Tuesday, July 01, 2008

The Devil’s Consultant

By Zachary Gottlieb, Staff Columnist

And so summer has begun. Despite the persistent rain, barbeque grills still flare with the conflagrating promise of charred meats and a fireside recitation of Hesiod’s Theogony. Yes, you’re a big bad sophomore, and it’s the eponymous summer of your life. A nihilistic approach should be natural, laudable and liberating. After two years of work, perhaps we’ve earned a trip to old Camp Dartmouth. No other time could be better for the hedonist; the guilty pleasure of R & R weighs not upon our collective conscience. And the LORD saw this, and it was good. More »

Profane Tank

By Sam Buntz, Staff Columnist

A light has gone out of the world: George Carlin is dead. Not only was he a brilliant comedian, but a fierce opponent of dogmatism and political correctness. In an obituary in Tuesday’s New York Times, Jerry Seinfeld wrote of his friend’s performances, “It was like the naughtiest, most fun grown-up you ever met was reading you a bedtime story.” More »