I don’t think there is anyone on campus. No one. At all. OK, so maybe there are 3 or 4 in the library, a few groups in the dining halls and some random clusters that form their own late night basement dance parties, but, really, where is everyone? Still abroad? Newly abroad? Still stranded in Newark? Just at home? Or are they hibernating in their dorms because, let’s face it, it’s wicked cold right now? Oh well, it doesn’t really matter because you don’t have to go outside to read any of these articles:
- TELEVISION: It’s like “Project Runway” over at NBC (or something from Advocate magazine). Is Leno in or is he out? And Conan? Jimmy? Also in television this week, “Lost” fans and Obama actually had to battle it out over who is going to own Groundhog Day this year. Wars all around.
- GOOGLE: Google made headlines this week with it’s new “Nexus One” phone, which has its problems, and because it’s going to face more taxes in France, probably because it’s the #1 word in the English language.
- REALITY: This week, Giuliani tried to claim that there were no domestic terror attacks when G.W. Bush was president. Umm…Fortunately, the NYT punches us back to reality this morning with four heavy-hitting, reality-checking editorials on China, Women, Obama and Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction. Hello 2010.
- POLIO: There are 2 very disturbing things about the idea that the Taliban is helping to fight the spread of polio. First, that the Taliban is cooperating with anyone. Second, that polio still even exists. Just proves that, at the end of the day, we all want the same thing.
- STAYING WARM: For the best tips on how to stay warm, check out Lifehacker, The Daily Beast and GQ. Food seems to be a recurring theme in all of these articles. Works for me.
- GAY MARRIAGE: Since mid-December, Mexico and Portugal have approved gay marriage while New Jersey shot it down. Typical. Now, some Republicans are defending Prop. 8 in court and want it to be on YouTube.
- BOOKS: Looks like Sarah Palin started a trend. For the next decade, political tell-alls and memoirs are going to be the new fiction must-reads. RNC Chair Michael Steele can’t remember when he wrote his. Jenny Sanford, whose husband went hiking in the Adirondacks this year, probably has nothing nice to say. Elizabeth Edwards apparently really did live in hell on earth. And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said some not very PC things about Obama.When will Dodd publish his?
Video of the Week: The security breach in Newark last Sunday just turned out to be a Rutgers student who, excited at having a real woman for a girlfriend, wanted to kiss her goodbye. Dude, everyone knows all things “Love Actually” related must come before the holidays.
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Fantastic rundown of the week!