Joe Daly

Top 5s: from the delightful to the disturbing

Great things come in fives—especially when it comes to the year 2010.

By Christine Jordan, Maddy Kloss, Joe Daly, Claire Fu, Rachel Allen, Melissa von Mayrhauser, Ashton Cooper, and Allison Malecha | Dec 13 06:52 pm ET

Finding fun in the sun across the city

Columbians can put homework out of sight, out of mind with activities reminiscent of the carefree days of summer.

By Rachel Allen, Melissa von Mayrhauser, Joe Daly, Claire Fu, Christine Jordan, Ashton Cooper, and Allison Malecha | Sep 6 10:00 pm ET

Hair salons that make the cut

The task of finding a good haircut close to campus may seem daunting, but three student-approved locales are just a short distance away.

By Joe Daly, Jason Bell, and Helen Werbe | Mar 30 06:21 pm ET

Off-Broadway, on budget: 20at20 gears up

For two weeks, 20at20, an annual promotion to provide cheap tickets to an often-overlooked sector of NYC theater, offers $20 tickets to students who show up 20 minutes before the start of about 25 different off-Broadway shows.

By Joe Daly | Jan 28 08:58 pm ET

Popular club continues to bring students ‘Glee’

Columbia's Glee Club gives students an alternative to a capella groups, and an experience partially similar to that portrayed on the hit Fox TV show "Glee," which just won its first Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series.

By Joe Daly | Jan 19 08:07 pm ET

Top 5s: from the strange to the seductive

Five is the charm for Spectator arts editors.

By Christine Jordan, Helen Werbe, Hannah Yudkin, Devin Briski, Yin Yin Lu, Ruthie Fierberg, Peter Labuza, Julia Halperin, and Joe Daly | Dec 13 06:54 pm ET

Ina Garten’s ‘Barefoot Contessa’ a calming show before the holidays

When the end of the semester seems too far off to bear, a little virtual comfort—courtesy of “Barefoot Contessa”—is the next best thing to actually being home.

By Joe Daly | Dec 7 06:50 pm ET

Bad jokes make getting tickets easy for ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’

Even though the jokes are stale and the bits fall flat, attending a taping is in itself exciting.

By Joe Daly | Nov 19 07:26 pm ET

Best of: Tv Tourist

For the real TV tourist traps, one must look beyond Columbia’s gates, to the iconic spots dotted throughout the city.

By Joe Daly and Logan Hofstein | Nov 19 07:21 pm ET

Characters go gay to get ratings up, but not for long

While the public has become somewhat used to gay characters on TV shows like Will from “Will and Grace,” and Lloyd from “Entourage,” there’s something about straight characters going gay for a few episodes that sparks controversy.

By Joe Daly | Sep 29 10:14 pm ET

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