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Cleaning up Your Puke

What happens to your vomit? Which magical little elves comes and clean it up, so when you groan your way out of bed, you don’t step in it on your way to class? The singularly important responsibility of cleaning up vomit belongs not to elves but regular people—the Princeton Grounds and Maintenance Crew.

by Colin Pfeiffer on October 19, 2005March 17, 2013

Meet the Parents

An inside look into the Princeton Parents’ Facebook group and the discourse within.

by Meera Sastry on April 11, 2021April 10, 2021

Facebook, Home

Daily, we take for granted something revolutionary: we can instantaneously update thousands of people on any information we desire to share. Inherent in that great power, however, is the even greater risk of potential embarrassment, ranging anywhere from awkward tweenage photos to your creepy uncle commenting on every status.

by Josh Pitkoff on May 9, 2013May 11, 2013

Entrepeneurship’s Hostile Takeover

The people who introduced us to everything “social” and all things “innovative” have political positions and ideological stances that impact policy in real and tangible ways. As the language of entrepreneurship creeps into our vernacular, the politics of the entrepreneurial class creep into the halls of government.

by Joshua Leifer on October 19, 2013November 10, 2013

The End of the World

The small crowd that trickled in for Theater Intime’s Saturday night “service” was greeted by altar servers handing out bulletin-style programs and invited to enjoy an evening of readings by Father Eddie, applause from Brother Lawrence, and…a basketball game with … Read More

by Camila Vega on October 16, 2008March 17, 2013

Hop On

John Cameron Mitchell’s new film Shortbus raises a lot of difficult questions. For example, if A is fellating B, B is fellating C, and C is fellating A, is A fellating C? Is A fellating himself? Because that is, as … Read More

by Tessa Brown on March 7, 2007March 17, 2013

Roger Q. Mason Tells No Lies

Roger Q. Mason is controversy. Roger Q. Mason is change. Roger Q. Mason is revolution. “Every good revolution happens behind locked doors,” he proclaims, sealing the portals leading to Theatre Intime’s Charrier Room. He’s been directing rehearsals for seven weeks … Read More

by Max Kenneth on February 21, 2007March 17, 2013

It’s Too Good

Once Hannah has dipped her toes into the world of popularity, her life begins to spiral out of control. She becomes friends with the popular girls, among them a girl played by Miriam McDonald, who proudly shows that she can play a blonde in something else besides Degrassi.

by Mara Nelson-Greeberg on September 25, 2008March 17, 2013

Pokemon No

When childhood is sold to adults.

by Kat Kulke on September 25, 2016

What Does a Good Girl Look Like

Women, more than men, feel compelled to meet superhuman standards.

by Kat Kulke on April 10, 2016April 9, 2016

Politics and Street Art

The following was adapted from an excerpt of a Word document that may one day, by the grace of David Simon and the Holy Ghost, become a thesis. Amen. Graffiti, also referred to as street art or guerrila art, depending … Read More

by Felipe Cabrera on February 24, 2010March 22, 2013

Too Hip for Their Own Good

Is Canada the new Seattle? Not quite, or maybe just not yet. But with the recent deluge of artsy, eighties-looking, super-hip indie bands from America’s neighbor (The Arcade Fire, The New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene) our definition of cool has … Read More

by Edward Xia on December 7, 2005March 17, 2013


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