Stories by Patrick St. Michel

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Today I found out where I’ll be living in Japan, an announcement that relieved my fear of ending up living ...

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Before today, I didn’t know what a jerboa was. But after visiting Gawker (errrr, Defamer? I usually only visit Deadspin, ...

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Oh, I love episodes like “Social Studies,” because they allow me to simply say you should just watch the darn ...

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First off, I have to thank Dan Camponovo for stepping in for me last night. And he did a great ...

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Instead of doing boring activities like go to class or starting my paper, I spent Thursday wandering around the Lakefill ...

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The key with this video is that no cats were hurt, even though they are getting bopped on the head ...

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We expect a lot from dogs — to be man’s best friend, to be adorable, to bark at whatever moving ...

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Greek’s recent foray into faux-lesbianism came to an end tonight when Rebecca, who has been grappling with whether she likes ...

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Inspired by The Daily Bunny (sent to me by Megan Friedman) and the fact I’ve been listening to the new ...

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I’ve been helping on updating the NU housing guide for most of the day (look for the updated version sometime ...

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Photo by Gilles Gonthier on Flickr licensed under Creative Commons No words, only chipmunks. Photo by Gilles Gonthier on Flickr ...

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Boy I’ve had an annoying day! I had to wake up extra early, traffic was terrible so I was late ...

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Some feline cuteness for those of you who went the days sans Chicago Cubs

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The good, the bad, the ugly: a quick run-down of this week's episode of Greek

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The first time I saw the “Bring MIKE POSNER to Dillo Day!!!! (please)” Facebook event, I assumed Posner was just ...

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Don’t let that headline fool you — no pandas were actually harmed in any of these videos. At least I ...

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Cute Animal Blog’s official Twitter hit the big time this weekend — we logged our 1000th follower! Watch out Real ...

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After four difficult years at Northwestern, this writer is taking a different path.

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday (don’t forget to call your mom, yo) and to celebrate this lovely holiday, let’s watch ...

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With only 23 days left before the happiest day of the Northwestern year, Mayfest has been mum about which musical ...

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I mean really, these next few videos will leave you feeling good regardless of your position on the cat-dog debate. ...

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In this installment of “meet a cute animal you didn’t know existed,” we say salutations to the caviidae, better known ...

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It has been a long time since Greek had an episode overflowing with twists and turns like “Dearly Beloved.” Let’s ...

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I have no midterms, no papers and no pressing assignments. And yet, I’m completely exhausted and just want to pass ...

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YouTube has given us plenty of great cute animal-themed songs, from the “Nom Nom Nom Song” to the eternal “Hamster ...

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Photo by foxxyz on Flickr under Creative Commons. Bird skateboarding is apparently a very active sub-culture. There is an entire ...

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The first round of the NBA Playoffs is almost over, and you know what that means … only another month ...

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My favorite animal finds on YouTube always end up being the profiles devoted to an entire animal. Tonight, I found ...

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Terrible confession time: I tend to watch Greek in a public location, on the Northwestern campus no less. I also ...

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Last time we checked in on this Japanese cat, he was wandering around with a box on his head. A ...

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By now, you’ve probably seen the minor Internet video hit that is a slow loris (I was originally told it ...

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I’m struggling to come up with a good introduction for this skunk-themed post — I’ve already tackled the classic “skunks ...

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The headline says it all.

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Apologies for this being late. I only was able to catch a few scenes of Greek this week. But instead ...

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It seems far too early in the quarter for midterms. But I have one tomorrow, and I’m sure they are ...

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Photo courtesy of lovz2boost on Flickr under Creative Commons Tomorrow isn’t just another boring Tuesday – it’s also Free Cone ...

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Though I love most modern technology (check out our Twitter, by the way), I still get terrified at the thought ...

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In this week's Invasion of Privacy, we stopped by Unicorn Cafe and asked people for the last text message they received.

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It’s a crazy time at Northwestern right now. People actually sort of care about the ASG presidental runoff! It’s getting ...

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Clarification appended One round of ASG voting just wasn’t enough, apparently. Bill Pulte and Mike McGee ran closely enough to ...

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I thought the world’s orangutan population was doing just peachy, but turns out I don’t know anything. According to this ...

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Before tonight, I had no idea what a guanaco was. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, however, I now ...

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Is Fisher, one of the newest characters to enter the Greek-verse, also the worst? Played by Andrew J. West, Fisher ...

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Great news from the world of journalism today – the Chicago Tribune is cutting 20 percent of its newsroom staff. ...

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Last Thursday, I said we wouldn’t devote an entire post to rabbits just because Easter was on the horizon. Well, ...

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The obvious animal to feature in tonight’s post would be the rabbit. With Easter only days away and a bag ...

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After the sad news out of Memphis yesterday, let’s have some positive zoo news. The Cincinnati Zoo has a new ...

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Bad news out of Memphis, where Ya Ya the giant panda isn’t actually pregnant. To try and ignore this unfortunate ...

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Well, Jesse McCartney isn’t just a new actor on Greek; he’s now one of the dominant story lines for this ...

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I was all ready to just absolutely hate this week, what with the fact it actually snowed (in April, I ...

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Learn more about the hip-hop group slated to perform on Dillo Day.

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A friend today told me to make tonight’s post about raccoons because “people should get to know the animals on ...

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Ever feel like you just can’t be good at something? Ever have a dream, but realize that it may be ...

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We don’t feature nearly enough birds on this blog and slow motion is pretty sweet (I could watch this video ...

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The long, cold, sad winter is finally over, and you know what that means: Greek is back! Last season ended ...

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Sure, it’s a new quarter, but that won’t stop me from posting a Cute Animal Blog staple — cats with ...

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Ahhhhh, another quarter has come and gone. This is the last Cute Animal Post for a bit (though you can ...

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Watch the epic (and adorable) battle between a tortise and its tomato.

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This video has been getting a lot of YouTube play in the past month, and if you haven’t seen it, ...

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You know when you have a really bad Monday and you feel really bad at the end of the day? ...

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I’m going to be honest – I have a lot of work to do tonight, so I’m not putting tons ...

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Most advertising is beyond terrible, so when an ad actually grabs my attention and makes me not want to destroy ...

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And the debate is over. The First Family has decided to get a Portuguese Water Dog. Sorry goldendoodle, your time ...

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Popular Science explains why-- scientifically-- we go "awww" at cute animals

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Know what’s great to do, Northwestern? Share! Sharing is fun, whether it be sharing snacks, hugs, classes you should take ...

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I originally wanted to come up with some sort of Oscar-themed post, but decided the only way I could pull ...

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This cat is really fascinated by this Macintosh computer. Or maybe it just really frustrates him. That’s how I feel ...

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Hey, the temperature went and plummeted! And it’s snowing. I thought we might have escaped the wrath of winter and ...

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This video reminds me of a fantasy a bunch of my friends had back in freshman year of college — ...

