On Friday night, I finally found the comfortable space I needed to explore my identity as a witch.
Archive for Jake Friedler
(‘15, Comparative Literature) grew up in White Suburbia, CA and is still trying to get out. His interests include haiku poetry, long conversations, and the re-mystification of our postmodern wasteland.
April Showers on Hoover Tower: your week five playlist
So much for a “dry” weekend, am I right? Now that you’re done lying to pro-fros about how happy you are and being over-saturated with a cappella performances, you can finally return to the Stanford experience, like lying to yourself about how happy you are and being over-saturated with a cappella performances.
Soundtrack to the Sun: your week two playlist
Stanford Spring Quarter exists in a bizarre dilemma universe where every day feels like a beautiful afternoon in mid-July where nothing matters except having a cold drink and a pair of sunglasses.. while still still living up to the academic requirements of one of the most demanding universities in the country.
WOOP WOOP. Here’s your soundtrack to the sun.
“The Girl You Like,” or Beyoncé vs. the Male Gaze
In a godless world, Beyoncé is the closest thing we have to a goddess.
We Did Not Retweet Ellen’s Selfie: your week nine playlist
There are people in the world right now who are celebrating Mardi Gras instead of frantically trying to finish essays that were due two days ago. Maybe I’ll go to NOLA’s.
Behind the Mask: A Review of ‘The Drowned Man’
You arrive at the specified address and find only a warehouse. The fact that other people are dressed in theatre attire is the only indication that you’re in the right place. Inside, there are cement floors, fluorescent lights, and metal barricades organizing a line. You start to get nervous. Nothing suggests that this is a “lobby” of any kind, let alone one for a show that you’ve paid £50 to attend.
An Abundance of Caution: your week six playlist
how crazy is this playlist? about as crazy as walking between tresidder and old union at 11:30 this morning. WOAH. WOAH. KEEP IT TOGETHER, TEAM. MACAULAY CULKIN AND MILES DAVIS ON THE SAME PLAYLIST.
What are the Grammys?: your week four playlist
Midterms? Shmidterms. Get over your grammy disappointment blues with some tasty tunes after the jump.
Shout Out to Richard Sherman’s PWR Teacher: your week three playlist
Three day weekend left you weakened? Now is not the winter quarter of your discontent. If you’re feeling down, start bumping these tracks, even if you’re in Green Library. People will appreciate your verve.
Why Apollo and Dionysus Might (Not) Get Along: Tate Modern x Disclosure
The bus from Oxford to London takes about an hour and a half and reminds me of the Knight Bus from Harry Potter: it’s a double-decker bus, piloted by cheeky drivers with English accents, which rescues its passengers from quotidian existence and whisks them off to a place where magic happens in the streets. Read more…