Posts by Matt Klimerman

WHEN WE PUT UP A STUDY BREAK ABOUT A #WHATSHOULDWECALLME SPIN-OFF THAT JUST DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENS IN A .GIF IN ALL CAPS AND THEN POSTS THE .GIF BELOW.

Like your grandma, the cultural clusterfuck that is Carly Rae Jepsen’s single “Call Me Maybe” has become worn out, overplayed and just downright old. We didn’t think it could be done, but this British dude managed to give the song a major facelift. A British accent makes everything better. Kudos.

In a total reversal of roles, Wesleyan booked our very own super-producer Nico Jaar ’12 to perform at its Spring Fling in May. Wesleyan alums Das Racist, MGMT, and Santigold have all graced our Spring Weekend stage in recent years (2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively), and we are thrilled to return the favor and up our indie cred in the process.

Now in its 23rd season, The Simpsons is the longest-running sitcom in American television history. The show continues to make headlines as it surprises its viewers: It recently “dissed” Fox News during Fox’s 25th anniversary celebration and finally revealed what state the Simpsons actually live in (Oregon). So, if you happen to have 48 minutes to spare, here is a supercut of every appearance “Itchy & Scratchy” has made on the show over the past 504 episodes. Enjoy!

Go work out in the beautiful new gym!  Afterwards, grab some healthy munchies at the Poppy’s Café!

“You’re Totally Awesome” is a podcast featuring students from all over Brown University and finding out what makes them excited about college and life. These are people you have seen around in your classes, out at night, or maybe even on stage. Aaron Nam ’12, the creator and facilitator of “You’re Totally Awesome,” says there are “so many great people around that we all want to catch up with before we leave this beautiful ecosystem that is college” and uses this as an opportunity to spotlight them. Think of it as an amalgamation of our Students who do cool things and Last Call, but with video. You can find more YTA interviews at namosaur.blogspot.com and on iTunes.

Aaron sat down with Gillian Brassil, head of the BCA, to talk shop, and this is what she said:

For more information, check out Gillian on  YTA’s website. We, of course, decided to stick around and interrogate Aaron about this awesome venture. [Read more →]

Here are some of our favorite Facebook statuses to come out of this morning’s clusterfuck:

Birmingham Small Arms Company:

Facebook seems to think that BSA stands for Birmingham Small Arms Co., a now defunct major motorcycle, firearm, and machine production conglomerate in the UK. I guess their algorithm for determining this works better for topics like Christmas or Jeremy Lin.

Hall of Fame:

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While it was no BlogDailyGerald, Google came up with some pretty ingenious “new products” to celebrate April Fools’ Day, ranging from 8-bit Google maps to Google Chrome “multi-task” mode, which introduces a second cursor to your browsing experience.  WaPo has a good round-up here.