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Photo by Amy Weiss, courtesy of Danny Fleishman. It seems, to me at least, that most Northwestern students keep personal ...

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Tonight, I’ve decided to spotlight the yellow Lab. Why, you ask? I don’t know. Someone suggested it, and I’m going ...

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By the time you’ve started reading this, Northwestern’s men’s basketball team will probably have either stepped a tiny bit closer ...

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Everything seems to be going reasonably well at the moment for Northwestern. Students can expect a new Apple store in ...

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I’m drawing a blank on what else to say about this video of two foxes jumping on a trampoline. Maybe ...

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Our staff reviews 100 chocolates you can buy in Evanston.

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Valentine’s Day is coming! People with love in their life, rejoice! Everyone else, try not to be too depressed. Since ...

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This deer had quite the dramatic birth, but seems to have turned out fine, and especially cute. Just look at ...

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I realize we haven’t featured many “exotic” animals on here recently (the orangutan was pretty far-out), but would an emu ...

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Midway through midterm week, and I’m guessing most Northwestern students who just haven’t given up on studying are feeling the ...

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Really, if that headline doesn’t make your heart fuzz up, you are probably a monster.

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A look over at Weather.com tells me I shouldn’t care much about what Punxsutawney Phil has to predict regarding more ...

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If you read through NBN’s liveblog of the Super Bowl commercials, one of our biggest complaints was the missing Miller ...

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It’s Super Bowl Sunday, so forgive me if I can’t come up with some in-depth story about pandas riding bikes ...

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Instant analysis of all of the big game's commercials.

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You might have heard of this little thing called the Super Bowl, happening this Sunday. But whatever, Animal Planet is ...

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The Cardinals couldn't win, could they?

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Have you seen The Wrestler? If you have, I think the story behind this animal echoes that Mickey Rourke film, ...

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Remember puppy cam? The world went wild for a bunch of Shiba Inu dogs and their adorable antics captured live ...

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The other day, I had a brief conversation with someone regarding the cuteness of sloths. They said a creature so ...

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Here’s a great reminder that sometimes, we can put our differences aside (in this situation, the fact that one of ...

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The title says it all, and I’m feeling too sick to come up with something clever to add on to ...

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I have no witty way of introducing this video of a baby squirrel drinking milk besides the tired-and-true “squirrels live ...

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Though the identity crisis this young goat faces later in life makes this clip a little less adorable, we can ...

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Disclaimer: NBN is not responsible for any money, cars or significant others lost in wagers made using our picks.

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Burger King’s latest attempt at “edgy” advertising, the “Whopper Sacrifice” Facebook application, which rewarded you a coupon for a free ...

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My computer tells me the current temperature outside is negative nine degrees. I feel operating a university in these conditions ...

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Feeling blue? Life at Northwestern got you down? Just turning blue because of the sub-zero temperatures? Well, here is some ...

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Check out this video of friends making popcorn with their cellphones. Pretty crazy, right? These videos have apparently been online ...

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Cats interacting with inanimate objects — they’re staples here at Cute Animal Blog. And tonight, that’s all you get! Blame ...

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So, don’t know if you missed it (hope you did), but the NFL Divisional Playoffs went down this weekend, and ...

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It’s one thing to film your pet doing stuff and put it up on YouTube. It’s an entirely different thing ...

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The next few days should be trying times for a large chunk of the Northwestern population, and that’s not even ...

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One writer predicts the winners in this weekend's NFL playoffs.

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Those wacky Brits are at it again. England has a squirrel problem according to The New York Times (including some ...

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Northwestern has produced a lot of talented musical artists. Andrew Bird, Rachael Yamagata, Steve Albini, the list goes on. Dem ...

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A comparison of big 'ol Northwestern and Chipotle-barren Williams.

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We’re only two days into the new quarter, but I think the strain of classes is already hitting folks around ...

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Much to everyone’s dismay, winter quarter has begun here at NU. I don’t need to tell you why the next ...

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Northwestern fans tailgated outside of the Alamodome in San Antonio hours before the Wildcats were to face Missouri in the Alamo Bowl.

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One of NU's top sports blogs, Lake the Posts, breaks down the game.

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Football coach Pat Fitzgerald spoke at the final pre-bowl press conference.

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An NU routine set to "Eye of The Tiger" accidentally got Missouri fans on their feet too.

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You'll have to cross through Missouri, but there are neat sites to check out.

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This blog has written (quite mentally, in retrospect) about Tama, the stationmaster cat, before. For those new to the party, ...

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Let’s get straight to tonight’s video: an adorable monkey eating an apple slice. Shout out to Cute Overload for posting ...

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Some of YouTube's greatest videos are being shot in dorm next door.

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By now, you’ve surely seen the Shiba Inu puppy cam. If you’ve missed this webcam footage of puppies mostly sleeping ...

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Hey, the King of Pop is back in the news! To celebrate, here is a video of a bird doing ...

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To honor my current state of mind (so tired), here are a few videos of animals dozing off or already ...

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It took me a good five-minutes to remember the difference between a manicure and a pedicure after seeing this video ...

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This weekend the Northwestern football team plays its most important game of the year. This late in the season, every ...

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Though I pride myself on “knowing a lot about music,” I’m ashamed to admit I have no real idea what ...

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I don’t want to pass judgement on any animals, but something must be up with this cat if he always ...

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Northwestern, I sense some general grumpiness drifting out of Evanston, and I don’t like it. Maybe it’s because winter has ...

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The Taronga Zoo in Sydney has a new addition to their family, and the little guy is a lot cuter ...

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So many great pieces of animal media, so little time. Since I can’t come up with a better theme (I’ll ...

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First off, sorry for the lack of a post yesterday, but for once the biggest thrill of my night wasn’t ...

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The NBA – where terror happens. The Houston Rockets, in an effort to traumatize their fan base, went all Candid ...

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The record store was an interesting place to explore, but the magic soon faded.

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The folks over at PETA are at it again! The group, best known for turning the extremely noble cause of ...

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This goat knows what Halloween is all about. It’s not about getting a bag load of fun sized Snickers or ...

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To keep up with the two big events happening in the coming week, feel free to interpret these videos of ...

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Note: Seeing as this was the season finale of Greek, it would only be natural for a blog about Greek ...

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And the clear winner for heartwarming video of the day goes to this news report. Cutest shot comes at the ...

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My favorite holiday is only a few calendar pages away and, even though I won’t be trick-or-treating this year, I’m ...

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I want this upcoming week to fly by. Not because I want the taste of yesterday’s humiliating loss to Indiana ...

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Finally, someone found an awesome use for all those extra Segways nobody wanted to buy. Courtesy of the only venue ...

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The other day NBN ran an interview with Erica Hart, the president of Studio 22, about a film she was ...

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Greek flirted with a seldom seen topic in this week’s episode. No, not classes…they still don’t go to those. I’m ...

