The Nass Regrets the Error

March 6, 2016

Review: Neeta Patel’s “time is a floating point number.”

Patel’s senior thesis show […] is an intelligent meditation on text, handwriting, and the act of recording.

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Koyt

“Punk culture is very atheistic in a certain way, and I never felt like there was really a place there for my Jewish identity. Maybe to some extent people would be into us, but there might be some difficulty in connecting with the traditional punk audience.”

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Luv 4 a Night

We spent approximately 30 hours talking about everything from the nature of the universe to the limitations of the human mind. The usual stuff. We sat on the corner of a couch outside a library; the couch was blue. Nothing … Read More

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Religion and Decision

A writer grapples with her Jewish identity in a new place.

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Quad’s Comeback

With its low-key partying style and recruitment strategy, Quad will continue to appeal to the people who want something a little substantive, a little a bit-off-Steet

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Liking Love

The first few episodes feature some pretty conventional plot devices, but the characterization and dialogue have a loose, awkward, and very human quality to them.

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Abandoning the Authentic

Coming to terms with the newest craze in contemporary dance.

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Vault

Did something happen again? she asks. She sounds concerned and I don’t want to make her concerned. Also I really don’t know how to answer her question.

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Kanye: The Life of Pablo Reviews

Perhaps it makes most sense to analyze it in the context of Yeezy’s artistry: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and Yeezus are reaches, exemplars of a bravado unparalleled by Kanye’s contemporaries; The Life of Pablo is a revision.

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Verbatim

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Overheard in Little

Alt junior male, to sophomore boy: Hey, do you want to join my frat? It’s called sad boys.

Overheard on the Internet

Christian Website: New Justin Bieber Song Was Just Leaked And It Is Beyond Sensual.

Overheard at Nass meeting

Nass freshman: I like myself because... I mean what is selfhood? I don’t know.

Overheard in Tower

Tower junior, on dating: To the political moderate, my Marxist orientation is like me owning a Harley.

Overheard in the splash zone

KA sophomore: If it’s been a while, it’s got velocity... Just kind of shoots up at you... I’ve gotten it all over my phone before.

Overheard at SAE apartment

SAE bro: There were no cool people at Terrace. I was the only cool person at Terrace.

Overheard outside Quad

Ben Carson disguised as a Princeton student: Ben Carson would be a terrible president, but he’s a great American.

Overheard on iMessage

Exasperated Butler RCA: I’ve decided that Instagram is too overwhelming for me. I deleted the app and will re-download when I post a pic each Sunday.

Overheard at Terrace

Terran Jew, on Brooklyn: We went to some nice dinners, tripped acid on Sunday. It was lovely.

Overheard in junior slums

Unaffiliated junior female to Theta: Can I wear sweatpants to Theta formals?
Junior Theta: You can but people will hate you.

Overheard in precept

Blonde WASP: it's not like he said something like, “Mein Kampf” and then took it back, he was like, strict with his ideologies.

Overheard Street

Basic frosh girl: I only hook up with models and athletes except for one narp but he was a senior so that makes up for it. Although he was in Cap...

Overheard at Terrace

Questionable academic: When I get tenure, I’m going to buy seven of the same suit and wear those for the rest of my life.

Overheard in history lecture

Professor: They say there are three things that make a good university. Football for the alums, parking for the professors, and sex for the students. . . I can’t say that or I’m gonna end up in the student newspaper quotes section again.

Overheard on iMessage

Senior woman, on desired: I’ve told too many people about him not to bang him at this point.

Overheard after TI semis

Soph Theta: You puked once, but in a very small, clean and relaxed way.