Keep your squarepants on — meet the creator

By Jesus H. Christ
INTERMISSION| Q: What are some of the difficulties in transferring what is essentially a 20-minute cartoon into an hour-and-half movie?

Intermission sits down with James Mercer

By Karan Mahajan and Tam Vo
INTERMISSION| We recently sat down for a chat with James Mercer, lead vocalist and guitar player of The Shins, an incredibly intimate experience.

Lose your pants, not BIG GAME!

By Tom Hanada
INTERMISSION| Stanford Can’t Lose!

"What the...?" Big Game traditions

By Tam Vo
INTERMISSION| If every game was Big Game week, we’d all be dead. On the plus side, there’s a seemingly endless round of free food and T-shirts to be had.

This is why Washington and Franklin are dead

By Tom Hanada
INTERMISSION| The pieces are in place. The credits of the people who created “National Treasure” are just amazing. It stars Nicholas Cage.

Renee Zellweger puts the junk back in her trunk

By Nicole Beckley
INTERMISSION| Just when you thought you’d seen the last of your favorite neurotic English weight-obsessed female, Bridget Jones pops up with a brand new diary.

A freshman’s first time with Gaieties should involve more nudity

By Zach Podell-Eberhardt
INTERMISSION| Being a freshman, I had no preconceived notions about Gaieties. I had high hopes for the production — sadly, they were instantly deflated.

A Conversation with Hilton Obezinger

By Anna North
INTERMISSION| For Prof. Hilton Obenzinger, God is a duck. At least, that’s what he thought when he stepped out of the shower a few months ago to hear a disembodied quacking in what he thought was an empty house.

Majoring in Rockstar Studies: David Jacobs-Strain

By Bonnie Johnson
INTERMISSION| They appear in fanzines; they tour incessantly; they live in the dorms. Who are these mysterious stars of the underground?

Talib Kweli keeps the beats flowing and flirts with the mainstream

By John Holgate
INTERMISSION| The slippery slope of commercial success is crying out to Talib Kweli, begging to expose his masterful flow to the masses.

'Nutcracker!' a painful twist on a beloved classic

By Emily Hite
INTERMISSION| During the holiday season, “Nutcracker”-viewing veterans and newcomers alike can shop a variety of productions, from the strictly traditional to the most contemporary stagings of the ballet based on the E.