Don’t worry about getting your shit together. Instead, worry about understanding who you are and what you want. You will have time to get internships and jobs (trust me, you’ll have some interesting ones throughout the years), but here are some things you won’t have much time for after college: Aimlessly sitting in the diag until the [...]
Upon matriculating to the venerated beatnik establishment known as the University of Michigan, you are unlikely to encounter many conservatives, as Ann Arbor has a strict quota in place. However, during those rare (and distressing) meetings with young neocons, tea partiers, libertarians, and any other exotic species, one must know how to avoid the classic (un)friendly [...]
It’s starting again, I can feel it. Reggie Bush, Glover Quin, two no-name defensive lineman, and we re-signed Delmas? This is our year! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I envy you. But if you do, let’s commiserate. Nearly two decades into my career (yes, it’s a job) as a Detroit Lions fan, and I’m exhausted. Every offseason, [...]
Disclaimer: the entirety of my experience took place from 6:45-9 PM on Saturday, March 23rd, during one of the short films sessions. I have never been to any other part of the festival, and for all I know it could be amazing/worthless/inspiring/bawdy/etc. 6:45: two of my housemates and I show up to the Michigan Theater Box [...]
Last night, the free food fairy came for me. There I was, just watching Jeopardy in my living room, when one of my housemates said those beautiful words: “hey man, my mom’s coming up for dinner, want to join?” Of course I said yes. My options were A) shitty leftover pasta, B) shitty frozen pizza, [...]
“Best Actress Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis has been called a lot of things, most of them complimentary. Among them: ‘a small force of nature,’ ‘special,’ and ‘extraordinary.’ Now, thanks to The Onion’s Twitter feed, she can add another word she probably shouldn’t hear for another 15 years.” – The Daily Beast By now, most social-media [...]
