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...SHIP'S LENGTH The skipper responsible for the accident, Joseph Hazelwood, was accused of drunkenly crashing the Exxon Valdez into a reef but was later acquitted...
...page-plus refutations of philosophers ranging from Voltaire to Rousseau, including a five-volume critique of Sartre’s “Being and Nothingness.” Another character’s play combines scenes of rape with a masturbation contest (judged in three categories: thickness, length, “and, most importantly, distance covered by semen”) between the ambassadors of three nations. A third character writes a poem called “Concentration Camp” that, we’re told, “is the humorous and at times touching story...
...Ferrell said, rolling his eyes at his costar. “That’s why we try to have this great ensemble of people who are comfortable with improvising and hopefully that leads to a great product in the end.” Apart from full-length films, Ferrell finds even more freedom in the spontaneity of short skits, such as those on his website “Funny Or Die.” “The stuff for ‘Funny or Die’ is just so disposable,” said Ferrell...
...records when they could create succinct, exciting ones. So when a band recording an EP decides to extend it to an LP, it’s usually for the worse—unless, it seems, that band is the Dirtbombs. Originally conceived as a five-song EP, new full-length album “We Have You Surrounded” reaches the stratospheric standard that the Dirtbombs have set for themselves over their 13-year recording career. Originally formed as a side project by Mick Collins of Detroit garage rock legends the Gories, the Dirtbombs have continually proven they...
...your floor, it is important to remember that Life cereal does not equal life. So use nature’s built-in thesis break to leave your room, go to the dining hall, and encounter actual people (who aren’t your thesis adviser). Try to leave the length of your meal open-ended to allow for stimulating conversation. If a friend asks, “How’s it going?” an appropriate response is not “Ugh. Thesis.” But because we know that it can be hard to escape...