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At this moment, the Bakall household is most likely elbowdeep in sweet potato peelings, cranberries and turkey. To say the least, it’s a busy time for us, and I really mean all of us. I got my debut in the kitchen when I was a 4-year-old and was handed the peeler by my mother. “Peel these. Don’t drop any in the garbage can,” she said. Or something like that. I don’t really remember because I was four, but I assume that was what she said. I also assume that I probably wasn’t too deft at using a peeler and caused several holdups in the kitchen, but it was all in the name of learning, right? Right! After a few years, I moved up to learning how to cut big things, like the potatoes I had just peeled. Now we were talking! I also got the “privilege,” (a privilege and a curse) of being in charge of a couple parts of dishes. For example, it is my job, and my job solely, every year to make the cornbread for our cornbread stuffing. I’m not sure how I wrangled that gig, but it’ll do. In addition to captain of the cornbread, I am also lady dessert. Usually, I make at least one pie (pumpkin, duh, and sometimes apple) and some form of chocolate something. At this point, my mom is still the boss lady of the kitchen, but I’m the head sous chef, head pastry chef and the occasional chef de cuisine. My brother, who is now 15, went through the same track of learning that I did, though he seems to be better with a peeler and is content with his station as assistant peeler. My dad, grill master, Brussels sprout slicer, table settings-finder and heavy lifter-extraordinaire, is a talented guy. He’s not too skilled in the kitchen (sorry, Dad), but does most of the stuff that the rest of us can’t. Cheddar, our goofy dog, is never too far away, usually sprawled on the couch, waiting to hear the sounds of a rogue piece of bacon hitting the floor. He will, from time-to-time, also eat vegetables that we drop, though they aren’t his favorite. It can get hectic in the kitchen with me and my mom. We like to get into it about anything and everything, especially during the holiday season (and definitely about what dishes we should or should not make. Everyone has their favorite, but we only have so many hands). Hot kitchens, hot plates and short tempers never mix well. But, it is always a good time when I’m at home. My mom and I don't get to share the kitchen much now that I'm away, and my moody 15-year-old brother isn't always the best companion for making pastas and sausages. I look forward to spending some more quality time with my family in the kitchen this year, and you should, too! Happy Thanksgiving!

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holiday season by Thomas Thoren All right, everybody. Time to don your holiday cheer and embrace the holiday season for all it’s worth. If you’re thinking of doing a low-key celebration at home with your family and just a few presents, then you need to get over yourself and get in line at your favorite box store for Black Friday. That should give you plenty of time to re-evaluate your life. You’re going to want to max out at least two credit cards in your crazed spending frenzy, so keep your swiping hand warm while standing in that cold line. When shopping, don’t ask yourself whether you need it — you do. If something is half off, then you better buy two because you were going to have to pay twice as much anyway, right? Right. After your morning spent prying electronics out of desperate mothers’ hands, haul all your junk home and shift your focus there. Load up the family into the car and go buy the biggest Christmas tree you can find. Swing by Prairie Gardens and buy enough garland to cover every inch of every banister, railing and fencing in and around your home. Bring home every decorative knick-knack you can find to really make that tacky statement every household should have. If this doesn’t give your family the best holiday ever, then you can always swear this time of year off forever and try again next year. There will always be another next holiday season to try again.

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» Black Friday: Isn’t rampant consumerism the best holiday tradition of all?! In my family, Black Friday is more exciting than Thanksgiving AND Christmas! Mom starts work at Wal-Mart at 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving night to prepare for this crazy-fun shopaganza! This way, she doesn’t get to spend any time with her children and grandchildren who love her very much and drove a long way to see her! But we understand. If she didn’t go to work, then holiday shoppers wouldn’t get to buy themselves a brand-new Furby for $45 (they're back and better than ever!) or a new DVD Blu-Ray player for only $68 (now that’s CHEAP!) “I don’t mind the long hours and underpaid work, I do it for the deals. The deals that I myself can’t enjoy but work hard to help others enjoy.” —Jessica’s mom on Black Friday. So go out there and get your shop on, you crazy shoppers! Maybe you’ll run into my mom. If you do, be sure to show your Black Friday spirit by running her over with your shopping cart and yelling “I don’t care about you, you worthless employee! Gimme my flatscreen!” » Turduckens: YUCK! BLEH! EW! GROSS! NASTY! I’ve never actually eaten a turducken, but I know they’re disgusting. How? BECAUSE IT’S MADE BY SHOVING TWO ANIMALS INTO ANOTHER ANIMAL’S STOMACH! WHO WOULD ENJOY THAT?! Seriously though, who eats these? If you’re reading this, turducken enthusiast, please have mercy on this year's turkeys, chickens and ducks by eating one regular turkey like the rest of us. Or, try a vegetarian tofu loaf which involves absolutely NO shoving of dead animals into other dead animals' stomachs! Yum! » Return of the Jedi Super Nintendo Game: Do you guys even remember the Super Nintendo?! It's a top-loader. It's awesome. In fact, it's my favorite video game playing medium! Lately, I've been trying to reclaim some of my childhood glory by beating the Star Wars Return of the Jedi game. Turns out, I can't! Oh, no! The problem is, I don't know how to deflect the boss' laser beams with my light saber! Man, oh man, sometimes I just wish my mom gave me up for adoption to a lion because I'm such a failure! I WISH I WERE EATEN BY A LION! Now, I'm trying to learn how to master Chewbacca's energy rifle, but I can't do that, either! Someone call a lion, I deserve to be eaten. Nick Martin Managing Editor Gripes

