Author: Alicia Caffero
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Animal Collective: Change is hard, and I’m ill-equipped
Animal Collective has recently come out with a new EP, The Painters. And just as the title suggests, it has some striking similarities with their most recent album Painting With. While the first song “Kinda Bonkers” gives the same rhythmic, slightly tribal chaos of old Animal Collective, there’s something simplistic about it. This cannot be…
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Whine and Dine: Krystal
As the morning dawned, I groaned. Groaned for myself. Groaned for the crumpling reality we know as life. But more importantly, groaned because my stomach was telling me that if there wasn’t any food inside it now, I would probably wouldn’t like the next two hours. So I decided to say f*ck it and headed…
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DEAR TEDDY HOME FUR THE HOLIDAYS
Dear Teddy, I’m home for the holidays, but I don’t have friends and I have trouble getting along with my parents. How do I survive? Thanks, Hermit Hank Hank, Outlive them. It’s a dog eat dog world, get creative. Bon Appétit, Teddy Dear Teddy, Why do cigarettes have to cost so much money? Thanks, Smokey…
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OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY
With every holiday season comes the inevitable release of a new Christmas comedy, last year’s being The Night Before. This year’s movie, Office Christmas Party, shows a family business run by sibling rivals after the founding father dies. The movie is successfully funny and the cast is star-studded, but the sheer amount of clichés made…
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KOALATY ADVICE ON HOW TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAYS:
You’ve been away at college, experiencing freedom for weeks on end, but now you’re home. The distance of school is gone and once the holiday parties start, you can’t run from Auntie Betty’s constant questioning. “How’s school? Are you behaving? Why do you look so tired? Is that blood on your shirt?” If you do…
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THANKSGIVING VS CHRISTMAS: KEEP YOUR CAROLS AT HOME!
Listen all you Thanksgiving haters out there, I’ve got some notes for you. You cannot just skip a holiday like it doesn’t exist because number one, sorry it does and number two, without Thanksgiving, the Christmas season would never even begin. Some of you think it starts on November 1st but that’s like the department stores…
