U.S. College Students Seek the Magic of Quidditch April 28, 2008
http://reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1830730920070718
my school needs a quidditch team.
Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? April 27, 2008
i don’t know classical music very well, but from the video i could tell that he was GOOD. still, when i’m in the metro i usually just like to get where i’m going, so i don’t think i would have stopped.
Woman Arrested for Dancing at the Jefferson Memorial April 15, 2008
http://dcist.com/2008/04/14/woman_arrested.php
it does seem pretty stupid… they weren’t being disruptive. if they had brought a boom box and refused to leave, then fine, arrest them. the police seem a bit power hungry.
Busiest Store in a Chain April 13, 2008
http://money.aol.com/special/worlds-busiest-store-in-a-chain
most of these are in NYC, which is completely unsurprising to me. i mean, i know that the mcdonalds across from the nederlander is insane, and the whole foods in columbus circle, and the barnes and noble in union square is enormous.
Lost in Translation - Awkward Signs from Around the World April 11, 2008
http://asylum.com/2008/04/09/lost-in-translation-awkward-signs-from-around-the-world/
i remember reading that beijing brought in translators to go around and fix their signs so that they wouldn’t be embarrassed during the olympics.
President Bartlet - Episode 1.04 April 11, 2008
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uMymwBvyIeg
i’m so excited for martin sheen to come to my campus on monday!
Why are there no black ballerinas in the UK’s big companies? April 10, 2008
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/dance/story/0,,2272145,00.html
interesting. the lack of black ballerinas never occurred to me, and i’ve seen a couple of ballet performances in NYC
Wolfgang’s Vault - Where Live Music Lives April 9, 2008
i read about this website in rolling stone about a year ago… i LOVE it. i wish i could figure out how to hack in and download the songs, though!
