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S
pirited
exhibit of ghostly art opens at museum
DIANA HEALD, STAFF WRITER
The Disembodied Spirit, a compilation of art from the late
19th and late 20th centuries depicting ghosts and members of the spirit
world, opened yesterday at the Walker Museum of Art. [read
the article]
90 Pizzas eaten fast
DAVIN
MICHAELS, STAFF WRITER
This past Wednesday evening, Residential Life sponsored
a pizza-eating contest in Smith Union. The event was co-sponsored by Papa
Johns, one of the two most prominent pizza-vending facilities in the Bowdoin
community. [read the article]
"The birds and the bees" for the birds and the bees
TED REINERT, ORIENT STAFF
We finally have a science book that makes animal sex as
entertaining as it should be. In Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation,
published last year, evolutionary biologist and science journalist Olivia
Judson assumes the alter ego of Dr. Tatiana, "preeminent sexpert
in all creation," to answer Dear Abby-style questions from the animals
themselves. [read the article]
Vampire flick bites
LESLIE BRIDGERS, STAFF WRITER
Though my fellow movie-goers did manage to eat more than
their fair share of my popcorn, the grumble of my stomach after leaving
Underworld had less to do with hunger than the fact that I knew a very
impossible task awaited me. [read the
article]
A tribute to the queen of salsa
JULIA GUERRERO READ, STAFF WRITER
On July 16 of this year, Celia Cruz, the legendary singer
known as the Queen of Salsa, passed away at the age of 78. Although not
very well known among the Caucasian population of the America, Cruz is
a household name among the Spanish-speaking population of the world, from
the United States to South America to Spain. [read
the article]
DJ of the Week: Mason Miller
O: Song, artist, or album that changed your life? MM: A
Norman Blake tune my dad used to play, "Fiddler's Dram / Whiskey
Before Breakfast." Probably the first song I ever loved. [read
the article]
Bop goes the cello
CAROLINE LORENZ, STAFF WRITER
"Throw your big leg over me, mama," was probably
not among lyrics last Friday night's audience at "Cello Bop"
expected to hear. But musician Gideon Freudmann had a little more than
classical cello up his sleeve at his performance in Kresge Auditorium.
[read the article]
Mayer goes electric on new album
LISA PETERSON, STAFF WRITER
John Mayer's new album Heavier Things was released earlier
this month and went straight to the top of the charts, selling 316,500
copies in the United States in its first week of release. [read
the article]
The Dude takes up weekend residence in Smith
Auditorium
DAVIN MICHAELS, COLUMNIST
This weekend, the Film Society brings to campus for your
viewing pleasures a comedic classic, The Big Lebowski (1998). [read
the article]
