Gabe Lezra

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides with the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother\'s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon those with great vengeance and with furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee. Ezekiel 25-17.

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"Enrolled" Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: "Enrolled" Piloy

The World's Sport: In Defense of Manchester City

Why the English League, the EPL, needs teams like Manchester City to be a more interesting, more competitive league: I’m not trying to defend the hiring and buying practices (which, again, I could do), but instead only suggesting that the EPL needs teams like Man City to keep from being a boring league.

Death Match: Football

Football, or soccer, is a cosmopolitan, over-arching sport that reaches people in every part of the globe, bringing hope to the hopeless and light to the darkness.

Top 10 Overblown Epidemics That Might Actually Kill All Of Us Someday

In light of the recent controversy surrounding one of our more prolific writers and face of Swine Flu on campus, it’s the least we can do to bring to light other terrifying epidemics that have been created either by the media or by super-villains.

Top 5 Deaths in Horror Movies

While it is statistically true that there are other great horror movies, we have been unable to find any totally magnificent death outside of the Final Destination franchise—aside for the brilliant decapitation of Paris Hilton in House of Wax.

The World's Sport: In Defence of Cristiano Ronaldo

This column is to expose the treatment of Crisitano Ronaldo, and to a lesser extent Didier Drogba, by the British press and some fans as what it is: blatant, unabashed racism.

Top 5 Ongoing Celebrity Feuds

Jon may be a motorcycle-toting, incredibly potent, jerkoff, Kate could probably murder him, stow the body in a vat of acid, pour the acid in a river, and feed her eight children without a single person in the world knowing.

Death Match: Car and Driver’s list of “2009’s Best Cars for $20,000”

Truly, it’s a new day here at the Death Match Factory.

Death Match: Luke Skywalker

A lightsaber can cut through almost anything ever conceived by any person or sentient being in the entire Universe--in fact, the only thing that it can’t cut through is another lightsaber (or those weird droid-saber things from Episode 3, but that doesn’t affect this particular argument).

Death Match: The TO Show

While it is true that only a few people have achieved the sort of international face recognition as Shaq, Terrell Owens has not only managed it, but has, in many respects, managed to surpass him: unlike the good-natured, happy-go-lucky O’Neal, T.O. is a walking, talking reality show.

Death Match: 2Pac

Welcome to Death Match, Ben--you’re about to get as shut down hard as Biggie was in Tupac’s anthem “Hit ‘Em Up”.

Top 5 Freshman-in-College Songs

Top five first year college songs.

A 100% Comprehensive Guide to Arts Events that You Missed

With our help, you, too, can experience all that the Wes art community has to offer. Don’t feel bitter. We’re sure cool acts will be here this year, too…

Editor’s Notebook

I took Introduction to American Government last semester with Melanye Price, and it was one of my favorite classes at Wesleyan.

The Top Upcoming Summer Movies

Historically speaking, the summer months are a time for wonderful, horrible movies (e.g. “Snakes On a Plane,” “The Love Guru,” anything involving Brendan Fraser).

Death Match Blurbs

Bracket brackness.

Death Match Predictions

Pretty predictions.

Top 5 Mentally Disturbed Robots

Liz Tung and Gabe Lezra share their extensive knowledge of pathological psychology.

Death Match: Mamoun's vs. Late Night (in honor of 4/20)

Gabe Ezra: Dude, what could possibly be better than the Falafel Cart? Rob Wohl: Nah man. Nah. You clearly lack understanding.

Event Previews

Ridgefield Middle School Talent Nite and Wesleyan Guitarists' Showcase

Top 5 Dirtiest Sex Acts That Will Land You in Prison

These acts are so filthy we’re not allowed to describe them in all the disgusting detail they deserve.

Unsolicited Advice on How to Spend Your Time: Prefrosh Edition

In honor of WesFest weekend, “Unsolicited Advice on How to Spend Your Time” presents the Top 5 things to do as a Prefrosh at Wesleyan.

Brother Ali Packs a Punch at Beckham

The truth came to the University on Saturday night in the form of a stocky, chubby albino rapper named Ali, who thundered around the stage at Beckham Hall delivering verbal punches that would’ve made another Ali proud.

Interview With Brother Ali

Next Saturday evening, independent hip-hop artist Brother Ali will come to Wesleyan for a performance at Beckham Hall.

Death Match: Han Solo

The thing about Han Solo that separates him from Indiana Jones is his ability to fly a spacecraft—I mean, come one, he can fly the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, and his self modified, rebuilt Millennium Falcon can make .5 past light speed.

Unsolicited Advice on How to Spend Your Time

Gabe Lezra offers advice on what events to check out this week.

Death Match: Efron Representative

As opposed to the Jonas brothers, with their scarves and perfectly moussed hair, Zac Efron doesn’t need to make sense—he has money, sex (something the Jonas Brothers don’t have), and talent.

Death Match: Willenium

Which is better: Millennium or Willennium?

Unsolicited Advice on How to Spend Your Time

Friday: Skip class today and drink, because you’ll need it.

Death Match: Taylor Swift

Like a ray of warm sunlight on the coldest winter night, Taylor Swift has appeared, and she’s proved that pop stars don’t have to rely on synthesizers and lip-synching, on producers and phony multi-person dance routines.

Despite Chaos, Inauguration Was Worth It

January 20, 2009 began early for me—as it did for so many others—at around 6 a.m. I’d love to say that I awoke to the sound of hope, or something equally poetic, but really it was just my cousin’s annoying euro-techno ring tone. But even waking up to “Axel F.” by Crazy Frog couldn’t crush my spirits—I had a ticket (a “blue” one!) to the Inauguration of President Obama.