At Your Service

Colin Pfeiffer, Max Maduka

NW: On the topic of religious holidays: Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement. For the Princeton students, is there anything you must atone for?

[Pregnant pause]

JW: Caring too much.

Seeing is Reading

Camila Vega

Although the films display a wide range of subject matter, they share a common purpose: to make the spectators’ experience part of the movie itself, “like ruins or outlines where the viewers have to fill in the gap,” as featured Spanish director José Luis Guerín put it.

Selling Out, Buying In

Amanda Hopkins

The main character, Jon, whom the composer named after himself, struggles with an unsuccessful career composing musicals (or did that meta just blow your mind?)

David Mamet Talking To His Son

Justine Chaney

DM: Son, I'd like you to come over here.
JOE: Come over there?
DM: Yes, come over here.
JOE: But yesterday you said--
DM: Why don't you come--
JOE: Yesterday at Disneyland--
DM: --come and sit over here.
JOE: [looking at DM] Alright.
[JOE approaches DM. JOE looks ...

Odd-yssey

Russell O'Rourke

Things I Discovered in Princeton, Episode I

...One More Time

Patricia Valderrama

Many Britney Spears fans have similar, and often slightly incomprehensible reactions to the pop idol’s new single, such as, “this song is real catchy lol stuck in my head so often. in a way soem of the things she pronounces like madonna lmao i don’t know why,” and ...

Hipsterotica

Sarah Williams

Jo was sitting behind the counter of Beacon’s Closet in Williamsburg. Her friend and co-worker Cathey was working the register and telling Jo about her most recent purchase at Strand Bookstore in the Village:
“It’s like an annotated version of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ...

Debate Scorecard, Redux

Connor Gannon

WICKEDEST CENSORS—CNN
“Hey, can I call you Joe?” she asked. “[Off-mike],” he responded.

Bite Flub

Emily Rutherford

But in Choke, Victor's hapless flounderings through sex and love are more reminiscent of the simple comedy that gets Judd Apatow films good ratings, and perhaps that's some indication that a protagonist's quest for a fulfilling relationship is more than enough of an issue for any film to tackle.

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

Raymond Zhong

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The answer’s in the desk. Oh, yes! This PROBABLY cures cancer. Meta! THE OL’ ONE-TWO! A dog eats a cell phone and it keeps ringing in its stomach. Oh, no! …eats the whole thing. …as explained by a Chorus. Baby talk. NO! Animal ...