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.

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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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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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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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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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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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