Idle Worship of Celebrities

Kim Kardashian filed for divorce just 72 days after saying “I do.” Last year, Lindsay Lohan spent more time in the criminal justice system than she spent out of it. Britney Spears dated Justin Timberlake, married K-Fed, shaved her head and raised two children in between multiple stints in rehab.
I Do Not Hook Up

It’s easy to note the generational differences between students of today and their parents; going to college is harder, the job market is less than desirable and the prevalence of technology is inescapable. But we also differ from our parents in other ways.
Keith Shumway: A Wrongful Death

On the night of Aug. 25, 20-year-old Keith Shumway attacked a uniformed officer. Keith reached through the car window and ripped the gun from the officer’s duty belt and fired a shot that grazed the officer’s leg. The injured officer called for backup.
Mister, I’ll Make a Man Out Of You

Poor 20-something year-old men. Actually, let me clarify. Poor 20-something white, middle-class, heterosexual males. This particular group of “privileged” individuals have been under siege for a while in American society.
Mystery Meat

Student sustainability activists challenge Sodexo and push for real local, sustainable dining at Ithaca College with the Slow Food movement
Sauce Day

On Sundays, my mother’s commitment was to us and the sauce and nothing else. On Sundays, we were a family without financial struggles, a family that could sit down to eat, no questions asked.
Buzz Blog
Top 5: Holiday-Themed Movies I’m Expecting for 2012
It seems like Hollywood won’t stop until it’s exploited every holiday on the western calendar. Here are some holidays I think need a little love — or a multi-million dollar, star-studded movie
Undocumented Migrant Workers Speak Out
From WICB’s Ithaca Now, the full broadcast of undocumented migrant workers in Ithaca speaking out about the troubles of being undocumented in the United States.
Review: ‘Illuminated Bodies’
Ithaca College hosted its third Main Stage production of the season with Illuminated Bodies, the college’s dance show held only once every four years.
BuzzSexXx: No Strings Attached
I can still remember the day I discovered what sex was. I was sitting on my living room floor, cradling my new Cabbage Patch Kid (remember those?), when suddenly I looked up at my mother and asked, “Mommy, where do babies come from?”
‘Swidjit’ Makes Buying Local Easier Than Ever
Megan Devlin speaks with Alex Colket, the 33-year-old founder of Swidjit.com, a new website that uses social networking to encourage a shift towards a localized economy.
Ithaca’s Tattoos: The Graffiti in Downtown Ithaca
I looked at the graffiti in Ithaca, and I realized that it was, in a way, the city’s own set of tattoos. The graffiti is something that helps to define Ithaca’s “body,” something that characterizes its “soul”: the people that make up its population.
DTF, or Don’t Touch Friends
There is a stereotype that guys and girls can’t be just friends. It’s impossible to be best friends without one being in love with the other – or gay. But I disagree with this. There is indeed a happy medium: Best Friends with Awkward Sexual Tension.
Sites We Like
Campus Progress
Democracy Now!
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)
The Nation
Glenn Greenwald at Salon
Mother Jones
Alternet
Common Dreams
Talking Points Memo
The Daily Beast
Media Matters
The Bilerico Project
The Onion
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