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» Little Honey Boo Boo Child Soft-Core Pornography: OK, Government. It’s time to step in and arrest the terrible people behind TLC. They’re parading little girls around in skimpy clothes

while adults watch and take pictures. That’s bad! They call themselves the Learning Channel, but the only educational value they offer is how to definitely ruin a little girl’s self-esteem. Get that Boo Boo out of there! Worst yet, it’s not even the most offensive reality show on TV. » TruTV’s Bait Car: The most offensive reality show is on TruTV and called Bait Car. Bait Car abandons a nice car in a low-income neighborhood. They leave the doors unlocked and the keys in the ignition to tempt people to steal it. Worse yet, they even put racist stereotypes on the dashboard like fried chicken and rap albums (I am not fucking kidding, Google Bait Car.) This is a real show. TruTV also has a rip-off of Pawn Stars where they film the interactions of a poor, inner-city pawn shop. People don’t bring in their Civil War antiques, they bring in their clothes and wedding rings in order to make rent. TruTV is truly racist, classist, awful television. » MTV’s Eat Your Grandma’s Ashes!: From the people who brought you Snooki’s Cesarean Section! And Laguna Beach Bukkake, get ready for a hilarious new reality show about getting over grief and loss: Eat Your Grandma’s Ashes! Watch as Steve-O (Jackass, Viva la Bam, Steve-O) goes to funeral homes across the country and tries to persuade people to eat their loved one’s cremains for a few hundred dollars! Don’t worry! It’s just a bite! Taste the ashy goodness of your dead mother! Dust to dust and down the hatch! Plus, Steve-O will do a bunch of hilarious prankz like picking up corpses and making them dance! Also, puking on a priest! Laugh out loud! It’s on every Thursday at 9 p.m.! Don’t forget to watch the commercials! Steve-O drinks pints and pints of AIDS blood! Crazy! Only on MTV! (This show is not real, but very soon it will be.) Samantha Bakall Editor-in-Chief Samantha Bakall Likes Editor-in-Chief

» Birthday cake: Nothing jives my turkey like birthday cake. If you ask what I want for my birthday, which has already passed, so please don't ask because you'll be waiting a long time, I will always and forever say birthday cake. Every since I was a little girl, the most important part of any birthday, holiday, special occasion, week, day and hour was b-day cake. Sometimes the best cake is non-occasion cake. I eat it because I'm worth it. Type of cake is also very, very important. None of that fruit shit goes into my tummy. Yellow cake (What flavor is yellow, anyway? Vanilla?) with chocolate icing is my favorite. Hands down. Especially if you pour half a bottle of sprinkles over it because sprinkles are also my favorite. Hey! Come here! A little closer ... I have a dirty secret to tell you: I LOVE box cake mix. Love it. Especially holidaythemed funfetti box cake (Valentine's Day is the best! So cute!) Sometimes I like to think I have a mature and advanced palate, and then other times I don't. Like the times I make a box cake and just sit in bed and eat half of it while watching Netflix. Don't judge. We've all done it.

