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Christopher Morris-Lent

Season 13 of ‘South Park’ offensively disappointing

South Park's recent episodes have lacked the jokes found in older seasons.

South Park's recent episodes have lacked the jokes found in older seasons.

Showtime murder series ‘Dexter’ is far from killer

“Dexter” as a series is content to probe a corpse with a Slurpee straw and a serial killer’s psyche with a butter knife.

“Dexter” as a series is content to probe a corpse with a Slurpee straw and a serial killer’s psyche with a butter knife.

Booze, sex, and a dash of stale melodrama on AMC

AMC's period drama "Mad Men" is the same kind of crap that sustains telenovelas and soap operas.

AMC's period drama "Mad Men" is the same kind of crap that sustains telenovelas and soap operas.

For some music majors, curriculum is limiting

Columbia's music program, which emphasizes theory over performance, sets its students up for careers outside concert halls.

Columbia's music program, which emphasizes theory over performance, sets its students up for careers outside concert halls.

Arab Studies Scholar to Speak at Book Culture

Everything about Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies and literature and director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, suggests the life of an active and successful public intellectual: his résumé, his office, and his all-expansive manner.

Everything about Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies and literature and director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, suggests the life of an active and successful public intellectual: his résumé, his office, and his all-expansive manner.

It's No Tony, But This Trophy Shines

The first thing that one notices when walking up the stairs and into the audience section of Theatre of the World, an East Village fixture used by the self-billed "experimental theater club" La MaM

The first thing that one notices when walking up the stairs and into the audience section of Theatre of the World, an East Village fixture used by the self-billed "experimental theater club" La MaM

A Beginner's Guide To Drinking

I remember the first time I got drunk like it was yesterday, but owing to my persistent alcohol use since then, I remember yesterday like it was fifteen years ago.

I remember the first time I got drunk like it was yesterday, but owing to my persistent alcohol use since then, I remember yesterday like it was fifteen years ago.

The Trouble With Amtrak

Since entering the North American transportation system in 1971, the name "Amtrak" has been synonymous with high government subsidies, mismanaged business transactions, and blatant monetary incompe

Since entering the North American transportation system in 1971, the name "Amtrak" has been synonymous with high government subsidies, mismanaged business transactions, and blatant monetary incompe

The Unbearable Foulness of Being

So there I was, cloaked in eternal sleep, ascending ever and ever higher into a soft expanse of rolling blue sky.

So there I was, cloaked in eternal sleep, ascending ever and ever higher into a soft expanse of rolling blue sky.

The Futility of Protest

The date was Sept. 17, 2006, and the sun shone radiantly in the pristine cerulean sky above New York, illuminating the verdant foliage of Central Park.

The date was Sept. 17, 2006, and the sun shone radiantly in the pristine cerulean sky above New York, illuminating the verdant foliage of Central Park.