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The headline really says it all. Courtesy of Funny Or Die comes this short clip of once-uncute celebrity Natalie Portman ...

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I realize cats have dominated this space recently, but the feline species just keeps delivering hit after hit. Today, we ...

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Northwestern’s football team pulled off something big yesterday — by slappin’ up Purdue, the ‘Cats now have enough wins to ...

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It’s homecoming weekend, the time of year a bunch of alumni return to campus in order to eat food and ...

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The NBN blog system works in very strange ways. I finished up my latest Greek post last night and sent ...

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WARNING: HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD. TURN BACK IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW. It’s that time in the Greek season where ...

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Some animals don’t need lengthy introductions. Baby sloths, in all their slow-mo beauty, are one such creature. And heck, how ...

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Children’s book legend and wearer-of-awesome-hats Paddington Bear turns 50 years old today, and I’d be remiss to not celebrate one ...

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‘Twas not a good weekend for Northwestern. But let’s not dwell on how our school lost all potential respect once ...

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I wrote (very briefly) about Japanese monkey waiters last year. Nobody commented, nobody cared. They went on their merry way, ...

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The economic situation in America looks pretty bad at the moment, but remember that everything could be worse. No, seriously. ...

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In the most lopsided dilemma I’ve ever faced, I had to choose between watching the second presidential debate and tonight’s ...

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For all you souls smart enough to not be following the MLB playoffs (or who gave up after the Cubs ...

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The eloquently titled “pin ball kittys to cute” would qualify as adorable based on the raw footage of cats playing ...

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Back in May, the world caught its first glimpse of Disney’s latest tour de force Beverly Hills Chihuahua, a film ...

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There are myriad reasons to hate Sarah Palin. Just search her name on YouTube and you’ll find enough videos to ...

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I can’t criticize (too much) someone who devotes an entire two minutes of YouTube time to a video of parakeet, ...

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I realize people don’t need a good reason for watching a TV show. Two and a Half Men is still ...

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Two facts about the below video: 1. The hamster featured in this short clip sure is cute. Is there any ...

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If you have 13 seconds to spare in your busy life, watch this video of a cat interacting with a ...

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In case you’ve been too busy figuring out how to look hot while playing Rock Band, the world is pretty ...

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I didn’t know the National Geographic Channel boasted a show called DogTown that’s not actually about skateboard decks. But, apparently, ...

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Since tonight’s episode of Greek gave me zero ideas for a lead-in feature and the most important election since “what ...

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I see by the sea of Facebook status updates that the first day of classes caught a lot of people ...

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The fine folks at A&O Productions kept their superb college-concert streak strong, announcing today that America’s favorite sentimental dudes Death ...

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A friendly reminder: Even the cutest animals can have dangerous skills that humans shouldn’t meddle with. Brightly-colored frogs may look ...

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Northwestern hosts 0-3 powerhouse Ohio this Saturday at Ryan Field, and for many bright-eyed freshmen (and possibly some slow-to-learn upperclassmen) ...

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Northwestern’s campus doesn’t just contain students and the occassional Jew for Jesus. It also hides a fine variety of critters, ...

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The addition of nerdy-but-lovable Max to Greek has created some much-needed new plot directions for a show often bogged down ...

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Having any trouble choosing what classes you should take for the upcoming quarter? Well, stop comparing Intro to Sociology and ...

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Salutations freshmen! If you are reading this, you’ve probably finished settling into your room and shuttled mom and pop off ...

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Greek solidified a new running gag during tonight’s 21-themed episode. After only having the recurring jokes of “Ashleigh is dumb” ...

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The only thing missing from “Crush Landing” was a laugh track and a wacky neighbor. Greek rolled out enough sitcom ...

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After taking a few big steps forward last season toward becoming a consistently good TV series, ABC Family’s flagship show ...

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Beneath all the relationship drama, bad puns and Casie-Cappie stuff, the season finale of Greek touched on the very theme ...

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I couldn’t watch Greek in my usual viewing location, so I had to watch it in my old dorm’s TV ...

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Dillo Day is officially done and the calendar turns to June. That means summer is definitely here (or at least ...

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They show a more complex president than you think.

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Sometimes, cute animals are flawed. And then you have Skeeter the Narcoleptic Poodle, one adorable doggy who also falls asleep ...

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A new video has hit the web featuring Los Angeles Lakers superstar and NBA MVP Kobe Bryant dunking a basketball ...

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Northwestern’s favorite day of the year looms, and I’m sure you don’t need any help getting excited for NU’s most ...

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With the Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Playoffs, MLB regular season and Belmont Stakes going on, it’s a great time to ...

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Northwestern owes students a good education, not an amazing speaker.

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Still feeling down about the big graduation announcement? Try cheering yourself up by voting in Today’s puppy poll! Choose which ...

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Whether or not you like that Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley will be Northwestern’s commencement speaker this year, seniors have ...

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Puppies are cute, but waiting for them to grow up can take a really long time, and can also be ...

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The world of Greek contains plenty of references to the Internet, from shots of characters using instant messaging to people ...

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(And how does a moose make it on this list?)

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I’ll leave it to the music blog to critique this song, but the fresh-out-the-kitchen video for rock band Weezer’s new ...

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If you glance over the “Pets and Animals” page on YouTube right now, you’ll notice a lot of screenshots of ...

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Few musical outfits have the genre-jumping appeal of Chicago rap duo The Cool Kids. Their clever rhymes and retro beats ...

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Here’s an Internet milestone; FOX Broadcasting is creating a new TV series called Hole in the Wall based off the ...

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Hillary backers, just give it up already. Obama’s more or less wrapped up the nomination, barring a revelation he enjoys ...

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Being a junior-almost-senior, the prospect of having to actually find a job in the “real world” leaves me terrified. But, ...

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Yes, we should all try to be friends with each other and hold hands in a field of poppies singing ...

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Consider this the Gone With The Wind of hamster videos. At 8:25 long, this isn’t for those types of people ...

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I think there might be some sort of hidden commentary on society buried in this video. I just can’t find ...

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Like a good drug, this week’s episode of Greek made me drowsy at points, but ultimately served its purpose well ...

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This is a pretty simple-ish game to play if you get bored during the usually dull set of Monday classes. ...

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I don’t know how this baby hamster ended up on a piano in the first place, or why the person ...

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Back in the rootin’, tootin’ lawless early years of Facebook, tons of fictional characters maintained profiles on the social network ...

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Cute Animal Blog readers, I usually don’t ask for your help. I just throw a video of a red panda ...

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I once owned a parakeet. He was pretty rad. I miss my parakeet sometimes. Here are two parakeets being cool.

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So, one of the most evil people in recorded history is now an Internet phenom. The trend, as the Wired ...

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There I was, just sifting through YouTube videos when I stumbled upon a video of a dog holding a press ...