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before clashing with Silva. Mendes’ actors deliver some of the best performances to ever fill the Bond series. Instead of some crazed plot to dominate the world, Bardem’s villain is a very plausible psychopath bent on purely personal revenge. Dench, who is given much more to do in this film, shows determined strength, pride and intense vulnerability. And the always sturdy Ralph Fiennes is the new government minister, Gareth Mallory, who is set on refocusing the MI6 mission to modern international terrorists instead of the traditional Cold War-defined enemies. Veteran Albert Finney even adds a touch of grit as the Bond family’s estate keeper, Kincade. Mendes delivers with the requisite, effective action fight scenes and chases, and includes, of course, a pair of beautiful Bond women, one, an MI6 agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) and Severine (Berenice Marlohe), who 007 shares a few drinks and a steamy shower. Director of photography Roger Deakins captures the luscious vistas of many interesting and exotic settings such as Istanbul, Shanghai, London and Scotland, without the jarring handheld look and breathless editing of recent Bond films hell bent on a Bourne film experience. And by the film’s climactic showdown, this crowdpleasing Skyfall opens a whole new tradition of spy adventures and sequel possibilities.

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placement George Lazenby, bombed. In the ‘70s, Roger Moore clearly played up the charm and humorous side of 007 for entertainment purposes, but fell short of Connery’s believability. The ‘80s tried Timothy Dalton twice, and he played tough well, but not comfortably smooth enough. In the ‘90s, Pierce Brosnan achieved a smooth elegance and had even more of Q’s gadgets to mess with, but Daniel Craig was who the new producers wanted for a grittier edge. In Skyfall, Craig truly found his comfort zone with James Bond. Mendes and his screenwriters, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan, return the series back to the story-based and character-based narratives of the original three films starting with 1962’s Dr. No. Their Skyfall script explores the potential demise of the government’s MI6’s Cold War leadership philosophy, and has Bond rediscover aspects of his early life with his late parents and Scottish roots. MI6 and spy service leader, M (Judi Dench), are under intense scrutiny with M being held personally responsible for a leaked list of NATO agents who are compromised. After a deadly attack on MI6 headquarters, it is revealed that a rogue government agent, Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem), takes responsibility and seeks revenge for being thrown under the bus by M in a previous mission. Meanwhile, Bond is publicly taken for dead, then receives some retraining

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ow this is the Denzel we’ve been missing. In Robert Zemeckis’ new thriller/drama, a pilot is faced with a haunting reality after he heroically saves 96 passengers during a flight that goes terribly wrong. Before Flight, Denzel Washington has starred in some good, action-packed movies in the last few years (Safe House, Unstoppable). However, he takes this roll as Capt. Whip Whitaker, a commercial airline pilot, and reminds us why he’s still the master at gut-wrenching dramatic performances. Washington plays a hopelessly tortured alcoholic who prefers to be boozed up and high on cocaine behind the controls of a 747 to ensure a safe flight from landing strip A to B. When he flies, he flies high. After a night of drinking and doping, Whitaker has an early morning flight to Atlanta that begins with a vodka orange juice for himself and ends in a fiery disaster on the fields of suburban Georgia. Miraculously, Whitaker is able to land the plane with an unbelievable maneuver that will send panic through every bone in your body (Honestly one of the best computer-generated imagery scenes I’ve ever seen.) Unfortunately, the crash landing leads to six deaths that can be pinned on the captain after a toxicology report shows

the evidence of his recent drinking and drug use. With the possibility of life in prison, Whip slips into a downward spiral and goes from bottle to bottle, struggling to defend his name as the only pilot who could have saved as many people as he did with a plane that was falling apart at 10,000 feet. An attorney from Chicago, Hugh Lang (Don Cheadle), comes in to try and save Whip from a lawsuit while Whip meets an ex-junkie, Nicole (Kelly Reilly), who tries to save him from his binge drinking. John Goodman plays Whip’s hysterical, and sometimes disastrous, best buddy/cocaine provider. The story is bent around ethical righteousness and every corrupt relationship Whip has burnt out throughout his life. A divorced husband, an obsolete father, a man of no faith, Washington’s performance is twisted and triumphant all at once. He’s the good guy you root for and the cynic you despise just moments later. To watch Washington battle himself within his character is pure joy. Zemeckis captures a man who doesn’t believe in God at a moment where he needs a savior more than ever. Whip is all alone, but maybe he’s the only one who can set himself free from his own burdens.

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The History of hand turkeys

A scathing critique of hand turkeys, a symbol of materialist oppression!

