Few bands are more frustrating than Weezer. They produced two of the best records of the last fifteen years, Weezer and the early emo classic Pinkerton, but recent, unfortunate efforts have reduced the band to a parody of itself. Their last few successful songs have been candy-coated, sugar pop anthems.
The Walkmen are proof that past failures do not prohibit future successes. But the thing is, you can never predict whether the band’s next album will be an instant classic or an ignored flop. After two lackluster albums, A Hundred Miles Off and Pussy Cats Starring The Walkmen, the band turned around and released 2008’s killer You & Me.
Blame it on Colonel Sanders. Blame it on the kiddie play areas at McDonald’s with the multicolored ball pits. Blame it on the good ol’ American attitude that bigger is always better, and so supersize is the only option. Whatever the culprit, the unavoidable fact remains: obesity in the United States is an epidemic.
I cannot understand why anyone would pay money to have someone puncture their skin with tiny needles that stab at the speed of 100 times per second using a machine that sounds like a dental drill and stabs like a sewing machine, and then fill the resulting wounds with ink.
After years of being decried as a sideshow at best and an inhumane blood sport at worst, mixed martial arts have seemingly reached the mainstream, garnering national media coverage with the commercial success of Ultimate Fighting Championship. But at Georgetown, the sport remains underground.
As the weather cools down and baseball season approaches October, a number of playoff races are heating up. The Yankees and Rays, the two best teams in the league, are battling for the AL East crown while the Padres, Giants and Rockies are separated by only 2.5 games in the NL West as of Wednesday night.
They say lightning never strikes twice. But this was not the case for the Georgetown football team, which rode the momentum from their season-opening win over Davidson to oust Lafayette College 28-24 on Saturday night, earning their first victory against the Patriot League powerhouse in seven years.
After an opening weekend that sent the Georgetown men’s soccer team into the national rankings, they felt like they could beat an opponent anywhere. Unfortunately, when the Hoyas left the friendly confines of North Kehoe Field last weekend for New Mexico’s TLC Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Lobo Invitational they left their winning streak behind.
I’m a Jets fan and I know that the Jets embarrassed themselves royally this week. If there was ever a time head coach Rex Ryan needed to say something loud, it’s right now. I am referring to the Jets’ treatment of TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz.
On Tuesday morning, Álvaro Uribe, former President of Colombia and Distinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership at the School of Foreign Service, sat down with the Voice's Cole Stangler for his first interview since leaving the presidency in August.
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