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Why getting stuff named after you isn't all that great.

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Only in Japan can a monkey work in a bar getting people drinks. I’m also going to go out on ...

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Jumping off a recent post where I emphasized how terrible John McCain is, this blog emerges. Titled “Things younger than ...

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OK, we already bashed Chicago Cubs fans and their inability to make decent music, so time to give them their ...

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Tuesday’s high is supposed to be 70 degrees and, barring typical Midwestern terribleness, the weather should be reaching a point ...

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Though not the strongest writing device around, one-off characters can add a special spice to a television show. Greek features ...

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Our brother in blogging Tech Express revealed a terrifying creature last night by posting the trailer to a new Disney ...

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All weekend long, one question has weighed heavily on my mind: What breed of dog is featured in the video ...

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Now, I don’t think anyone should be ranking mothers on any scale today (we are supposed to celebrate how awesome ...

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OK, the last time I tried highlighting a video where a cat ran on a treadmill, the response was tepid. ...

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Remember how Northwestern launched a YouTube channel a few months ago? Well, if you feel bad not checking the page ...

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The film is like a kid on too much sugar: a high-energy mess.

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How I stumbled upon fickla01’s collection of ferret music videos, I’m not certain. What I do know is, someone in ...

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Don’t need much setup for this one. It’s just three videos (all courtesy of kerofer02 on YouTube) of cats playing ...

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Block Cinema screens Pee-Wee's Big Adventure this weekend.

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Kermit the Frog always seemed a little melancholy, especially when he sang “Rainbow Connection.” But the amphibious puppet never came ...

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Do you know that sense you get when something you’ve been following is finding its groove and becoming the best ...

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First off, big ups to the person featured in this video, because I would have melted into a cartoon fear ...

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About two weeks ago, the Northwestern Facebook network was blessed with Facebook Chat by the Patron Saint of Procrastination, Mark ...

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Meet the student-vampires of Dead City Productions.

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I think that the horse post below this one was a bit too heavy. Hey, how about a dog licking ...

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Just four teams are still playing, but they're all pretty darn good.

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First off, thanks to NBNer Dagny Salas for pointing this video out. Titled “The Empire Strikes Barack,” it’s a video ...

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Looks like Barbaro’s got some company in famous horse heaven. Eight Belles, a filly who finished second at this weekend’s ...

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Hundo the Fun Dolphin, born in Fall Quarter, died Sunday after his owner, Patrick St. Michel, euthanized him by deleting ...

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Photo by Charlie is here on Flickr. The musically themed fun continues on Cute Animal Blog, as today we present ...

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Unlike the seemingly always-available characters on Greek, I have classes to contend with during the week, which explains why this ...

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But Iron Man isn't brawling with Osama just yet.

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Let’s cut right to the chase — big props to my latest bookmarked Web site Ultra Kawaii (tagline: “so cute ...

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Being mysterious on Facebook is a mighty challenging task, given one of the main reasons for joining the college-social-networking-site-turned-worldwide-monster is ...

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This one is dedicated to all the people who don’t get any sleep and feel like collapsing during the middle ...

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Popular culture portrays the skunk as a scourge to humanity, a beast who lives only to spray stinky liquid on ...

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I don’t know much about the recentlly-finished drama The Wire. I saw a few episodes and thought it was good, ...

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Remember when England was funny? Like, with Benny Hill running around to wacky music, or this chestnut. Heck, anyone who ...

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Humans aren’t the only creatures who need a little mouth-on-mouth action every once in a while to feel alive. So ...

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Women's tennis knocks out lacrosse to top this week's power rankings.

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I feel for you, kitty! Sometimes I don’t want to get out of bed, let alone walk, let alone run ...

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Despite midnight runs to Midway and parking tickets.

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Last night, British rock group Foals performed in Chicago, and it was a pretty sweet show. Very sweet. Since I’m ...

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I know a lot of people who hate children, speaking ill of tots because they are loud and gross and ...

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It has been a while since I’ve found an Internet game capable of taking over my entire life (especially during ...

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You can come out of the underground tunnels now, the prospies are finally leaving campus to wrap themselves in a ...

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Folks, insanity comes in many forms. Some people start yelling uncontrollably when they lose their minds. Others begin hallucinating. The ...

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The mere fact that someone gathered so many cute cats onto a couch warrants a blog post by itself. But ...

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I usually laugh at stupid holidays focusing on nature, such as Arbor Day and Hug-A-Tree Day. But I can approach ...

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Champaign indie pop outfit Headlights will perform at Northwestern May 16 in the Louis Room of Norris University Center at ...

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Well, this must have sucked. Back in 1999, a man got stuck in an elevator for 41 hours. And a ...

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The flashback: a writing device that ties up loose ends less obviously than a chatty narrator but not as subtly ...

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Another long week coming up, another post featuring cute dogs to make the start a little less rough. This week’s ...

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Breaking a NCAA record for straight wins at home, lacrosse is NU's top sport.

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Though not considered as adorable as most fluffy creatures, pot-bellied pigs do exhibit a lovable charm all their own. Take ...

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Warning: If you don’t like seeing people get hurt, avert your eyes. Especially if you get squemish when a man ...

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I tried to think of a clever way to make today’s post 4/20 related, but failed to find anything of ...

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Dogs got all of the attention a few hours ago; it’s time for talented cats to curl up in the ...

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A two-part video series in repetitive cuteness. The videos below feature exactly what the title of this post promises: a ...

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Though not as big as “Don’t tase me, bro,” this animation of Charlie the Unicorn on YouTube has received pretty ...

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Sorry about not getting this recap up sooner, but homework and other demands forced me to miss Greek on Monday, ...

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Wow, the weather today ruled. I didn’t need a sweater for the first time in about four months, and walked ...

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Looks like our friend over at The Party Art really spoke to somebody with this article. Except on a much ...

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Do you think orangutans are cute? Look at these pictures, and weigh in on the question that has haunted me ...

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The levels of hell for a 15-minute celebrity vary greatly from level to tepid level. At the top, a failed ...

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Both NU squads continued their remarkable winning streaks.

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Lhaso Apso sounds mysterious, like some far-off, mist-covered temple in South America, or a dish at a Swedish restaurant. Nope, ...

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Thank your lucky stars I didn’t go with my original post idea, an exploration of my favorite new pleasure: Pitchfork ...

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The inner-workings of this fair Web site may pleasantly shock you. Yes, on one side of the room sit the ...

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I wanted to write about how college kids know so much about balancing education with fun that they probably don’t ...

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Few gigs are as cushy and cuddly as this one — getting to scour the Internet for pictures of adorable ...

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Note to broadcast journalists: Never, ever report the news like the lady in the clip linked below did. During a ...

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This video of a tiger splashing around in a very small body of water makes me want summer to come ...

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ASG elections are coming: Do you know who you are going to vote for? NBN introduced you to the presidential ...

