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‘New Moon’ is a light touch and a good sound
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Pick an Elliott Smith song at random and you’ll have no problem teasing out hints of addiction, confession, depression or suicide. But if Smith’s themes are typical, his songs are anything but. Unlike the vast herd of self-styled singer-songwriters, Smith never failed to imbue depression with lyricism; anger with self-reflection — his songs are powerful, intimate intelligent, and complex. Three and a half years after a headline-grabbing suicide, Smith’s New Moon reminds us that his legacy is in his songwriting, not his sadness.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
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For anyone who’s spent the last 10 years in a sensory deprivation chamber, Intermission will provide a little background.
Golf at Stanford: Mini golf
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Ah, the miniature golf course. Eighteen holes, fluorescent arcade games, tiers of worthless prizes, cardboard pizza and Icees.
The definitive guide to getting it on at Stanford . . .
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Sex at Stanford is a tricky subject. Students are notorious for putting a lot of time into their education. They’re willing to work hard for their ticket into a top-tier professional school, and they’re willing to forego bathing and sleeping for their coveted CS degrees.
Coachella: Kind of like Woodstock
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Every year, teenagers and 20-somethings from all over the world descend on Southern California and swarm around a little town called Indio.
The Stanford CPI
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Every month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the famed Consumer Price Index — better (and more succinctly) known to the economically savvy as the CPI.
The Draw bubble: About to burst?
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t’s that time of year again, and Stanford’s Housing Draw is approaching faster than anyone wants. Students all across campus are living in fear of the dreaded 2830 or — even worse — the 1973.
Judaism: Not just for the Jews anymore
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You know those reporters who live on the streets for a week so they can write more empathetically about the experience of homelessness?
Yarg! Follow this map to buried treasure, mates! But beware...
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Yarg. Are ye mates seeking an adventure?
Goodbye Tam . . . for now
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It was the moment of truth. Tam Vo had left us for Tennessee. For the first time in more than a year, she was not slaving away in our tiny cubicle late Thursday night, selling her soul to get the paper out on time.
Five issues and one bold dream
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In the three weeks since our Communist Revolution, Intermission has undergone a good deal of political upheaval. We separated ourselves from the evils of capitalism.
Manifesto Destiny: Intermission's five-issue plan
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As the newly formed Commumission comes into being, we have taken note of the dormant industrial capacity that currently hinders the realization of our publication’s ultimate goals: subverting the imperialist paradigm and spreading our global revolution.
VILE OPPRESSION ENDS - Welcome to the Golden Age of Volume 227
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We here at Intermission have endured the tyranny of The Stanford Daily for long enough. Shackled to our unwieldy folding chairs and the burden of proper journalistic practices, we had no choice but to fuck .
Censored by State: Point-Counterpoint
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Ultimately, the Soviet Union Collapsed Under the Crushing Weight of its Own Economic Inefficiencies
By COMRADE HERBERT
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Whatever you might have to say about communism as an ethos, just look at the facts: ultimately, the Soviet Union collapsed under the crushing weight of its own economic inefficiencies.
Listen or die! Commumission Mixtapes: For the Soviet in you
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Since we brought you the batch of mixtapes themed “Love, Lust and Everything in Between,” Communism rose again, taking over Intermission in its path of mass music conformity.
The Record Bin: Nirvana sleeps "With The Lights Out"
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Last April, Kurt Cobain once again made the cover of Spin magazine. This time, it was for a special tribute to mark the 10-year anniversary of his death.
Top 5 Potpourri: Everything under the sun
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Top Five of Dance
1) Movin’ Out
The Broadway hit musical choreographed by Twyla Tharp and danced to the songs of Billy Joel.
Intermission salutes the Mix Tape
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Remember that time in the eighth grade when you had a crush on the girl who sat in front of you in math class?
Elliott Smith reborn in 'Basement'
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Elliott Smith was 34 when he died last October from two stab wounds to the chest. But the most surprising thing about his death may have been its complete inability to surprise.