Turistas: One Trip You Should Definitely Skip

By Matty Smith
INTERMISSION| Silly turistas.

It doesn’t get ‘Wilder’

By Loren Newman
INTERMISSION| The first thing you notice about the “Van Wilder, the Van Gone Wilder Unrated Edition,” is Tara Reid’s chest. Her breasts (pre-augmentation, that is) are emblazoned in 3-D across the cover in a jaw-droppingly emphatic display of production values.

Kal Penn calls my cell

By Loren Newman
INTERMISSION| All of a sudden, my phone is ringing, where the hell is the 202?

Santa has got nothing on these songs

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| “Songs for Christmas” would make an excellent Christmas present for anyone who likes Christmas music or just good music in general. But it would be a pity to receive “Songs for Christmas” and not be able to play it until the next year’s Christmas season.

How Christmas saved the cinema

By Ryan Lampe
INTERMISSION| “Die Hard” is arguably the ultimate action movie and “Love Actually” arguably the ultimate romantic comedy (at least that’s what the movie’s tag-line claims).

X-Mas: Not just for Jesus

By Brandon David Silberstein
INTERMISSION| The holidays are a time to celebrate, as would be inferred from the definition of holiday.

There’s a war goin’ on out there!

By Brandon David Silberstein
INTERMISSION| Some conservative right-wing thinkers believe that right now there is a “war” being waged against Christmas.

Falafels: A good call . . .

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| I never had falafel before I came to Stanford (I couldn’t find anything like it in Iowa).

Gears of War: You play?

By Mark Kogan
INTERMISSION| You poke your head out around the corner, checking to see if anything moves before you make your way out from the side of the decimated building you’re leaning against.

Gwar: Still cool?

By Chris Holt
INTERMISSION| My friend who got me the tickets suggested I wear a white t-shirt.

It’s ‘Brand New’

By Chris Holt
INTERMISSION| Out of Long Island’s emo-core scene, Brand New is rare animal in that it can be labeled “emo” and “pioneering.” “Deja Entendu,” released in 2003, took the band in a softer direction, where more emphasis was placed on aesthetic and songwriting.

It's Class"y"

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| And the lyrics that Newsom has chosen are gorgegous.

Who is your Secret Santa this year?

By Roxy Sass
INTERMISSION| Roxy concedes that at first glance Christmas doesn’t really seem like one of the sexier holidays.