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This seal doesn’t really do anything of note, except be utterly adorable and huggable. Just look at the little fellow! ...

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The student band has released its first full-length album.

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Rick Astley Rick Astley Rick Astley. I bet you are absolutely sick of hearing about him or the concept of ...

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Never underestimate the fighting ability of a pillow. This feline fellow forgets what a wallop this bedtime staple can pack, ...

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First off, congrats to the University of Kansas for capturing the NCAA Basketball Championship, beating out the choke-tastic Memphis Tigers ...

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No character on Greek gets overlooked more than Dale, Rusty’s extremely awkward and religious roommate. Whereas every other character in ...

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And Softball blanked Ohio State (twice!) for an undefeated week.

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Everyone wants to be famous. If Sanjaya could do it, anybody should be able to and, thanks to the advent ...

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I’m up oh so late once again, and am hoping I can catch a few “z’s” before my first quiz ...

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Facebook just became even more essential to your life. Yes, it’s true, Facebook hopes to roll out Facebook Chat, an ...

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The weather rocks now, and, barring some sort of disastrous drop in the temperature, I think it’s safe to say ...

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Northwestern alumnus Charlton Heston died Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 84. Heston is best known for being ...

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Which of its four signature dogs tastes best?

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How important is communication? So important NU has an entire school devoted to it. But we can’t always talk to ...

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Continuing our parade of underexposed critters, today we have pics of Chinchillas on display. They may seem a bit mouse-like, ...

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Cute Animal Blog does a great job. Too great a job, it seems. After a long-stretch of cat and dog ...

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You have to give this drummer some credit for not being afraid to rock out even if he’s performing in ...

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This video of a dog going down a water slide again and again and again reminds me of summer, and ...

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The latest episode of Greek centered around two things: The Great Gatsby and personal relationships between the major characters. The ...

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This kitten just seems more adorable than most cats that end up on this blog. Maybe it’s the tiny ears, ...

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OK, so the thrill of April Fools’ day doesn’t really happen anymore, since everyone expects every website and organization in ...

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And the latest from NU athletics.

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I love when a new quarter begins and everyone at NU goes into the general mood of “I wish I ...

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The Internet can best be described as a sort of digital Wild West, where regulation barely exists and anybody can ...

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Welcome back to campus! Here’s a video of a big bear picking up a cub with her mouth!

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Find yourself bored these last few days of Spring Break? Or, for all you Obama supporters out there, sick of ...

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I should hate every detail of ABC Family’s college-centered drama series Greek. The program takes the “drama” of The O.C. ...

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The idea of a blog devoted to cute animals sounds really silly on paper, really stupid and immature and ditzy ...

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Still, Dance Marathon does more good than anything else at NU.

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The big, awesome weekend where NU kids open their hearts and wallets up for charity launches tomorrow night, and I ...

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Neat-o video courtesy of my altar, Cute Overload. This cat’s owner dangles myriad eyes, mouths and other facial features in ...

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Folks, tonight I bring you a picture of a panda. Why a panda? Why NOT a panda is the better ...

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No words, only kitten.

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Pretend you are a hip, young person who uses the Internet frequently. You love “surfing the web” and reading “blogs” ...

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Another weird coming together of vastly different fuzzballs today, a cute cat and hamster doing stuff together. And whimsical music! ...

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Step one: Create a quirky character for Will Ferrell to portray. Said character has a ridiculous name.

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Cute Animal Blog is taking a short little vacation to New York city to chillax, but to fill your weekend ...

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Piggybacking off of Tech Express’ post today about one way to improve a Garfield comic strip (the other, set it ...

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Maybe becasue it’s super late at night, but this cat is amazing. Like, adorable. Just listen to the mews. LISTEN ...

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Confused on what’s cool and what’s old news on the Internet nowadays? Still forwarding that “video with the two girls ...

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The people in this clip sound kinda creepy (who videotapes themselves howling? Different strokes, different folks), but Cuppy (the dog) ...

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And you thought the mouse took the cute crown. Courtesy of The Daily Puppy and NBNer Megan Friedman, an awesomely ...

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I was unaware of the below video, but apparently it had a pretty solid viral web life. Last night, on ...

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Plus, women's swimming and tennis are dominating.

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To celebrate Ratatouille’s win at the Oscars tonight, here is a picture of a mouse in a cup. Photo courtesy ...

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If you follow this blog, you may have noticed an overabundance of adorable animals from Japan/covered by the Japanese this ...

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Strange but awesome combo, for sure, but also endearing. In South Korea, a duck and a dog have become bros, ...

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Have you ever gotten into a serious conversation with someone about Facebook? Like, talked about how it has all this ...

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Sometimes, we need to stop gawking at Red Pandas and actually arm ourselves with knowledge to make the fuzzy world ...

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I’m a fan of musical skills, so props to these guys for turning two iPhones and a Nintendo DS system ...

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At Netplay, we freaked out about NU’s announcement of a Northwestern-centric YouTube channel yesterday. The possibilities for online gold, especially ...

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This seems to be a disturbing trend – whenever I have a midterm that I should (key word SHOULD) be ...

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Want to try something adventurous? Bored of Hinman? Just plain hate life? Why not eat one of these potentially life ...

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And Willie the Wildcat's off the list.

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Call up Mike Huckabee and tell him to tap immediately into this trend if he wants a shot at being ...

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Two categories of people who emerge on V-Day: either single-folks who bitterly put down the day, labeling it a commercial-driven ...

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Sometimes, I get so frustrated I need a cute animal to get rid of my negative feelings. Moments ago, I ...

This week: Our cooking sock puppet whips up some romance.

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The Westminster Dog Show concludes tonight and, as much as I love devoting copious hours of my life to watching ...

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I just…no words. I’ve seen a ton of funny videos on the internet, a bunch of great clips where groups ...

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Greetings from a boring class discussion. Thanks to the odd set-up of the room, I can look at videos like ...

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Coming from a desert containing mostly sand and dead rabbits, a treehouse remains one of my wildest dreams, to either ...

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Women's tennis is good, other sports are less so.

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Puppies don’t always have to be running around and biting things to be adorable. Take this pooch for example. He ...

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Because I don’t want to write an obnoxious film paper about vampires and becasue my weekend looks about as fun ...

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Had the New England Patriots actually stopped the force that is Eli Manning , Reebok would have aired this ad ...

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Surprise: Life goes on after college.

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I don’t consider myself an expert on bear-adorableness, but I’m going to declare right here, right now Panda Bears reign ...

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An advertisement for Northwestern has been making the e-mail and blog rounds recently, being touted as a “new” spot for ...

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Japanese television rocks. In America, a show where people watch a cat go to sleep in various containers would be ...

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You thought our Super Bowl coverage was suffocating, just wait until tonight! We here at NBN are well aware of ...