Illustrated by Tyler Schmidt

emember in second grade when your teacher made you trace your hand and stylize the tracing into a turkey because she didn’t want to plan a real lesson? If you forgot, it’s because the next day you peed your pants and everyone mocked you, so you repressed the memory. Regardless, hand turkeys are America’s oldest art form! Dating all the way back to the first Thanksgiving, hand turkeys have been a vital form of expression for privileged groups past and future. Pilgrims’ First Hand Turkey In 1621, Native Americans prepared Thanksgiving dinner for a bunch of lazy Pilgrims. While the tribal peoples roasted meat, prepped stuffing, mashed potatoes, steamed Brussels sprouts and opened delicious cans of jiggly cranberries, the pilgrims watched strong guys kick around a withered pig carcass. “Is dinner ready yet?” the Pilgrims screamed. “Almost! Come set the table!” the Native Americans responded. “What! No! We’re doing stuff! We just sailed here!” the Pilgrims protested. “I don’t care! Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness!” the Native Americans scolded. Reluctantly, the Pilgrims set the table, sighing loudly the whole time. During dinner, the Pilgrims made boring small talk, “What are your plans after college?” “Do you have an investment strategy?” “Are you watching The Bachelor this season?” The Native Americans wished they were allowed to leave the table, but unfortunately,

Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness. “Why do we like these dorks anyway?” one Native American whispered to another. “Because they give us shiny precious stones,” the other replied. After dinner, the group needed something to do before the pies finished cooking.“I know!” suggested one eager Algonquin, “Why don’t we make art!” “We don’t know how to make art,” the head Pilgrim said. “It’s against God’s will: Just like wearing colors, or women’s rights.” “Oh,” the Algonquin said, looking sad. “Don’t you have an outlet for creative expression?” “Well ... Murder” replied the Pilgrim. “I don’t think that counts...” the Algonquin said nervously. “How about we teach you art!” “Ok!” said the Pilgrim. “And when we’re finished, we can sell the art for money!” “No! That’s not the point!” the Algonquin said, frowning. The Native Americans demonstrated every type of art they knew how to make, but nothing worked; pilgrims make terrible art. “Boy, these guys are stupid,” one Native said to another, “Let’s just teach them how to make hand turkeys. Even babies can make those. Pilgrims! Come here!” So, the Native American showed the Pilgrims how to put their hand on a piece of paper, trace the outline, and then add a little dot to the thumb for an eye. “Neat! The fingers are the feathers!” The Pilgrims yelled. “Can we use glitter? Please!” “I guess even though it looks tacky and gets everywhere,” the Natives said.

The Pilgrims didn’t care. “How can we ever thank you, Indians?” they asked. One little Pilgrim loudly sneezed into his blanket. “I know! Here! Take this blanket!” the Pilgrims offered. The Native Americans accepted the gift and everyone lived happily ever after (pending you forget about the genocide)! Birth of the Jive Turkey In 1622, Pilgrims invented the hand turkey all by themselves (Coincidentally, this was also the year they learned how to rewrite history books). Thankfully, this terrible art form was immediately forgotten for centuries, until 1933, when it was rediscovered by black historian W.E.B. DuBois while he was shifting through primary sources to articulate the consequences of Imperialist oppression. DuBois remarked, upon finding a hand turkey, “What is this passionless crap?” This “passionless crap” was the inspiration for countless artworks by some of New York’s most talentless artists. Harlem of the '30s is remembered for the vibrant cultural landscape of jazz, poetry and art. However, among this cultural hub lived a tribe of bohemian hangerson who used their passing familiarity with art to fit in (the ancestors of contemporary Williamsburg). These gentrifiers desperately wanted to be apart of the hip art scene, despite not being able to do anything, and thus, because boring white people wanted to create boring art, the hand turkey was reborn! Real Harlem artists despised these wannabes so much they invented the term “Jive turkey” to describe talentless hacks who only knew how to

