By 8 p.m., the throng inside had already assumed rush-hour subway proportions, a healthy majority wearing I have a strange and unpleasant announcement to make,” host Dave Hill, a comedian (and fellow Intel correspondent), announced. We’re not sure what to make of this, but we have to close the registration towomen.” Oddly, there was no gay component to this event, but that detail seemed overlooked in the scrum. ” our female friend wrote in a text after being denied a spot.
He's the host and creator of You're the Expert, the show that uses comedy to make academic research more accessible and exciting.
Chris is also the editor-in-chief of Paperweight Magazine, a digital humor publication. Carlota Batres is a postdoctoral fellow at Gettysburg College.
While a great new one pops up every so often, independent bookstores like the formerly beloved St.
Mark's Bookshop have been forced to shutter thanks to rising rents and the popularity of things like e-readers and online mega retailers.
Two intrepid Thrillist writers, unbeknownst to one another, attended to find out.
"My dating life of late has been an overly courteous train wreck," Brett, the male writer for the event, said.
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My record collection skews heavily toward lyrically focused, melodic alt-rock, not Slayer." -- Brett "Prep was easy.
When the day finally came, I shoved six friends into an Uber XL on the quest for love." -- Kari "I tried to brush up on Spotify, rocking the "Best of Today" metal playlist as much as possible.