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An uplifting story out of China, where one of the country’s top optical surgeons performed surgery on a baby tiger ...

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I’m high on Super Bowl media right now, and as I slowly come to grips with the fact Eli Manning ...

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Three options on how to approach this post: 1. To New York Giant fans: Congratulations, your team just pulled off ...

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After a great showing against top-ranked Georgia Tech, women's tennis sits comfortably at the top of the list.

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It's only one of the biggest sports nights of the year.

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I’m overjoyed that the Cute Animal Blog now exists. It has been a long time coming, and provides a service ...

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Anyone who watches Sportscenter at an unhealthy level has seen the famed video of a monkey dressed as a cowboy ...

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I can never say no to these clips. A new game brought to you by the folks who did Human ...

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A very good collection of reasons as to why you shouldn’t like comedian/asshat Dane Cook. I only need one. The ...

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Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, the cute alternative to the Super Bowl that consists entirely of footage of puppies running around ...

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Society requires few things. Order, law, food, water, medical supplies, culture and cute animals. Today, NBN launches Cute Animal Blog, ...

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If only all education could be broadcast like this – learn all about astronomy, gravity and planetary pull in this ...

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To handle a record number of dancers, DM 2008 will have a second venue.

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I feel I write this post every quarter. Big midterm tomorrow, need to be studying, scouring YouTube for an entertaining ...

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You either hate Facebook applications or decorate your profile page with The Office quotes and cuddly animals. For all of ...

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Women's tennis continues its unbeaten season.

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Seriously, must I say more? It’s a bit bare right now, but give him some time and I’m sure he’ll ...

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Girl Talk's secret is a short attention span and a high-octane pace.

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Bloggers have feelings too, don’t you know. I’ve had a very rough week, starting Sunday with my beloved Packers blowing ...

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Northwestern dudes, click away. Courtesty of cracked.com, here is your mental guide to douchebaggery, and why certain bros act like ...

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Every Medilldos favorite online magazine Slate has an article today about how Facebook is like famed Swedish furniture store Ikea. ...

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Back from a trip to the north, our writer brings you the latest highs and lows of your sporting 'Cats.

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The Internet offers up plenty of horrible, horrible pieces of media, but thanks to the Internet we also get a ...

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Big ups to Tech Express for their MacWorld coverage, but I know some folks don’t have time to scroll through ...

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One of my stranger tendencies, besides my fear of cell phones and my inability to be in the same room ...

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I, tragically, am not a fan of fine art, considering I don’t “get” most paintings and prefer most pictures in ...

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Oh happy day, Northwestern got a whole post devoted to them on my favorite sports blog Deadspin today. The topic? ...

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I love me some weird instruments (keytar, anyone?), but this tasty looking tool blows anything I’ve seen out of the ...

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In honor of the top-grossing film of the weekend, The Bucket List, here is a list of cool places to ...

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In this week's power rankings there is a new number one, a certain fuzzy cat redeemed himself and the bottom also sees a slight shake-up, though not in a good way.

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Bet you've never heard these gems before!

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I can’t wait for the Spider Solitaire adaptation.

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Anyone who tells you money can’t buy happiness is a big, poor idiot who lives off 49 cent cheeseburger Tuesday ...

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OK, lets get this out of the way right now. I do NOT endorse any sort of animal-on-animal violence. I ...

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The year's best in music.

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Your quick, friendly guide to what happened in NU sports last week.

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A fun flash game to get your mind off the first day of class.

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Another quarter comes to a close.

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Famed daredevil Evel Knievel died today at the age of 69. Knievel made daring feats cool and profitable, using his ...

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Commercialism ruins another artist. Tay Zonday, famous for this summer’s killer YouTube phenom “Chocolate Rain,” joins the ranks of the ...

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Self-esteem booster of the day – I’m not these people. Some fine folks at Vassar have assembled a Quidditch team. ...

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Great world record broken recently – most stuffed animals hurled onto a sheet of ice at once. The Portland Winter ...

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The big films of this year aren't without stupid scenes.

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Dorm rules state the hanging of Christmas lights are illegal, as the pretty bulbs could light your room ablaze. Sad ...

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Most people associate YTMND’s with annoying noises, stupid pictures and “DO A BARREL ROLL.” But the idiotic art form has ...

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For the entiriety of my NU career, I’ve spent Thanksgiving on campus, as flying back home just isn’t economical for ...

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A rather touching tribute by some random guy. In honor of Kanye West’s mother, this guy plays a bunch of ...

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Remember watching Transformers this summer and seeing a mysterious trailer before Optimus Prime started breaking stuff, maybe involving giant monsters ...

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Sports and video games exist in nearly opposite realms, one reserved for those with chiseled abs and bulging forearms, the ...

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Truth time – I just really like the title “NASCARGOT.” This video certainly doesn’t live up to its headline, but ...

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Blah blah blah, “Crank That” mash-ups. Yawn, heard all about it, even in the RedEye, where old trends go to ...

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Chang split his campus show between smirks and smarts, never letting the two intermingle.

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Despite being a misnomer, the Big Ten's not all bad.

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Now this is what the Internet is about! Very, very obscure and worthless statistics about cities all across the U.S.A. ...

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Superhero movie nerds rejoice! A new trailer for Iron Man is up online, and it looks pretty sweet. Well, if ...

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Internet advertising confounds me everytime I think about it – just look at the whole Cloverfield business. Still, this ad ...

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Know what rocks? 80’s rock music!!! Hell yeahhhhh! Just in time for the new Guitar Hero, here is a video ...

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Boston fans! Your teams have won the World Series! What are you going to do? Make an odd Mario parody ...

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When life, or more specifically, language midterms get me down, I turn to the one product featured on the Internet ...

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With Halloween a scant day away, we need more videos of spooky activities! Well…if you are scared of super awesome ...

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Scroll down a few posts, and you’ll stumble upon a clip where the Japanese dress penguins up in holiday garb, ...

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A look at some of the more bizarre moments in the history of an often predictable sport.

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Maybe I’m just being cynical, but Election 2008 is shaping up to be a really, really lame race. Hillary’s the ...

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If, like me, you recoil whenever you see an LOL Cat application embedded in a friend’s Facebook profile and wonder ...

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Penguins and Japan have an interesting relationship – as Netplay has previously discussed, the flightless birds seem super kind, going ...

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This may very well be the most important public service announcement you read all day. If not in your lifetime. ...

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MySpace turning into Facebook lol

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How to set water ablaze

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Ever feel lost? Let the Internet help you!

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A game where you grow crops? But fun!

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Fall Quarter has seen few amazingly cute animal videos to grace the Internet, but today that ends, with this video ...

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Sick of Starbucks on Sherman? Evanston has a lot more to offer, if you know which streets to seek.

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Crazy, crazy circus acts.

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Thursday's eating contest was part of Homecoming 2007.

