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Britian’s television remakes across the pond When British exports come to mind, we often think of tea and great music (read: Spice Girls), a mix of the traditional and trendy. Many things we’ve borrowed or learned from the British have led to revolutions, whether in music, food or government, but you may be unaware of [...]

By Mariana Garces A carefully groomed garden was destroyed, and another retired area man was left confused and yelling inexplicably at inanimate objects. While these occurrences would not normally disrupt a neighborhood, citizens of Ithaca are up in arms over a recent trend in war reenactment that has crept into local backyards like a sweaty, [...]

Says Mind is Made Up, She’s Putting Away the Makeup By Mariana Garces After more than 30 years of leading a risqué, scandalous lifestyle, Roxanne Belafonte has finally decided to turn off the red light. With the simple turn of a switch on the cheap, red lava lamp in her front window that she used [...]

By Mariana Garces Scientists and mathematicians were elated earlier this week when a new breakthrough brought them closer than ever to developing a comprehensive formula to determine when jokes about tragedies turn from “too soon” to funny. Though some say the formula is not quite perfect, several scientists have compared reaching this stage to approaching [...]

Jenny and Johnny – “I’m Having Fun Now” By Mariana Garces Singer-songwriters Jenny Lewis and boyfriend, Scottish-American Johnathan Rice, have been contributing their musical skills to each other’s albums since they met, but now they have decided to finally record an album together in search of a new sound. On the band’s website, ‘Jenny and [...]

By Mariana Garces A new museum of sorts has developed on the Ithaca College campus, and no, it’s not the Handwerker Gallery. It was started recently out of sophomore Sid Miller’s lower quad dorm. It exists in a hallway just like any other, behind a door where Sid’s name is scrawled craftily onto a foam [...]

By Mariana Garces In 2012, some people believe the world will come to an end as the Mayans predicted ages ago in their elaborate calendars. In the time we have left, we need to reflect and see where we went wrong as a civilization: Namely, why aren’t we flying around in jetpacks? Trends like hybrid [...]