Getting Animated

September 25, 2008 by

I was about to get off a local bus in Emeryville to arrive at a very special destination, when all of a sudden, five giant letters stopped all my thoughts.
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Oh, Those Sleepless Nights

June 5, 2008 by

Your average Friday night in Isla Vista may very well involve sex, dark lights, drunken humor and late hours, but you've probably never experienced anything on the level of Improvathon. With 24 hours ...
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I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country On Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England

May 30, 2008 by

So this is it - my last piece for the Nexus as your resident whiny Englishman. And as always, I'm going to be honest with you: As much as I love my country, I do not want to go back home.
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Best of the Fest

May 29, 2008 by

Some may say that making film students crack open their piggy banks for the sake of shooting 16-mm films is ludicrous (take note, kids: Shooting on film is damn expensive). And yes, the newly formed I...
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I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country on Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England

May 23, 2008 by

To the four of you reading this; thank you for taking time out to look at my drivel. Changing up my usual humorous take on American life, I feel I have to play a serious note this week by addressing s...
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“English” Food Hardly Resembles British Counterparts

May 21, 2008 by

You are all being lied to this very minute. Every food store that you know of is lying to you as you read this. They claim to sell "English Muffins" and "English Scones." Now, I don't know about you, ...
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I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country On Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England: I Like My Muffins Puffy

May 14, 2008 by

You are all being lied to this very minute. Every food store that you know of is lying to you as you read this. They claim to sell “English Muffins” and “English Scones.” Now, ...
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Stringent Stores Nix Coors for Foreigners

May 12, 2008 by

Apart from forcing my friends and family to come to this page, I'm convinced no one is actually reading this of their own accord -- but I'm going to carry on anyway. Some of you reading this may not h...
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Flash Mob Announces Annual Extravaganza Lineup

May 8, 2008 by

For the uninitiated, a flash mob is a sort of secret event where a select few are told to gather and perform some zany act of hilarious consequence at a random place and time. On Wednesday, students t...
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Steeling the Show

May 8, 2008 by

Let's be honest. "Spiderman" was very cheesy. Tobey Maguire crying is a very funny sight. Kirsten Dunst is not that attractive. "X3" seriously lost its way by the end, after promising so much. And "Ir...
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I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country on Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England

April 30, 2008 by

Apart from forcing my friends and family to come to this page, I'm convinced no one is actually reading this of their own accord, but I'm going to carry on anyway.
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When Legends Collide

April 24, 2008 by

Well, us martial-arts enthusiasts have been waiting for this for a long time, and it's finally happened. Jackie Chan in a film without Chris Tucker. A bonus: we get Jet Li instead! Hollywood has also ...
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I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country On Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England

April 23, 2008 by

Last week I went to the movies. And there's not a lot I like more than snacking on some sweet popcorn to go along with some action packed movie-ness. Except, you guys don't do sweet popcorn. Can you g...
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If Your Mother Only Knew

April 17, 2008 by

Rahzel - arguably the world's greatest beatboxer - provided some absolutely dynamite entertainment last Friday at The Hub. And that would have made for a fine night on its own, but the lucky few who m...
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I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country on Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England

April 16, 2008 by

This week, I would like to address my pet peeve: upswings. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this term, it is what happens when someone states a fact, but their intonation implies that they are...
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