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After every cute puppy video we post or uplifting e-mail story grandma forwards you, one might possibly believe the Internet ...

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Don’t tell PETA. I honestly don’t know why one would stuff all those pigeons into this space, other than to ...

Explore how ticketless fans gathered around Wrigley and still cheered on their Cubs.

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Hey, look, a comic about Facebook taking over our lives in the future! Poke joke equals stupid, but the last ...

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A bit of controversy over a recent ad for Marmite, a British spread. The advert features beloved children’s book character ...

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Think you’re a hardcore geek because you watch anime and bought an Aqua Teen poster at the poster sale? Wrong, ...

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In which we see how fast Cavemen is cancelled.

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Tonight, one of the most important moments in the history of television happens at 7 p.m. on ABC. Caveman, the ...

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This dominated my life over the past weekend. I’m sure it’s probably made the “check this out!” rounds by now, ...

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One of the most popular clips currently making the rounds on YouTube is of Paris Hilton’s recent interview with David ...

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I’m willing to wager a majority of people at NU have played Starcraft at some point in their life. Who ...

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If you find yourself bored and with a few extra sheets of paper around, consider creating a paper helicopter. Refer ...

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The Northwestern football team needs some help. After the last two weeks, the people I know who were excited about ...

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I’ve discussed the use of Post-It notes to create amazing works of awesomeness before, and here is even more proof ...

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Some of the most surprising, and a few disappointing, TV and movie spoilers.

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Bored of the penny, the comedy option in the currency world? Well, get excited for 2009, when one of these ...

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The quality isn’t amazing on this pic, but still a really cool concept. Some guy took the tallest building from ...

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Here’s an ambitious video. This ad for Erbert and Gerbert’s Subs and Clubs (never heard of them either) utilizes a ...

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Since people pretty much agree The Simpsons sucks now, there’s a good chance you missed last night’s opening sequence in ...

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I don’t know how many people reading this watch The View (fingers crossed it’s none), but if you missed this, ...

Meet the freshmen, who spent Tuesday settling into their new homes.

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Tired of setting up your dorm room? Need a break from your roomie? Sick of your Internet connection not working ...

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Arranging your room, drinking at parties and picking friends in this brave new world.

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Biggest news of the weekend? No, not the fact Dillo Day sorta sucked due to a combination of utterly terrible ...

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Summer 2007 looks to be pretty bountiful sonically, with a ton of great releases and festivals.

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Slate done did it. Today, they have a feature about cats on the Internet, and I feel it helps explain ...

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It has been a while since a cute animal video has been posted on Netplay, and I feel about time ...

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ABC, in all its infinite wisdom, has decided to run a show in the fall based off the Geico caveman ...

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The Simpson’s 400th episode is this Sunday, and to celebrate such an impressive feat in television, here’s a YouTube clip ...

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From the Beatles' concept album to BK's mascot, Mr. Lister takes a look at things that succeeded against the odds.

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I’m a cynic. Just read my posts, and you’ll realize I’m highly judgemental of nearly every facet of life I ...

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I’m a big fan of Star Wars, so this YouTube clip pointing out some errors in the original film is ...

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Everyone loves those cynical people who criticize every facet of a production/a show/a CD/life (right? right?). That’s why critics exist. ...

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JK LOL, only in Japan. That’s right, the Coca-Cola Company is taking a risk and giving away free pop in ...

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This video and its later installments have been getting a lot of attention online recently. Two disturbing things to note ...

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If doctors told you death was imminent, that you only had a short amount of time left alive, what would ...

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Wondering how fat the world is? Some webcomic makes visual representations of how bloated countries are. Not sure how much ...

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A brief history of rockers Wilco, belles of the A&O Ball.

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With the midnight screening of Spider-Man 3 a scant day away, it seems only fair to revisit the various representations ...

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Hey American troops, thanks for risking your lives in the face of suicide bombers and bullets! How do we, the ...

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The latest development in Google’s efforts to take over the universe — iGoogle Gadget Maker. The popular search engine/Internet powerhouse ...

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Will the Internet ever run out of cute dog videos??? Survey says – NOO! Here is a collection of America’s ...

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Our very own Mr. Lister counts down the top ten infomercial characters in TV history.

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As the Golden State Warriors sit on the brink of one of the greatest upsets in NBA playoff history, it ...

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I still remember the day I found out the person who voiced Bart Simpson was actually a woman. Caught me ...

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Note to men – Don’t visit this town in China, unless you really, really like some domination play.

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Two cute animal links in one day! Inconceivable! But this one has some significance. It somehow appeared on the front ...

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Baby panda bears tend to get the national media worked up more than usual. Something about the endangered animals fascinates ...

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The British band's new album gives "new rave" a good name.

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Guess who has a midterm tomorrow, and guess what is distracting him from studying for it!!?!?!?! For anyone with any ...

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Well, guess this is a good enough time for a debate about American commercials. If you’ve been living on a ...

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OK you wizard nerds and nerdettes, the official Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix trailer is out, and, ...

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Check out the top ten MLB giveaways this baseball season.

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Its has been three days since the tradgedy at Virginia Tech, and many people are still confused, angry and devestated ...

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Want to learn a new skill? Well, here’s a how-to video explaining the secrets of the Moonwalk! Dazzle your friends ...

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Slivka Residential College pulls out all the stops in an effort to win this year's SEED Green Cup.

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All this week, NU celebrated Sex Week, a time devoted to one of biology’s most sought-after actions, intercourse. We here ...

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Beerpong to the eXtreme!

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The new Bright Eyes album focuses too much on politics and religion, dimming the light on the singer's painful truths.

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Seriously, how did UC freakin Santa Cruz do this first?! Students at the school recreated a famous video game using ...

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The famous film locales of Los Angeles.

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Under the sea, under the se.....AHHHHH!

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Puppies, koalas and bunnies make this list of the top 10 cutest animal videos.

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Klaxons' Myths of the Near Future might not be the sound of tomorrow, but it'll do for now.

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A physics problem played out live.

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Patrick St. Michel goes to his first prom, involving a pinstripe suit, a bacon cheeseburger and a French maid.

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Two videos to waste your time with.

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A point-and-click adventure with a robot.

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Welcome back to Netplay, rested and tanned and ready for spring quarter. I was going to kick off our first ...

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Our writer gives you the scoop as the bracket for the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is announced.

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So, some guy at Stanford rapped about Unix commands. This is one of the nerdiest things ever. Check it out.

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Robots may not be people, but they deserve rights too. At least that’s what the South Korean government think, as ...

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Dancing milk cartons and bananas galore in this pointless but fun list.

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President Bienen summarized the developments on campus in his State of the University address.

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Worried you might get kicked out of NU unless you ace your Art History final next week? Stop reading this ...

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Ten tips for the thirty hours.

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Have you ever actually paid attention to the deaths suffered by video game characters? Well, here’s a compilation of vintage ...

