Zoë Lance.

  • Capstone Adventures: Research Conferences

    Over the weekend, I crossed an item off of the undergrad adventures bucket list: presenting at a research conference. I participated in the Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research at Cal State Fullerton at the suggestion of my capstone advisor, and I’m really glad I did. I gave a 15-minute presentation on my research on Yeezus to…

  • Link Party: 11/17-11/21

    A little later than usual today, but here’s what I read this week: 1. The history of the Styles section of the New York Times was fascinating. 2. How we look when we look at a painting. 3. The tiniest copyright violations ever made. 4. The causes of the rise in dystopian films. And 5. a…

  • Think Tank: Netflix

    https://twitter.com/AntDeRosa/status/535455149733724160 I saw this tweet this morning (from a very good journalist, might I add), and I couldn’t get it out of my head all day. According to that statistic, more than a third of the internet traffic in North America  is devoted to streaming Netflix television shows and movies. Judging by the hype over old…

  • Undergrad Adventures: Communications Law

    Besides Structure of Language, one of the other classes I’m taking is Communications Law. I’m not going to lie to you: It isn’t my favorite class. It’s at 8 a.m. three days a week, and we’re lucky if we have 15 people show up out of 50-something. And unfortunately, the entire class has consisted of lecture, the…

  • Link Party: 11/10-11/14

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. This scientific study accidentally included a working citation of “(Should we cite the crappy Gabor paper here?)” I felt so many waves of secondhand embarrassment. 2. What makes a child an art prodigy? 3. If you haven’t seen Too Many Cooks yet, watch it and read this. 4. I…

  • Think Tank: Time

    On Wednesday, I had a progress meeting with my capstone advisor. I ran into him on the way to his office, so I asked if he wanted some time. I meant to ask if he wanted a few moments to collect his thoughts or get himself ready, but those parts didn’t make it out of my…

  • Culture Connoisseur: Ike’s Place

    I love a good sandwich, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there’s an Ike’s Place in Southern California. Ike’s Place is a very Northern California thing, but it’s slowly making its way down the coast. I first went to an Ike’s Place in San Francisco, and went to the Westwood one on Saturday.…

  • A Wild World of Words: Lagom

    In case you’re wondering whether or not lagom is an English word, it’s not. It might be Monday, but you’re not going crazy in regards to your language. Lagom is a Swedish word that has no precise English translation or equivalent. It roughly means “just right” or “in moderation,” but it has neither a positive…

  • Link Party: 11/3-11/7

    This week was crazy, and it looks like the pace will only increase. But I did have some time to read: 1. $3 gas in the United States is actually a really bad thing. I wondered why it was so low. 2. The history and etymology of the penny. 3. Has anyone else ever noticed…

  • Gold Star for the Internet: Birp.fm

    My music taste is incredibly varied (from hip hop and rock to world music and jazz and back), and I spend a significant amount of my day listening to something. If I’m walking on campus, working on homework or driving somewhere, I probably have an album playing in the background. I am always looking for new…