Authorities have released the call that Trayvon Martin dropped seconds before he was shot by a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer. Meanwhile, Fox has dropped the ball on covering of story. (Reuters, Daily Beast) After a voter referendum, Virginia has dropped a law that would discourage women from seeking an abortion. (Politico) As the appeal of the legal […]

Some others support Jeffrey Sach’s bid for World domination Bank presidency. (Daily Beast) Perenially abused New Jersey is surprisingly not as evil as you think. (Gothamist) Revelations that disappoint: Rick Santorum’s potential Secret Service name. (NY Mag) In even more disappointing news: another reason never to pay for a taxi. (DNA Info) Numerous upsets have made […]

Bwog isn’t quite ready for schoolwork yet and living in our parents’ house for a week has made us revert to childhood. Remember picture books? (The Atlantic) Perhaps the end to all our intellectual ennui will come when we start paying attention in our Spanish classes. (NYT) Or maybe we just need to live a little […]

Bwog was shocked to learn the world continually turns as we sleep in until 1 pm and subsequently spend the day watching Netflix. Because the news won’t take a break, we’re taking a break from being on break to break some news—cue a recovery nap.  Donald Keene, a prominent scholar of Japanese literature and culture and […]

He may not be speaking at Columbia, but a video has surfaced of Barack Obama giving a speech at Harvard in 1990.  Cute khakis! (BuzzFeed) Don’t worry guys, Noel Gallagher was so moved by Obama’s speeches he’s decided to run for president if Obama loses.  Now how’s that for Baccha90s? (CNN) Seems like not everybody’s […]

Romney may have convinced GOP voters as he “won” Super Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, but he still needs to convince those that matter most: the elite media pundits. (USA Today, LA Times) Rush Limbaugh has now lost 34 advertisers, and, more worringly, the other Rush. (USA Today, WP) Don’t like your hard work marginalized […]

Progression: That kid on your subway car at 2 am wasn’t trying to raise enough money for a Four Loko–a Penn State junior is paying his way through college tap-dancing on the subway. (NYT) Regression: This is what happens when you rob from the Girl Scouts: or, how to get punched in the face by […]

Maybe it’s not such a good idea to make the moves on your professor. (Spec) As much as your parents think it’s true, Columbia is not making you the hippie, free lovin’, Socialist that you’re becoming. The only person you can blame is yourself. (NYT) Mercedes invents a car with zero emissions and then figures […]

As Obama drama earns Barnard and Columbia coverage from the “real media” (or at least other blogs), residents of the small town of Barnard Castle (yes, complete with castle) grapple with more pastoral problems, like an unidentified humming sound. (Gothamist, Darlington & Stockton Times) Rush Limbaugh issues an apology to the Georgetown Law student he […]

Mitt Romney’s campaign strategies may appear to be a product of 2012, but he’s really just copying Cicero. (Slate) Many have called Lindsay Lohan’s Saturday Night Live hosting gig tonight her last chance to save her career, but astute cultural historians point out that it’s not the first time. (NY Mag) Christina Paxson was named president of […]

Dreamy heartthrob Davy Jones of The Monkees died yesterday of a heart attack, leaving all of us just Daydream Believing (LA Times) Did you finally stop having nightmares about Patrick Bateman?  Sorry… (Huffington Post) Justin Bieber turned 18 today.  Those dreams you started having after “taking your little sister” to see Never Say Never are now […]

This extra day of the year reminds Bwog that life is short and that we’re all pretty lucky to be here. (Wired) Maybe we should reconsider what we put in our mixers. (MSNBC) And we may or may not reneg making fun of all those Valley Girls. Turns out they’re, like, trend setters. (NYT) We […]

Not only can Jeremy Lin rule the world, occupy half our posts, and inspire dozens of memes, he can also teach us how to have better sex. (The Daily Beast) Perhaps the Kardashians’ quotes are so…memorable for a reason: they’re pioneering social linguistic change. Turns out that creaky frog-sound of female reality stars everywhere actually […]

While some people were enjoying the Oscars, others thought that MC Billy Crystal’s jokes were “as obvious as a crying baby in Church.” (Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter) A Southwest Airlines pilot learned the hard way not to announce that there was a “mom on board.” (The Daily Mail) Educators face the dilemma of how to teach students […]

Do you recall that NYPD monitoring of Muslim student groups at area universities was kind of a big deal? It still is, and your peers are quoted attesting to that! (Associated Press) You can expect some much-needed additional fallout from the New York Post’s attempt to report on the situation in the form of an […]