It Came From Outer Space was a cheap sci-fi movie made in 1953. I somehow saw this movie when I was a little kid, and remember even then thinking it was kind of stupid. The bulk of the plot can be inferred from the title. There is an alien, and It does indeed come from outer…
Author: jgrebes
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: DUBSTEP
This is the first edition of NQR’s new debate feature Point-Counterpoint. Whenever we’ve got two writers who disagree on a subject, we’ll invite them to duke it out. Hopefully, there will be a lot of very important topics debated in this feature. This is not one of them. Today’s topic is dubstep, the current trend in dance…
THE NEWSROOM IS A TERRIBLE SHOW, AND AARON SORKIN HATES ME
The problems with Aaron Sorkin’s newest show, The Newsroom, start with the opening credits. Then, seventeen minutes later when they’re finally over, these problems continue to manifest with the rest of the program. The very nature of The Newsroom makes it inherently awkward and at odds with itself. Sorkin clearly is making a commentary on the state of…
A Fundamental Flaw in the Game Clue
Clark Kent’s Rejection Letter From the Daily Planet
Great Moments in History (If They Happened in College)
The Burr-Hamilton Beruit Duel Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both founding brothers of their fraternity. One night Burr and Hamilton got into an argument of epic proportions, after Burr accused Hamilton of calling him a “chode-monkey” behind his back. Also, Burr called the game “beer pong,” which is totally wrong. When it was time…
What Should Politicians Be For Halloween?
Originally published on CollegeHumor on October 22, 2012
Report on Pride of Baghdad
I took an English class about graphic novels my senior year. Our final essay was a report on a comic we read that wasn’t on the curriculum. I wrote about what is probably my favorite book, Pride of Baghdad, an allegory about the Iraq war based on a true story. In April of 2003, a…
Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee: Protecting Corporations at the Expense of the People
I wrote this paper about the Citizen’s United case for my Free Speech class. It was probably the best class I took while at Hamilton. President Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address was the cause of some political controversy when Obama criticized the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election and…
At the Movies with Phineas P. Wutterbottom
(Phineas P. Wutterbottom III was a reoccurring character I wrote as for The Duel. A critic and snob with dubious credentials, he was at hand to review anything we wanted. Here is “his” take on the offerings of the Hamilton movie channel for the month of December) By Phineas P. Wutterbottom III Hello again, plebeians!…