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Don’t Forget to Chew

By Sonal Patel
Thursday, February 25th, 2010

For years, many people in my life have always wondered why I eat the same types foods as them, but never seem to pack on the same pounds. Often times, my answer would be, “I eat over-chew my food, and eat slower; therefore, I consume less because I get full faster.”

Well, The New York Times [...]


Beaudelaine Pierre visits Drexel 2/24

By Jordan Schilling
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Haitian author and editor, Beaudelaine Peierre is visiting Drexel today. The reception will start at 3:00pm followed by a reading at 3:30 in Stein Auditorium, Nesbitt, 33rd and Market Street.


Who are America’s best voices?

By Emily Homrok
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Doors part with a hydraulic hiss. Steam billows. Behold! The emerging voices of the nation have arrived… from the future.
Author Dani Shapiro, perhaps best known for the best-selling Slow Motion, her memoir of decadence and death, sits in as editor in the tenth entry in the Best New American Voices series: the 2010 edition.
How I [...]


The Examiner

By Emily Homrok
Thursday, August 6th, 2009

The Examiner is a great resource for fun, informative columns on local news, music, film, fashion, food, events, science, business, fitness, and more — you name it, they’ve got it — based in cities around the country.
Of course, the Philadelphia Examiner is likely to be of particular interest to anyone reading this post.
If you’re looking [...]


Kindle to Farenheit 451?

By Samantha Slusarczyk
Monday, July 20th, 2009

I’m sure most know the story of Farenheit 451. After reading this book during my high school years, the main question to our teacher was, “would this ever be possible?” She asked us and most agreed that it could be possible – maybe not to the extent of firemen actually burning the books [...]


Ending the era of the tweet

By Emily Homrok
Thursday, July 16th, 2009

…at least, for myself. I have no illusions about the narcissism-fueled ADD conglomo-giant that is Twitter going down in flames because I have gone horribly MIA.
But for me, Twitter had to go.