By late Sunday, the Internet became familiar with Seth MacFarlane’s tasteless Oscar jokes, running on tasteless themes of objectification, sexual harassment in the workplace, and anti-Semitism. Although the jokes concerned adults, MacFarlane had no problem including children in his sketches. Throughout the night, MacFarlane picked on 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, the youngest Oscar nominee in history, [...]
Football helmets. Instant replay. That magic yellow ten yard line. Dunk cams. Games shown on TV. Radio broadcasts. The giant HD screen in the middle of Allen Fieldhouse. Madden. Tennis shoes. Titanium golf clubs. Racing cars. FIFA. NBA2K13. All of ESPN. Now, what if none of these things existed? Would most sports as we know [...]
Let’s not mince words: aside from our cultural oasis, most of Kansas is a pretty boring place. Any time I find myself having to journey outside of Lawrence to the west, south or north, I grimace a little. The rest of the state, we like to think, is of little consequence to us here. The [...]
The weather’s going to get warmer, and it’s time for me to shed my thick winter coat and slip into something more seasonally appropriate. Specifically, this nice linen sport coat by Boglioli. Made of a luxurious blue plaid fabric, this beauty is already a steal at only $1,195, but I’ll bet you my old winter [...]
It’s coming. Everyone says so. Snow will inherit the earth, and chances are it has already covered the sacred hills of Lawrence. I’m willing to bet that every student is extremely happy about the chances of classes being canceled at the University. The University forcing students to skip class is always more fun than skipping [...]
Beyoncé. She doesn’t need a last name. She doesn’t need an introduction. Beyoncé is the best thing that has ever happened to America. It’s an indisputable fact. Find me a person that doesn’t like Beyoncé. She should be every female’s role model and every guy’s dream. If there is one thing to takeaway from Beyoncé’s [...]
Text your FFA submissions to 785-289-8351 or in the Free For All section on Kansan.com Can we please stop making Harlem Shake videos? It’s not funny or at all original. It’s just dumb. Wand: requires magic. Lightsaber: too dangerous sans the Force. Sonic screwdriver: clearly the superior option. Shoulda, coulda, woulda… All I hear is [...]
Every morning when I wake up, before I roll out of bed to brush my teeth, before I reach for that family-size box of Cap’n Crunch above my refrigerator, before I sleepily fumble around my apartment looking for my shoe that I drunkenly threw off the night before upon entering my abode, I check my [...]
Our state legislators have enough to worry about without trying to disrupt the sovereignty of Bill Self and the athletic department. Michael O’Donnell, a Kansas Senator from Wichita, proposed legislation to do just that. O’Donnell made a proposal to force the Jayhawks and the Wichita State Shockers to play annual basketball games. This is not [...]
It’s Feb. 20 and we’re smack-dab in the middle of the entertainment industry’s equivalent of corporate earnings week. Gossip magazine editors have their teams of “reporters” glued to the phones, each trying to score precious quotes from various superstars such as Ben Affleck, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry’s left boob. That means it must be [...]
Text your FFA submissions to 785-289-8351 or in the Free For All section on Kansan.com This Pyramid Pizza is pretty good, but not as awesome as the article said it was going to be. BIG JAY, WILL YOU MARRY ME? The first time I was ever pooped on by a bird was right after the [...]
Many students are afraid to graduate right now or move to a new state. Stability is comfortable and the idea of change is frightening. Leaving your life behind – friends and history – seems crazy. It is tempting to stay in the same place with the same people and never change. I learned that no [...]
When I sit down to write, I usually try to have a topic already in my head and a beginning thesis. Once I have that completed, I will put my iTunes on shuffle to keep me focused. Music is playing and my thoughts are flowing. Then this one song came through my speakers and it [...]
Technology has created a wonderful world full of instantaneous ways of becoming famous for all of a few seconds. Now, the trend is to turn those seconds into a phenomenon that spreads like wild fire. If you have not noticed the latest trend on YouTube, then you probably live in a box. The Harlem Shake [...]
Text your FFA submissions to 785-289-8351 or in the Free For All section on Kansan.com I’ll miss the winter Spandex pants. I need to make a video resume. How do I get in touch with the AV crew that makes the KU Basketball videos?! Valentines day is like beating K-State: happens every year but still [...]
Survival of the fittest is a well-known phrase, but to be honest, I never thought it would apply to getting on a bus. There I was, standing outside Lippincott hall, shivering like wheat in a blizzard, waiting for the most cutthroat bus on campus: 43 Red. Kansas was having one of its temper tantrums, below [...]
