The loft cube

If I had $180,000 to spare, I’d try this out in a heartbeat. The concept of utilizing unused city rooftops for portable living is pretty solid, but what’s truly impressive is how well they thought out the minimalistically practical design of the actual living space. This might be what a loft would look [...]

Our greatest fear

“Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.”
I don’t remember where I first saw this quote, but I never understood it, so I decided to look it up. Often mistaken as a Nelson Mandela quote because he used it once in a speech, the quote in its [...]

My dad is hilarious (part 2)

My brother and I were figuring out what to get my dad for his birthday last Thursday. That day, my brother sent me a text:
“so what do we get dad”
Unfortunately, he didn’t send it to me. He accidentally sent it to my dad, but didn’t realize it until he got this text:
“Jay 100 [...]

TED Talk: Steve Pinker on the myth of violence

I’ve been watching TED Talks for over a year now, and it’s become my favorite source of education – my free graduate school. If you’re not familiar with TED (Technology Entertainment Design), it’s an annual conference where remarkable people from all over the world gather to exchange “ideas of incalculable value,” covering a broad [...]

10 math tricks

I suck at math. Well, okay, that’s not completely true, but I’m never in the mood for mental math. I’m reminded of the story where Einstein was asked for his phone number and had to look it up. Surprised, his colleague asked, “You don’t know your own phone number?” To which Einstein replied, “Of course [...]

Chrisette Michele

I’ve noticed that I post a lot of music entries. Oh well, here’s another one.
There aren’t many R&B artists I like; the last two that really impressed me were Corinne Bailey Rae and Amy Winehouse. Last week, I discovered Chrisette Michele, whose debut album “I Am” reminds me of Corinne’s album and [...]

C3 audition choreography

Whenever people describe my dance style, they say it’s “smooth and flowy.” So when I was asked to choreograph for C3’s workshops, I wanted to prove that I could choreograph a funkier, harder-hitting piece full of grooves and using a lot of isolation. But then I was asked to choreograph an audition piece [...]

“Sadie” by Joanna Newsom

I used to enjoy coming up with baby names with my ex-girlfriend. In fact, I think I enjoyed it more than she did. Names are kind of a big deal, so I figure that by the time I have kids, their names will have already stood the test of time. Anyway, one of [...]

Prank war

If you can only watch one of the 6 videos, watch the latest in an increasingly uncomfortable high-stakes prank war between two College Humor employees. Though you should watch them all if you can.

Our world, the pale blue dot