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The former chief of staffs for Clinton and Bush discussed their jobs Tuesday night.

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If you didn’t notice, I’m not a fan of Apple’s recent “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” ads. Well, ...

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Sketch TV gets stretched out but stays funny in Reno 911!: Miami.

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Hey, the biggest Land of Lincoln related basketball news last night wasn’t NU actually winning a game! Nope, all eyes ...

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The epic rock-instrumental group's new album doesn't do anything for a stagnant genre.

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Not everyone gets candy hearts and roses on V-Day. Single and lonely? Mr. Lister offers sage advice to the forlorn.

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In honor of the Hallmark-approved holiday known as Valentine’s Day, here’s a very loving edition of Netplay. At first glance, ...

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So, I have two massive midterms tomorrow, and what am I doing with my time? Playing a flash game straight ...

Illinois beat NU Wednesday night, both in scoring points and filling the bleachers.

Watch Dance Marathon break the world record for most people dancing to "Thriller."

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If you read my Super Bowl Commercial Blog , you know I was quite taken by the Garmin “Maposaurus” spot. ...

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A nerd's snarky take on the game's ads.

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Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Joe Namath before he was creepy

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Max Bialystock: Here’s to failure. Leo Bloom: …To failure. Drunk: Why, thank you! You’re very kind! Ironic, isn’t it? Director ...

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For all you fools who watch the Super Bowl “just for the commercials,” here’s a special sneak peek at one ...

Buckeye star and NBA draft prospect Greg Oden came to town this week. Hear what NU fans had to say.

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When video games imitate movies and movies imitate crap, you get the bloody awfulness of Smokin' Aces.

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Now, I’m sure Winter Waddleland at Norris is gonna be a great event (check it out this weekend), but, really, ...

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Of Montreal's new album sticks to 60's pop but throws in disco elements and some heartbroken lyrics.

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Here’s proof the deadly Big Mac-producing company McDonalds is trying to hypnotize you into buying McNuggets. The fact the Golden ...

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You know Orville Redenbacher, right? He’s the face behind Orville Redenbacher pop corn. He’s also been dead for more than ...

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Anyone who owns a Nintendo Wii (side note: haha, I got a Wii and you don’t!) knows just how fun ...

Photos and sound from the culmination of sorority recruitment.

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One south-campus carb-lover journeys north for fabeled bagels.

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The saddest moments on TV, from The Simpsons to Six Feet Under. Watch with a box of tissue nearby.

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Even though I’ve defended Pokemon quite extensively on this site, I think I would have been willing to never have ...

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Want to carry your iPod around in a case shaped like one of the most infamous internet shock sites of ...

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For Netplay’s first post of 2007, we are taking a look at one of the reasons the Internet is so ...

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The ten most memorable movie moments of 2006.

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Mr. Lister's hipster list of 2006 records you shouldn't miss.

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Out of retirement, Jay-Z's back on top with his new album Kingdom Come.

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What’s the best Christmas special of all time? A Charlie Brown Christmas, duh. And what’s the best song of this ...

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I was originally going to make a post about that whole UCLA taser thing, but who would want to watch ...

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With Happy Feet, a movie about a dancing penguin or Robin Williams or something, coming to theaters soon, I think ...

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Lots of excitement coming out of Kentucky Fried Chicken today! America’s favorite chicken chain has redesigned their Colonel Sanders logo, ...

We parted the red sea to talk to the heart of Buckeye Nation. Drunk fans within.

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In this week’s edition of “cute animals doing things…”

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For all you hipsters out there heading over to the Riviera tomorrow for The Decemberist’s concert, you may want to ...

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So, the holiday season is on the horizon, and everyone’s favorite singer-songwriter-geographer Sufjan Stevens has released an animated video for ...

A musical trio from Azerbaijan sang their hypnotic classical poetry.

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Finally, the question of if a McDonald’s Big Mac Meal will be torn up in a blender is answered. Appliance ...

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Nothing says Halloween more than a Jack-O-Lantern with a big ‘ol silly grin on the outside and a candle on ...

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There’s no way A&O Productions could come close to topping last fall’s Kanye West show at Welsh-Ryan Arena; Kanye was ...

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So, if your midterms grades make you want to burrow yourself into a hole for the next seven years like ...

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This is somehow featured on YouTube. It made me smile.

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Let’s state the obvious right away: Family Circus is so terrible you could throw battery acid on it and it ...

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Tonight at the McCormick Tribune Center, editor of The New Left Review Tariq Ali is speaking about imperialism in the ...

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Thanks to the fine folks over at my personal favorite website Pitchfork and freak folk artist Wooden Wand, all you ...

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Here’s something to brighten your mood after NU’s historic collapse.

Students from each class ate piles of cake Tuesday evening for a Homecoming competition. 16 contestants, 1 survivor.

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In a move just as shocking as Lance Bass revealing he’s gay, Jay-Z is officially out of “retirement” with “Show ...

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Most random generators on the internet are really stupid; do I honestly care what my “Brady Bunch name” would be? ...

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The internet has apparently frozen over, because I can’t find anything new to post on here. Because of that, here ...

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What hate could anyone have for an adorable kitten “playing” a keyboard?

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It’s time to catch up will all the exciting news from the world of artery-clogging foodstuffs! First off on our ...

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An intriguing concept; what if you composed a song just by uttering the names of the instruments you are playing? ...

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This is what YouTube is all about. It allows people to create videos like this. I don’t know where to ...

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Adding to the list of cultural classics being redone in India, Bollywood has now produced their own version of Michael ...

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So far, the dynamic of duo have explored ink blot tests and placed themselves in various moments in musical history, ...

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The last flash game I played where I had to carefully navigate something across a path, that demented girl from ...

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I’ve always found it odd that American television is enjoyed worldwide. I get a nice laugh thinking about episodes of ...

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Movies have a tendancy to overexaggerate certain fields. Remember the scientific classic The Day After Tomorrow? Well, GideonTech.com has decided ...

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Is this the future of fashion? I don’t know. I wouldn’t wear one unless it displayed a never ending loop ...

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British electro-dance pioneers Basement Jaxx have already featured Bollywood, demented monkeys and JC Chasez in their videos, so what could ...

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Well, there goes another of my childhood heroes; Steve Irwin, more famously know as The Crocodile Hunter, died Monday morning ...

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By now, you’ve probably seen OK Go’s treadmill-hopping music video classic for there song “Here it Goes Again.” If you ...

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That’s Panic! At the Disco lead singer Brendon Urie performing at the Reading Music Festival. Just watch the first 40 ...

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Lesson learned from this video: Future broadcasters, remember, turn off your mic when you aren’t on screen. Otherwise, your praise ...

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Here’s a nostalgia rush for you! Any kid who had a passing interest in football and a Nintendo most likely ...

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I discovered this past summer that I have way too much time on my hands. In my vast stretches of ...