2008 Woodie Awards
Our society is at the point where marital infidelity is becoming less taboo and even encouraged, which has opened doors for its exploitation by the comic geniuses. In the latest comedy remake, I Think I Love My Wife, based on Eric Rhomer's L'Amour l'après-midi, Chris Rock (Head of State) draws material from his stand-up shows into the making of the film which he co-wrote, directed and starred.
Fantasies, they can be deceiving. The appearance of someone new coming around; rippling muscles, a pretty smile, nice lips and shakin' hips, these are all things capable of confusing someone into thinking they don't want to be with their current boyfriend or girlfriend.
No stranger to risqué photographs of its undergrads, The University of Massachusetts has had one student pose for Playboy earlier this year and now has a contestant in Spike TV's Bracket Babes competition. Candice Valetutti, a sophomore psychology major and education minor, found an ad for the Spike TV contest on facebook.
This weekend University of Massachusetts students received the annual "don't be stupid just because it's spring" e-mail from the administration, which can only mean that spring is on its way. Yes, "O-hill" is great for drum circles, acoustic guitars, frisbee, blankets and sun-bathers alike, but life does exist beyond the UMass campus.
Reunion tours can sometimes be used to make money after a once-successful band's popularity dissolves. The shows on these tours are usually superficial, over-priced and often seem unnecessary. Fortunately for the crowd at Northampton's Pearl Street Ballroom Thursday night, Sebadoh does not give these types of shows.