Lifestyles

How to deal with your secretly hated santa

By Katie Shafsky -

f you want to show, or at least pretend, you’re interested in your secretly hated Santa, try getting them a present that proves you guys spend time together. ...

Lifestyles

Black Friday midnight shopping: a warrior's tale

By Odeya Pinkus -

We walked into the mall at 11 p.m. with the swagger of someone holding a fresh coupon book. ...

Lifestyles

Karl Bernhardsen: from SA E-Board to county legislator

By Samuel Titus -

For Bernhardsen, going door-to-door was not just about gaining the required signatures, but also about meeting voters, introducing himself to the people he wished to serve and understanding their collective concerns. ...

Television

Giancarlo Esposito talks 'Breaking Bad,' acting and losing your dreams to reach them

By Chloe Rehfield -

He gave the audience trite advice to pursue whatever would make them happy, but the advice came with a twist: He told them to detach themselves from the dream. With the detachment ...

Lifestyles

Bring it all back to Bing: what you left at home

By Kayla Harris -

While we love Binghamton in all of its quaint glory, some things are just better purchased at home. ...

Lifestyles

Send friends money in a snap

By Rich Kersting -

The validity of Snapcash’s security should definitely be the first question on everybody’s mind, as Snapchat has come under fire in the past when people discovered that the app never actually deletes ...

Lifestyles

What to do when you're stuck in Binghamton for Thanksgiving

By Amber Weinstock -

“There’s nothing to do on campus,” said Diandra Lu, an international student and sophomore majoring in biochemistry. “Literally everything is closed.” ...

Movies

Volunteer as tribute to go see 'Mockingjay'

By Jami Ganz -

Unlike its predecessors, “Mockingjay” relies on an intellectually provocative story line rather than one that is action-based. ...

Music

Jared Frazer marches to his own beat—and mixes it, too

By Jonathan Ortiz -

While a skilled DJ’s ability to get a crowd moving is appreciable, it takes a diversely talented musician to make a genuine impact on the industry. ...

Arts & Culture

A musical love story about a botanist, his co-worker and his man-eating plant

By Joseph Barberio -

Premiering Off-Off-Broadway in 1982, the musical was originally written by Howard Ashman and composed by Alan Menken (who you may know for his music in such Disney movies as “The Little Mermaid” ...