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The Quad’s Superbowl Superblog (LIVE)

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Welcome to the BU Quad’s live blog of the Super Bowl. As our wonderful host (and die-hard Pats fan) , Julia Butler has put it, “It is Armagedeon.” The match-up–New [...]

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A rare image of Google caught in its natural habitat. | Image by flickr user scobleizer

Google’s New Privacy Policy (or, Why You Should Switch to Bing)

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Just kidding. Don’t switch to Bing. Google is, all-in-all, the superior product, with its fancy add-ons, filtered searches, and targeted advertisements that let me know that they know about the [...]

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‘Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’ Review

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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim may be two of the funniest comedians working today. Since the early 2000s, the Los Angeles duo has amassed a devoted following for a series [...]

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A Look Back on the NFL Season

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As the NFL season closes in on its theatrical finale, it’s time to look back on the triumph, failure and amazement that was the 2011 season. Throughout the past five [...]

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From Raves to Rock Shows: Must-See Spring Concerts

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As with upcoming record releases, a new semester brings four fresh, action-packed months of concert-going to look forward to. For those who love the arena experience and those who find [...]

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BU TweetCreep: January 29th – February 3rd

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Well… hopefully this TweetCreep gets out to the public. Or perhaps the movie Groundhog Day will serve as a premonition and I will spend the rest of my life hunting [...]

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Oscars 2012

Nomination Speculation: Best Director

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This week’s blog post will be all about the man behind the camera–the director. This year’s list has a mix of both newcomers and more experienced directors that are used [...]

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Pilot Review: HBO’s Luck

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The pilot of HBO’s new drama Luck may be one of the best pilots of the year, but this is not a show for everyone. From television legend David Milch, [...]

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Eat This Instead of That: Dinner

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Almost one hundred years ago, a man named Alfredo di Lelio added a special dish to the menu at his Rome restaurant, because his wife enjoyed the pasta so much [...]

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Fem Co: A Feminist Force to Be Reckoned With

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This past Monday night, students of Boston University gathered in the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism for this semester’s first meeting of Fem Co. Fem Co is short for [...]

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In the next episode, Blaine gets a peg-leg and a parrot. | Photo courtesy of Fox TV.

The Gleecap: “Michael”

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The Gleecap is a column dedicated to recap and review the zany antics that occur in each episode of the television show Glee. Blog posts will be released each Wednesday following an episode. Beware, [...]

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By Evan Caughey

Exchanging Pleasantries

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About Skeezics: So. Every week I (Evan Caughey) create a cartoon making fun of something involving politics, world affairs, or something moderately related to something else. In general, they are meant to make the world more bearable by showing that it is a silly place and that there is always something to laugh about. Unfortunately, they are usually serious things, so you will only laugh until you realize it has to do with something like who your next president will be. Anyways, enjoy.

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7th Issue V3

January 30th, 2012

  1. 1. The Personal Misdeeds of Public Figures: An Immoral Story

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    Newt Gingrich and current wife/former mistress, Callista. | Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

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  2. 2. Orienting to FitRec: A Dummy’s Guide to FitRec and Scary Gym People

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  3. 3. The Return of The Beard

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  4. 4. ‘Tis the Season: Film Awards and How They Affect Viewership

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    Sundance Film Festival

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  5. 5. Photo Story: Chinese New Year in Boston

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    Miniature Buddha's were popular among the souvenir stands.

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  6. 6. OpEd: Jamil Sbitan on SOPA and PIPA

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