Everyone seems to think that Hillary Clinton has decided, “I’ll run for president, yolo.” (NY Daily News) Boston College has decided that free condoms aren’t OK. (NY Times) Decided that you’re a winner? Here’s some gifs and songs to help you do it. (Buzzfeed) And of course, Kim Jong-Un still doesn’t seem to calm the fuck down. (CNN) […]
What is, Barnard/CC featured on Jeopardy? (Twitter) Who is, Anderson Cooper’s childhood crush? (Huffington Post) What is, the greatest movie ever made? (Buzzfeed) Who is, the inventor of the Ferris Wheel? (Nytimes, Columbia) I’ll take Alex Trebek’s condescension towards incorrect answers for $500 via Wikimedia Commons
Remember 1993? Probably not, but step into any pay phone in New York and you can. (New Museum) Remember Debutante Hill? Unless you were born in 1958, probably not–but you can. This year Ig Publishing will “bring back the very best in young adult literature, from the classics of the 1930s and 1940s, to the thrillers and […]
Lululemon! Occasionally has embarrassing moments with see-through clothin (just like us that one time we misguidedly tried to do yoga)! (Bloomberg) Shakespeare! He’s ending up on the streets of New York (just like we will a year after we graduate)! (NY Times) Princesses! They get subpoenaed (just like us…? I mean, hey, it could happen). […]
Yay: DSpar writes another provoking article about women who may want to have it all. (Daily Beast) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported some pretty hot profits this past year. We want some pictures. (LA Times) Damn: Buckwild’s beloved Shain Gandee died of carbon monoxide poisoning and the world now mourns his distinctive accent. (USA Today) Malcolm Smith, one of […]
Before you head to any of the 20 busiest airports in America, make sure you’ve scoped out your best dining options. (CNN) Google’s current Privacy Director is stepping down. Her successor has a tough job ahead of him. (Forbes) You thought some of the pranks your friends pulled were good? The NYPD suspect that the […]
Google has announced multiple new features from its many services today. Gmail announced Gmail blue, a revolutionary new interface for Google’s e-mail service. YouTube has decided that they have had enough submissions to their long submission contest, and will shut down for 10 years to select a winner. Google Maps has added a treasure map to […]
Bwoglines takes the form of an acrostic, dedicated to the avian marshmallows that will stick to the intestinal walls of many today: Program for the 2013 Egg Roll. Lots of Eggtivities that will be broadcast live. (Whitehouse.gov) Everything and anything to do in New York this spring. (Gothamist) Epic “fail” and other verbs as nouns. (Nytimes) […]
Something alarming happened to the Internet this week, but Bwog didn’t notice. (NY Times) It’s a good thing, because the Internet is fucking cool. Spend too much time watching YouTube videos, though, and you could end up addicted to email or to high fashion leather clothes. (Spectator, GQ) After four years and $14 million, Formspring is […]
Two days of debate reveals a Supreme Court uncomfortable with making broad moves towards marriage equality. (Wall Street Journal) Are you as ridiculously excited as we are for Game of Thrones to come back? That was a trick question because OBVIOUSLY OF COURSE YOU ARE. If you’ve ever wondered where you would fit in the […]
If you dial a toll-free number from any payphone in Manhattan, you can hear a history of the neighborhood in 1993, courtesy of The New Museum. (CBS) Supreme Court Justices will hear arguments on the meaning of marriage today, as they come to their decision about whether California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage is […]
At Columbia, we read books in class and play games in our dorms. In Armenian public schools, they play games in class. (Al Jazeera) Here, events against gay marriage prompt protests supporting it. In France, a bill legalizing gay marriage has caused opposing rallies against it. (NYTimes) Now that My Chemical Romance (and Bwog’s years of teen […]
Whether you spent the last week inebriated or sitting in your own filth, watching entire seasons of TV shows, you probably missed some newsworthy happenings. Luckily, Bwog is back with a roundup to distract you from the work you were supposed to do over break keep you informed. J. school professor and author of “A […]
Google announced Wednesday that it will be retiring Google Reader, sending the Internet into an immediate frenzy. Time to choose a new favorite RSS Reader. (New York Times) A West Harlem baby who survived his mother’s eight-story jump Wednesday afternoon is now in stable condition. The baby’s mother, 45, was a Columbia Law School grad. […]
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who will go by the name of Francis, was elected yesterday as the 266th Pope. (NYT) Spunky teenaged detectives rejoice! A Veronica Mars movie has officially been confirmed. Dreams really DO come true! (E!) It’s been widely confirmed: it’s not possible to hate Jennifer Lawrence. As if we didn’t already know that. […]
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