I like to put my money where my mouth is—and by that I mean, after being a vegetarian for 10 years I’ve recently also transitioned into no longer purchasing cosmetic products from companies that test on animals. While I know it’s not possible to be a totally ethical consumer, I feel better about doing something than I do about doing nothing, and this choice was the next natural step to my dietary lifestyle. No one can argue that animal testing…
As someone currently in the throes of the medical school application process, I consider myself somewhat of an expert on the sorts of things that pre-medical students do in order to present themselves as ideal candidates for medical school. Schools are looking for someone that is not only intelligent, able to perform well academically, and experienced in research that hones their problem-solving skills, but also someone who has demonstrated generosity for their fellow humans in some tangible way. Simply put,…
Hello darkness, my old friend. It’s me, an anonymous member of the VCTV exec board. I’m an aspiring screenwriter and current intern at a media conglomerate. And I have no idea what the hell I’m doing. A few weeks ago, I found myself on a plane from London to Amsterdam sitting next to a bona fide Hollywood filmmaker. Part of me wishes this was a joke–doesn’t it sound like the set-up for a punchline about horrible rich people? But…
Okay, so let’s quickly recap what we’ve been over so far. The first part of this article established that Rick and Morty and Bojack Horseman represent major game changers to both the genres of comedy and animation, more specifically adult animation. This is because they are the first major series that chose to dedicate their thematic content to very real and seldom discussed topics. Instead of making cocksure political jabs, the comedic equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel, they…
All images copyright Rich Burlew (http://www.giantitp.com/) The funniest, most intelligent, and most heartbreaking fantasy story I have ever read is a webcomic about stick figures. No, seriously – bear with me here. The Order of the Stick is a dramedy fantasy webcomic starring an adventuring party of six stick figures. This band of dashing heroes is ferociously competent, capable of sweeping away any threats and well on its way to saving their world. Well, okay, that might…
Vassar has a multitude of famous alumni: Meryl Streep, Lisa Kudrow, Justin Long, Jeff Davis, and the beautiful, intelligent Grace Hopper. Grace Hopper was a computer scientist known best for inventing the compiler and coining the term “debugging.” In a world where technology is integrated with everything we do, her work is more important than ever. Yet, mass media look at Steve Jobs and Bill Gates as the geniuses of the tech world, ignoring the fact that all of their…
Absurdism has always existed as a lurking force bubbling beneath the surface of comedy television, especially when it comes to adult animation. Since the early 2000s, one only had to look towards Cartoon Network’s programming block Adult Swim to find programs ranging from the satirical claymation Robot Chicken to the graphic acid trip Aqua Teen Hunger Force, or even the endless non-sequiturs of Family Guy. You would surely damn yourself, however, if you tried to dig through the endless stream…
Lincoln Chafee — “O’Doul’s Premium Non-Alcoholic Beer” Who is this strange tall man who is running for president? No, it’s not Joe Biden, but his understudy Lincoln Chafee, governor of Rhode Island! O’Doul’s is a perfect match because it’s a beer with less than one percent, for a candidate with less than one percent in the polls. Hillary Clinton — “White Wine” Which white wine? The white one. Can I get more specific? Not at this time. Lawrence…
In my tenth grade biology class, we dissected fetal pigs. It was near the end of the school year, the last couple of weeks of May, so it was really hot. The combination of stifling heat and formaldehyde fumes was exceedingly unpleasant, but I came to class excited to learn and investigate the inner-workings of the body. My partner and I received the pig we would be working with, and we had to decide between the two of us who…
While all of my friends were diligently applying for summer internships this past semester, I was planning out my Epic Summer Road Trip. Instead of spending the summer gaining valuable work experience or earning valuable cash, I decided to spend my savings by taking myself away from good ol’ Wyoming and into a solo road trip that I was sure to remember. I figured that this would be my last real summer to do whatever I wanted since I would…