Jennifer Mayer

You may have seen Frank Caliendo and his famous John Madden impression on Mad TV or Fox’s NFL Sunday. Or maybe you haven’t. Either way, Frank wants you to see a whole lot more of him and his impressions on his new sketch-comedy show for TBS, Frank TV.

With an album title like Blackout, and song titles such as “Rebellion” and “Freakshow,” Britney’s comeback CD—her first since 2003—focuses more on the rollercoaster life of the artist rather than her musical ability.

Some Columbians have, for one reason or another, repressed the fact that they were ever in high school.

Imagine waking up from a coma, only to hear someone say, “I don’t care if no one likes her, she’s still my daughter.” Pretty excruciating, right? But what if the thing that shocks you the most is that you have no idea who that person talking is?

Speakers blast Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses. Brightly colored lights wash over the audience. Stagehands tune guitars and set up the band’s instruments. This could easily be a rock concert. But no. It’s a tap dance performance.

At the outset, Good Luck Chuck may seem like a promising way to spend $10.

True to its name, Nook Restaurant is easy to miss.

Unlike Manhattan's version, Brooklyn's annual Restaurant Week celebrates the borough with a special theme that changes each year.

It's hard not to be moved when watching a film about the Rwandan genocide.

New York has often been criticized for its lack of authentic Mexican restaurants. Rather than pretend to be the solution to this problem, Cilantro lures customers with its upscale Tex-Mex appeal.

Based on recent developments on The O.C., maybe Mischa Barton was right.

Upon first entering Aix Brasserie, located on 88th Street and Broadway, there's not much to distinguish it from any other Upper West Side dining establishment.

Head-banging in bathing suits. Popping brown paper bags. Yelling expletives repeatedly. If any of these activities intrigue you, I suggest you try to dance for Antonietta Vicario.

By Jennifer Mayer

Columbia Daily Spectator

After walking by an old desk featuring an antique typewriter and peeking at the black-and-white photographs on the walls, I felt a bit nostalgic for a decade I had never even witnessed.

Most people who wander into Cockpit USA, a new World War II-inspired retail store, mistake it for a vintage locale.