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Snapshots
Snapshots is a new Blargus feature that shares photos of campus life and weekend activities that are seen in the print edition of The Argus. Taken any good photos? Email them to argus@wesleyan.edu This week's photos were all taken by Argus … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 4:4–“The Zionist Entity: Gimbel in Defense of Hanukkah”
As I write this, Hanukkah will begin tomorrow night. One thing that confuses me to this day is how it manages to be so successful. “Oh, the Yuletide sentiment!”, you tell me, “Without Christmas, Hanukkah would be forgotten and ignored!” Not … Continue reading
The Visuals: Tilt Shift
There's a type of lens called a tilt-shift lens, seen on the right. It consists of tilting and shifting the lens to adjust a really narrow depth of field (the area of the environment that's in focus), enabling you to … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 4:4: “Here a Greek, There a Greek…”
Monotheistic religions have a problem in the modern era. Perhaps one could say that Monotheism in general has that same problem. Christianity is a religion whose holy scriptures are in Classical Greek. The Catholic Church holds Latin in esteem, but a … Continue reading
The World’s Funkiest Band – Business Casual by Chromeo
Montreal’s most famous retro-keyboard-synth-pop-’80s nostalgic duo, a bubbling cauldron of funk, released their third studio album, Business Casual on September 14th. Continue reading
Inaugural Blargus Podcast! NBA ON WES
By Gabe Lezra,Well, this isn't "turrrible." We here at the Blargus bring you our first ever Blargus podcast--we'll be publishing every week on topics from Steve Nash's ears to American Politics. This week we're talking NBA, so check it: Powered by Podbean.com
Deuteronomy 4:4: “Evoke the Creed Every Day”
Islam has a heavy emphasis on daily prayer, and while (now) less pronounced, it also exists in Judaism. It is almost certain that many other religions past and present engage the notion of daily prayer, but these two are noteworthy … Continue reading
The Visuals: Fringe
Here's a quickie. I always thought the Fringe opening titles were cool. (Done by the great Andrew Kramer). In one of the episodes, the show takes place in the 80's, and the show-runners thought it'd be cool to redo the … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 4:4–“Color Me Jewish: Gimbel talks about Ultra-Orthodoxy”
We at Wesleyan and other colleges are likely used to seeing religious communities as Student Groups. In many cases, these religious groups get along with each other, such as the numerous collaborations brokered between the Wesleyan Jewish Community and the … Continue reading
You Go, Girl: The Top 10 Most Badass Fictional Female Characters
They've fought aliens and evil empires. They've found themselves trapped in societies that favored men. They've gotten down to business to defeat the Huns. These are the woman warriors of fiction who thrill us, make us cheer, and inspire us to attain even a fraction of their fortitude. Continue reading