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The Hopeless Turn to Craigslist to Find a New Year's Eve Date

The Hopeless Turn to Craigslist to Find a New Year's Eve Date

Christmas is over, and now, all that stands between us and the year 2009 is New Year’s Eve.

 

While those conjoined at the hip to their significant others are all set, the rest of us are left scrambling to find someone, somewhere to kiss when the ball drops.

 

Nobody wants to be the loveless loser in the corner who arrives at the New Year’s Eve ...

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Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the 21st Amendment: Get Your Repeal Day Drink On

Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the 21st Amendment: Get Your Repeal Day Drink On

Today is the anniversary of a great day in history: 75 years ago, on this day in 1933, the 21st amendment was passed. For those lacking in their Constitution knowledge, that little legal language ended the Prohibition and thus put a stop to a nationwide ban on booze.
 

You know what that means… bring on the binge drinking!
 

To celebrate the fr...

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Colleges That Copied Yale Now Banging Proverbial Heads Against Wall

Colleges That Copied Yale Now Banging Proverbial Heads Against Wall

There are several great things you can learn about from your friends: hot new bands, hot new freshmen, almost anything really. Perhaps, however, colleges ought not have been so keen on acting like lemmings and treating Yale like the cool, pretty cheerleader in high school, because now they’re suffering. Back in the day, Yale was all over the alt...

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Worst Comic Book Idea Ever: Batman RIP

Worst Comic Book Idea Ever: Batman RIP

Batman, lovingly known to Cheetos-devouring denizens of comic book forums as The Dark Knight, cannot die.

 

He simply cannot. Bruce Wayne is a mere mortal, but Batman is a herculean icon, capable of accomplishing superhuman feats with the flick of a pinky.

 

Apparently, DC Comics missed this memo, however, because they’ve deemed it fit to kill o...

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NYU Night Owls All Over Insomnia Cookies

NYU Night Owls All Over Insomnia Cookies

Insomnia cookies is not a euphemism for Adderall, Ritalin, or any other ADD prescription drugs abused by college students circa finals and midterms; it’s a business that delivers desserts to four college campuses late night. Located near NYU, the term Insomnia Cookies was originally coined by a bunch of UPenn kiddies.


Thaindian News reports:

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Plan B Should be Your Plan F

Plan B  Should be Your Plan F

I had heard good things about Plan B -- a New York City club on the Lower East Side -- and was excited to check it out. My first disappointment was as soon as I stepped through the door. In contrast to the flashy pictures on the website, the interior looks like a hole in the wall bar (see above). I pity people who have their birthday parties the...

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Sex and The City Movie Sequel Coming, NYU Students Collectively Groan

Sex and The City Movie Sequel Coming, NYU Students Collectively Groan

NYU students watch out… just when you thought it was safe to enjoy the trendy spots in the city, Sex and the City is back to ruin it. People magazine is reporting that Kim Cattrall has confirmed that there will be a sequel to the popular movie:

The actress appeared on Britain's The Paul O'Grady Show, with guest-host Spice Girl Melanie Brown.

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Overheard in OTR's Instant Messenger Box: The Disenfranchised New York Voter

Overheard in OTR's Instant Messenger Box: The Disenfranchised New York Voter

If you haven’t voted already, run – don’t walk – to your nearest voting center.

 

It doesn’t matter if you “rock the vote” for John McCain, Barack Obama or Ralph Nader; just vote so you don’t end up disenfranchised like this distraught, mildly delusional New York City college student:

[Redacted]: “don't let shackles hurt you when this country ...

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UCLA, NYU, & U-Dub Kids Vote for Babeland Sex Toys (and Democracy)

UCLA, NYU, & U-Dub Kids Vote for Babeland Sex Toys (and Democracy)

Tomorrow on election day, you can vote to get your rocks off— literally. The sex shop Babeland is doing its part to support the democratic process, incentivizing voting by offering free sex toys to voters.

 

MSNBC reports:

Just when you thought it was safe to focus on the issues in this historic election season, a chain of sex toy shops has joi...

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Set the Thriller Record This Halloween, NYU Unite!

Set the Thriller Record This Halloween, NYU Unite!

There’s lots of ways to celebrate Halloween: getting dressed up, getting undressed, dunking for candied apples, etc., etc. But at the end of the day, what do you have to show for it? A lousy toothache? A slapped ass? You can do better than that!

 

Why not commit fully to a greater endeavor, a venture of glory and honor and Michael Jackson? Curre...

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