Bwog happened upon a freshman living in an upperclassman dorm who doesn’t have a meal plan and wasn’t pre-registered for Core classes—what’s going on here? That’s what we were wondering, too. Chief Freshperson Scrutineer Alexandra Avvocato investigates. Bwog: So I hear rumors that you’re currently living in Broadway. How exactly did that happen? Forgotten Freshman: […]

QuickTix exists to let you know how to use and abuse your CUID. It pops in every other Wednesday. Campus events on sale now: Lyrics from Lockdown: September 24th, 7 pm, Miller Theater, $7 w/ CUID, Tickets. Afropolitan/Afropolitan After Party: September 30th, 8 pm/12 am, Roone, $10 w/ CUID, Tickets. Off campus events on sale […]

Earlier this morning, a taxi cab flipped over on 120th and Broadway. It is appears that a red Volvo attempted to make an illegal turn, causing the cab to stop short and flip on its side. A tipster informs us that the cab was attempting to make a left during a red light, which caused […]

Here is a very long letter signed by leaders of all the student councils about CU-EMS/CAVA’s request to move their HQ from Carman to 103 Broadway. The  councils have decided to support CU-EMS’ move to 103 Broadway, but not 103 and 102 Broadway, as CU-EMS had originally requested. The councils hope the CU-EMS will be […]

Alternating Wednesdays is when Bwog shares all the good things to be had at the TIC. Here goes. Tickets sold for on-campus events this past week: 1050 Around Morningside: Walkabout Yeolha: October 20th-23rd, Wednesday-Friday 8p, Sat 2pm & 8pm, Riverside Theater, FREE w/CUID. Tickets. The Physicists!: October 21st & 23rd, Thursday 8pm, Saturday 3pm & […]

Because your Sarah Palin idea has officially jumped the shark (also, yowza–>) Get your black lipstick, it’s time to go Goth-Loli  Woe to the theater! You’re showing your age. You are now one degree of removal closer to Tina Fey No love for Martin Sheen

Bwog on a Budget, your wallet-friendly guide to living in the city returns this week, with a fall shopping guide for discount points of destination in and around the city. Discount Department Stores Don’t let the promises of Dolce and Gabana and Manolos fool you.  Invariably, you will search through piles of strewn polyester before […]

You might recall that awhile back a famed street artist drew Hillary Clinton’s face on the sidewalk in front of Citibank. She looked stupendous, and our artist left in his wake promises of two additional portraits to come, namely those of Barack Obama and John McCain. Well Columbia, we are thrilled to report that for […]

Bwog noticed the following masterpiece chalked into the sidewalk in front of the Citibank on Broadway. (It reminds us of the chilling day that Ron Paul supporters had somehow obtained and mastered chalk.) To ward off any devastating criticism of a possible political bias, the artist has assured us in a note written next to […]

Michael Snyder, Bwog’s resident off-campus theatre critic, serves up his thoughts on the Broadway rendition of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming. Now that Harold Pinter has been awarded the Nobel prize, his plays have officially entered the canon, and yet a play like The Homecoming, now in a wonderful revival at the Cort Theatre on 48th […]

In which Bwog theater correspondent Michael Snyder ruminates on Broadway’s take on familial destruction: In our post-post-modern world of narrative tricks and linguistic games, it is easy to forget that a meticulously constructed, intelligently written, and vigorously performed family drama can still pack a powerful emotional and intellectual punch.  If you need proof, look no […]

Halley Bondy, BC ’06, already has a one-woman show running Off-Off Broadway—Sleep Tight Mick— that explores the idiosyncrasies of modern pop culture from the eyes of a polygamist cult escapee. FlavorPill loved it. The Anthro/Women’s Studies writes to Bwog about playing eight characters, living in a temp/intern/freelance vortex, and on-stage orgasms.  How does a Barnard […]

3111 Broadway between 122nd and 123rd Morningside Heights has a new spot to satisfy your sweet tooth. Chokolat Patisserie, long a shuttered storefront, opened within the last month in the beyond-Barnard, downhill stretch of Broadway (although its website is still under construction).  If you’re looking for a Hungarian substitute to hunker down and study, Chokolat […]

 In which Bwog contributor Michael Snyder regains faith in Broadway. Go see Spring Awakening—$25 for Columbia students! About two months ago I discovered that I don’t actually like musical theater. I found this out in a conversation with several dear friends who do, in fact, like musical theater.  We were comparing favorite shows and my […]

Several times a year, Broadway turns into an Upper West Side-style bazaar, hawking everthing from fur coats to cheap socks. Today, Bwog bypassed the material goods, turning instead to late summer nirvana: the food.  Street fair culinary options tend to tread the extremes of nutrition: smoothies and falafel nestle in between cholesterol dispensaries, exemplified by […]