Last Tuesday, with numerous essay deadlines and midterms looming in the near future, I decided to pioneer a new frontier in the field of procrastination. My mission: to watch the new trailer for Steven Spielberg's upcoming War Horse 100 times in a row. Why, you ask? Does procrastination need an explanation? No, but it does require documentation. With pencil and paper in hand, … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: Equestrian Delight
Archives for October 2011
Why Even Go? (To The Gym)
Why do gyms have all those mirrors? To make sure you're lifting the weights straight? I told myself that too, until I found myself thinking: “My, what beautiful blue eyes you have”. The truth is that the mirrors work as a double-edged motivational tool, simultaneously telling gym rats “Is that a muffin top? Whoa, you need to start coming here more often” and “These sessions are … [Read more...] about Why Even Go? (To The Gym)
Accountability on the High Seas: Royal Caribbean and Labor Rights Abuses
A 2008 Royal Caribbean commercial dares the consumer to “cast off conventions of life on land and set sail, free to ask, ‘Why not?’ Why not ice skate on the equator? Sunbathe past glaciers? Climb mountains at sea? […] Or do nothing at all?” Royal Caribbean’s ships are like giant playgrounds at sea for adults and children alike. As the commercial proudly points out, … [Read more...] about Accountability on the High Seas: Royal Caribbean and Labor Rights Abuses
Boy Meets Bar: Hipster Rogers’ Neighborhood
By Andrew Ramirez * There are different ways of getting around LA. In badass fashion, you can—a la Kurt Russell—roguishly do it Escape from LA-style, surfing on a rolling city wave, or more methodically like Ryan Gosling in Drive, drifting around in a satin Scorpion jacket and bumping your head to that killer soundtrack....But more practically (just whatever you … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Hipster Rogers’ Neighborhood
Tales of Cupcakery: Soda Cupcakes
This past week, I decided I would try and make my own cupcakes. Weeks ago, my boyfriend* decided to figure out a way to make cupcakes without eggs, most likely due to the fact he forgot eggs to begin with and was too lazy to return to the store. So he Googled his dilemma; people have actually figured out a very American solution to this common problem – soda and cake mix. It … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: Soda Cupcakes