers, his knife banging loudly on the countertop. He grabs a bowl of beaten eggs and empties it onto the stove and goes back to cutting veggies.
Naked men (and women) singing
The British comedy Confetti seems to have it all: nudists, tennis-playing freaks and overzealous musical devotees.
The power of negative thinking
I am not an optimistic person. In fact, I would say that I'm the farthest you can get from optimistic.
Got a Woody?
Our biggest misconception is that it's gonna be stuffy and I'm not talking about the air quality, I'm talking about the people." Thanks to both the highest quality air filtration system on the market and a down-to-earth proprietor, the atmosphere at Mahogany on Walnut is anything but stuffy. North Jersey native Tom Piazza was the first of his family to explore the cigar industry.
Street beats
Adopted West Virginia woman learns she's royalty. Interstate relations go sour, however, when attempts to rename Maryland "East Virginia" end in bloodshed. Birth-control patch label warns of blood clots.
Drink of the Week
Beats Crying Alone In Your Room Whether you're the freshman on the hall who can't even figure out what goes into a gin and tonic, or a senior who still doesn't know exactly what went into that last, unfortunate shot at your friend's 21st, this is the column for you.
Hungry hungry hellions
Spawned by the filmmaking reality series Project Greenlight, Feast is a pretty unappetizing splatterfest from start to finish.
Hot Town! Summer in the city
This summer I, like many of my peers, interned in New York. I learned many things, but most importantly I learned what others neglected to mention: ALERT!
