Stories

I remember the first time I read the Harry Potter series when I was about 11. The books were so engrossing and well-written that for a short period of time (8 or so more years) all I wished was that I too could be a wizard. Magical powers, a school of witchcraft, unicorns and centaurs... …

I am, as you know, completely unqualified to discuss anything having to do with Lost, the monumental ABC show that ended this... what... Sunday? I don't even know. However, I do enjoy wondering what stars of highly-popular and cult-followed programs will do once they move on. Will they go the Danica McKeller of The Wonder …

Talk about party poopers. A Chinese computer science professor was recently arrested and jailed for 3 and a half years for admitting to holding orgies, or as he called them, "swinging games," which sounds more like youth baseball camp if you ask me, but hey, I guess I don't know that much about orgies. 53-year-old …

I remember May 21st vividly. Opened my laptop, connected it to my monitor, double clicked on Chrome (Chrome FTW!) and BAM POOF ZING, there it was. Google Pac-Man. I managed to avoid procrastinating on BCU material for most of the morning, until I got sleepy and got a coffee and clicked home again. This is …

MySpace brought us a lot of awesome things. A way to avoid homework for 6 hours, rediscovering why you hated that kid in elementary school, and stalking ex-boyfriends while silently hating everything about them are a few of my favorites. However, as Facebook expanded from just the college crowd to businesses and eventually anyone with …

You can always count on Nike to make big-screen-worthy commercials that induce tears while simultaneously giving you a bulge in your pants over whatever sports event is on the horizon. This ad for the coming world cup (which the BCU staff is counting down the days to) is no exception. Filmed by Alejandro G Inarritu, …

If I were to think of one sexy gentleman on the planet that I'd want plastered on a condom, it would most definitely be Pope Benedict of the Catholic Church. Something about that Dart Sidious face and creepy white robe just gets me riled up, y'know? Luckily, Dutch Condom company De Condoomfabriek ( The Condom …