Monthly Archives: June 2013

Study Break: “Take Me Home Tonight”

The song begs the question… what would you do if Eddie Money offered you two tickets to paradise.

Interesting Facts about Lewis Carroll

Interesting Literature Lewis Carroll (1832-98) is celebrated around the world as one of the great purveyors of ‘literary nonsense’: his books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) have entertained countless readers since they were published nearly 150 years ago. For many, the name ‘Lewis Carroll’ is synonymous with children’s literature. But ‘Lewis Carroll’ was […]

June 05

AIDS/LifeCycle 2013 Begins!

The more than 2,700 participants of AIDS/LifeCycle 2013 raise $14.2 million for the HIV/AIDS related services of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and San Francisco AIDS Foundation, setting a new fundraising record! Learn more at http://www.aidslifecycle.org.

June 04

On “Geek” Versus “Nerd”

Originally posted on Slackpropagation:
To many people, “geek” and “nerd” are synonyms, but in fact they are a little different. Consider the phrase “sports geek” — an occasional substitute for “jock” and perhaps the arch-rival of a “nerd” in high-school folklore. If “geek” and “nerd” are synonyms, then “sports geek” might be an oxymoron. (Furthermore,…

Tiananmen Square: “Great Firewall” all but hides the 24th anniversary of China massacre

via CBS News. It’s still quietly referred to as “the anniversary” here. If you search for the words “Tiananmen Square” on the Internet in China, you likely won’t find anything. Even on Weibo, China’s Twitter equivalent, where Chinese are increasingly turning to speak their minds, there is little mention of Tiananmen. In fact, on social […]

How University Has Changed My Perception On EVERYTHING

How University Has Changed My Perception On EVERYTHING.

Does the U.S. really need Pride parades any more?

June 04

Flash Back: Beverly Hills 90210

Flash back time. Hello Day performance on Beverly Hills 90210 done by Emily Valentine, Kelly Taylor, Brenda Walsh and Donna Martin. 90210 was one of my favorite shows in middle school and high school. This song appeared in the episode “Wildfire” at the start of the gang’s (second) Junior Year, Season 2. Kelly, Donna, and […]

But what is it that I want?

Originally posted on fog up the windows:
Ever torn between my age in numbers and how I feel that I should slow down not measure my minutes for their industriousness. We’re younger than we’ve ever been before and for so much longer. That my mother, my father had to commit to life together houses together…

June 03

The Final Season of Skins “Time Changes Everyone”

Last Friday we got our first look at a batch of new promo images for the forthcoming 7th and final season of the UK series Skins. Today the official trailer for the final season of “Skins” has been released. The teen drama will air three new episodes – Skins Rise, Skins Fire and Skins Pure […]