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CategoryYour Lana Del Rey Problem
Lana Del Rey’s new album Ultraviolence is excellent. With songs like “Fucked My Way Up to the Top” and “Money Power Glory,” she lays d..
Let’s Retire the Word Evil
Not a lot of words are more damaging and less useful than the word “evil.” It doesn’t hold up to modern methods of explaining human behavi..
Katie Drunk Blogs Cosmos
In which Katie drinks every time she feels confused by how unconfused she is by her sexual feelings toward Neil Degrasse Tyson, and occasi..
Lift and Reporter: 2 Apps That Track My Life and Make Me a Better Person
When I was younger, I used to journal a lot. I had this idea that someday I would want to go through all my journals and learn th..
Why Can’t We Cast Actors That Play Their Own Nationality, Race or Sexual Orientation More Often?
The Oscars are tomorrow, so this seems like as good a time as any to talk about this. Why is it that in the year 2014, we can’t m..
Obama and art history: Should the humanities be mandatory?
Humanities faculty and students around the world have been hot under the collar in the wake of Obama’s recent comments suggesting that you..
Cars and Bikers: How “Safe” is Safe Enough?
When a bicyclist was tragically killed by a drunk driver last week in Minneapolis, much of the media attention focused on how the vict..
Top Five Signs That Macklemore Is Being Held Hostage by the Illuminati
The annual Grammy Award Ceremony is an exciting event in which industry movers and shakers get together to enjoy performances by the year’..
We Want to Publish More Diverse Perspectives
There’s a big feeling of whiteness coming from everything in Minnesota. It’s a challenge that every publication somewhat passively experie..
Top 10 Boo Moments of the Year
10. When Boo had a birthday.
9. When Boo showed off his ..
Pros and Cons of Choosing Different Musical Acts to Settle on Mars
I just learned about the Mars One project that aims to send pods of four people at a time to settle on Mars, starting in 2024. If that..
Do Young People Speak Insecurely? Maybe That’s Ok.
As a rule, I try to stand up for young people, and I try to stand up for the changing nature of language. Nobody has a bird’s-eye view..