Hugh Jackman hosting the Academy Awards The 81st Academy Awards last weekend sent home Slumdog Millionaire and Milk big winners, but they’re only the latest in a long line of movies deemed Oscar-worthy by the Academy. Many of these classics are available on Netflix through its “Watch Instantly!” feature, although they’re often hidden amid entire seasons […]

It’s been said that everyone has a doppelganger, but up till now, that’s just been a quaint piece of folklore. Startling administrator photos discovered by Bwog this week may force us to reconsider, though. Is this the product of mere coincidence or are our twins really out there? Take a look at the comparisons and […]

   Image courtesy of Parker Brothers You have been named Dean of the College. Pay each student $50. College Republicans are assembling to chat about Pennsylvania Avenue. Columbia takes a page out of Rich Uncle Pennybags’ book and buys up two more properties. It’s not quite Marvin Gardens, but it’ll do. A sports column goes […]

 -Photo from Ariel Moger For the final installment of this week’s Veritas Forum,whose symbol looks bizarrely similar to the Mac Wireless sign, the group hosted a screening of Justin Dillon‘s film Call and Response and brought Matisyahu, the greatest Jewish reggae singer of all time, for a performance that can only be described as “kick-ass.” […]

Since Fat Tuesdays is inconveniently placed during the week, carry the festivities into this weekend with these helpful hints:   Friday, Saturday, and Sunday  New Voices of Blue Note: A 70th Anniversary Celebration Nightly 6:30pm-1am, 111 East 27th Street (212-576-2232) The youngest (and therefore hippest) of the jazz labels, Blue Note, come together to blow […]

Bwog fearless restaurant resuscitation expert James Downie sent in this picture of the restaurant replacing Caffe Swish: It looks like the new eatery is The Vine: Sushi and Sake. Given their chosen language for job notices, though, the authenticity of the cuisine remains to be seen.

 –Photo via the Harlem Eye After a student protest and subsequent squabbling, the NY1 channel ran its story on the fate of Floridita restaurant, a locally-owned business that the Manhattanville expansion may displace. Both current CC student Andrew Lyubarsky and CU public affairs, who have been battling over the story for the past couple of […]

   -Photo Via PBS Chief Correspondent on legal bodies the United States doesn’t care about Sean Zimmermann brought us this report on Connie–sorry, Christine Chung’s international law lecture. Former prosecutor for the ICC Christine Chung stopped by Hamilton for a lecture on the Court’s history that, despite some early technical glitches, was informative. Chung began […]

  Photo Via Doctorsimcha.com In anticipation of the Hebrew awesomeness slated to invade Miller tonight (tickets are available at the TIC), Bwog would like to officially welcome the Columbia/Barnard Hillel blog onto the internet scene. The blog seems like an aggregation of Jewish events in and around Morningside Heights as well as photos from said […]

It’s after midnight, and you’re tired. While Bwog can’t help you create your own individually tailored regimen of stimulants, we can provide your best nearby source of stimulating drinks to get you through that all-nighter: Morton, JJ’s or Hamdel. The four drinks: Red Bull, generic coffee, Lipton tea, and Coke or Pepsi all of which […]

 Photo Via the Eye     The new Eye website is now (finally) up and running! Just in time for the Eye to realize we live in New York City. So does city living affect our love lives? Didn’t we already read about this? City life allows us to overhear funny things. Is ripping off […]

 – Via the Cornell Chronicle An hour ago, Spec was forwarded an email from Dean Kevin Shollenberger announcing that Cornell Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Education Michele Moody-Adams will be the next Dean of the College. Moody-Adams, who will replace the retiring Dean Austin Quigley, will be the first woman to hold the post. Moody-Adams (whose last […]

   Photo Via the New York Times Although Core-crunched Columbians may not realize it, collegiate study of the humanities has suffered through an acute downturn, with fewer and fewer undergrads opting for degrees in the liberal arts. In a recent Times article, Professor Andrew Delbanco, who has had a lot to say about education as […]

Today’s Spec is all about reliving the biggest hits of 2001-2002. For Morningside Heights and Mary J. Blige, it’s still a family affair. It looks like seniors will need Pink‘s help to get the party started. Columbia professors say, when it comes to intellectual property rights, just push play. You should turn off the lights […]

Yesterday, we noted that the 2008-09 housing cutoffs remained unposted, and shared our skepticism that they’d be up in time for the start of registration tomorrow. Credit where credit is due, though: Housing called our bluff, and the housing cutoffs are now posted.  As for what the numbers say: Broadway exterior singles and Ruggles were […]