The Jester, which describes itself as “Columbia University’s only humor magazine,” is throwing “Columbia’s hottest party” to celebrate its first issue this year! If you’re looking for something to do tonight, head over to the John Jay Lounge at 8 PM to be entertained by a lineup of twelve eleven comedians: Control Top Daniel Tompkins […]

As the school year starts, you will be inundated with student groups asking you to leave your fields to flower and join them.  Before you go signing up for every listserv under the sun, we wanted to provide you with a brief rundown on the cafeteria of Columbia–those student groups that make the most buzz […]

Tonight at 9pm Jester presents The Varisty Show in the Lerner Blackbox. The Facebook description puts it best: THIS IS THE VARISTY SHOW. DON’T BELIEVE THE RUMORS, THIS IS THE REAL VARISTY SHOW. WE ARE THE JESTER YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY TRUST US, WE ARE TELLING THE TRUTH THIS IS THE REAL VARISTY SHOW. DO YOU […]

As your yearnings for summer are quashed by a brick wall of constant work for the next few weeks, step aside from it all for a few hours by taking advantage of the cultural opportunities of Columbia and the city. Ambrosial Arts Editor Kyra Bloom has put together the following assuredly kick-ass events. Submit an […]

Tonight the only people funnier than Bwog will be hosting a free event at ADP at 8pm. The lineup includes Fruit Paunch, Control Top, CollegeHumor’s Adam Conover, and several other performers. It promises to be “the best night of your life.” More details can be found here. Poster by Jessica Fan

We’re bringing back this old feature…just in time for winter break!  In BwogSalon, we showcase exemplary articles from other Columbia publications for you to peruse.  For this installment, we bring you humor magazine Jester.  Their new issue, “Then,” is available in the Lerner Piano Lounge, racks in Lerner and Butler, and most dorms.   If your […]

In BwogSalon, we cherry-pick articles from other Columbia publications for your consumption. Today, we take a look at Jester, which recently put out its “Space” issue. It’s the first time they’ve published since last year! If you’d like your publication to be considered for this feature, tell us! Name of Publication: Jester of Columbia Edition: Spring 2012 Description: The Jester […]

There’s trouble afoot on the internet today, namely over at right-wing web blog/apparent Matthew Arnold fanzine Sweetness & Light. It seems they’ve taken none too kindly to a certain magazine’s Controversial cover image — and it’s not the cover image (or the magazine) you’re thinking of! No, their bone to pick is with the Jester, […]

A bunch of you have sent us this Jezebel-by-way-of-other-blog post about how old-timey folks conducted surveys that assumed Barnard was full of hussies — just like you kids today joke about! The newspaper clipping tells the story of how one time, probably in the 20s, the Jester published a “Purity Survey”, in which the gals […]

This year’s final issue of the Jester hit the internet a few days ago and will hit newsstands Thursday — you may have received an email from Jesterbot informing you of such. The theme of the issue, as you might have immediately noticed from the front cover, is Tragedy. Editor in Chief David Iscoe explains, […]

Up Late with Jeff Julian is now on the great aggregator of human creativity.  So the genius of the Jester’s master comedian is now available for all to love.  They even have the commercials for the more market-driven audiences.  The intro sequence, in its swinging glory, is below.  

Because they’re sooooo similar, not in terms of theme and content mind you, but because we so love them both. Hugs all around. Firstly, Jester (with a cool new website!): “Constant, murderous raping” (page 8) Children: they’re not that special! (page 9) The most useful thing Jester has ever published (page 14) National stereotyping, with […]

The 2006-07 school year has contained multitudes. In fact, it may just be the most eventful year Columbia’s had since… well, the year before. Remember Matthew Fox? The Chung-Diamond “scandal”? “Don’t Be a Pussy”? “Epilogue to Our Crime & Punishment: A Petition“? Bwog certainly does, so step into the Wayback machine – you’re about to […]

The Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal has fired another salvo in their ongoing feud against Jester, claiming responsibility for the recent disappearance of 700 issues of the most recent Jester issue. They’ve placed the once-missing issues all over campus, and attached a message: “Jester Promotes Scientific Fallacies.” The full-page manifesto contains many of the CUSJ grievances, a […]

Jester is not happy. All of Jester‘s remaining new issues–at least 700 of them–have disappeared from the Student Government Office, where they were waiting patiently for distribution on Monday. If anyone has seen Jester‘s issues, please let them know, and if you yourself are the culprit, well then shame on you.  What are you going […]