trace their own hands. Unfortunately, dissenting opinion about hand turkeys was ignored, scorned and even outlawed by a local ordinance. Like pole-sitting before it, hand turkey mania swept the nation! The artists created turkeys mostly riffing on pop-culture fads of yesteryear, often juxtaposed with boldfaced text quickly read for humorous effect. Who could forget the Amos and Andy minstrel turkey, Fu Manchu Suprised hand turkey, Fibber McGee and Molly domestic abuse hand turkey, and of course, Red-Baiting AntiCommunist Propaganda hand turkey. Hand Turkeys of Dystopian Corpocracy Hand turkeys hold an important place in the far future of Corpocracy of 2136, X.G. (despite the fact that real turkeys went extinct in the Spontaneous Air Combustions of 2074, X.G.--Always remember). Since handprints track client/servant’s wealth, status and location, both clients and servants see their handprints often; the Individualized Data scanners (IDs) then present the handprints as happy smiling hand turkeys! Corpocracy of 2136 X.G. will be forever remembered as the first society to, 1. Construct the first Combat Army of Gigantic Mecha-Suit Drones 2. Herd mass society into Servant Training Centers to serve the needs of the Client Ruling Class and 3. Achieve Glorious Harmony and Unity for All. Harmony is maintained by hand-print scanning checkpoints, which scan client/servants' hands every few hours; without a hand scan, after a few hours, all client/ servants will explode. Handprints, and thus, hand turkeys, are so important to client/servants of Corpocracy of 2136 X.G. because hand turkeys are literally your lifeline. Plus, religion is outlawed, but hand turkeys are sacred. Thus, hand turkeys are God! All hand turkeys look identical, six fingers (from radiation) and a cold metal exterior. But, everyone’s hand turkey is unique because it represents their life position! The most sacred holiday of Corpocracy of 2136 is Dec. 10, anniversary of the Spontaneous Air Combustions (Always remember!) But the second most important holiday is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving of the future is a time for families to come together, eat slices of the Poultry-Flavored Gelatinous Nutrition Loaf, taste the spray of flavored pumpkin aerosol mist, watch strong guys kick around a withered alien carcass, and, for only one hour per year, allow client/servants to turn off their eyePhones (communication devices implanted in retinas at birth). Then, at midnight, clients and servants pay respects to The Great Hand Turkey by standing in cold, long lines and buying disposable products for enjoyment. Thanksgiving gives clients a well-deserved day off from ruling Corpocracy of 2136 X.G., and servants the chance to be thankful for the opportu nity to be slaves. Just as it is, it always will be. Praise be the hand turkey! November 21 - 28, 2012 buzz 5

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from the crowd to the stage Colorado’s Big Gigantic prepares for their rowdy return to Canopy Club

by Danielle Janota

ombining the dynamics of a jam-band with EDM-production style, Big Gigantic has made themselves into a must-see act. Known for their unique sound and high-energy performances, the livetronica group managed to score huge festival spots and a massive 45city tour in 2012. While they are often thought of as an electronic group, the Boulder, Colo., natives have extensive musical backgrounds. Jeremy Salken grew up on the drums while Dominic Lalli, who has a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, is highly skilled on the saxophone. They incorporate both instruments into their music and have become known for impressive solos during their live shows. Despite the duo’s different musical upbringings, Salken said that combining live instruments and electronic beats was a no-brainer. “It just came along pretty naturally,” Salken said. “Dom and I lived together like six years ago, and he honestly just got a computer and started making beats. We had both been playing in different bands at that point, like punk bands and jazz bands, and every once in a while we just started making stuff. He came to me and was like ‘I think it’d be really fun to do this with you and me. You can play drums over this stuff. I’ll play the sax and the melody and solo.’ It just kind of grew from there.” Believe it or not, we have Michael Travis of The String Cheese Incident to thank for Big Gigantic’s return to campus on Nov. 25. Salken reminisced about his first time at The Canopy Club almost a decade ago. “The first time I came to Canopy Club was eight or nine years ago with this band Zilla, a side project of Michael Travis from String Cheese, and I was there as a fan,” Salken said. “I was on tour with those guys just following them around. That was the first time I’d been there and I got to sit in with those guys. It literally changed my life. I was like ‘I’ll never forget this club.’” Canopy made such an impression that Big Gigantic makes sure to stop at the venue whenever they can. In fact, this is their second show at Canopy this year. “When we were originally booking our tour for Big G, I was like we HAVE to go to Urbana, there’s this great club,” Salken said. “It’s always one of the targets that we try to add on the tour. And we’ve been hitting Canopy Club several times a year since that.” Currently on the “Uprising Tour” with worthy openers Adventure Club and Griz, Big Gigantic has been playing hits from their most recent album Nocturnal, as well as improvised material that varies from show to show. While Lalli and Salken continuously craft new

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material, Big Gigantic and their production team also work tirelessly to create innovative light shows. “We always try to push boundaries with our stage production,” Salken said. “A lot of it is us, but it’s a big group effort between us and our management and the light guy just working together to make something cool. We’re constantly working on new ideas and new ways to push our light shows, and the show in general, to the next level. ” As Big Gigantic brings their tour to Urbana, Salken assures fans that they can look forward to one-of-a-kind stage visuals. “The set that we’re touring with right now, we debuted at New Year’s, and at the time we got them, no one had these panels,” Salken said. “They’re curved and flexible so you can bend them any way you want. We originally had or-

dered them special from China and got them shipped last minute.” This past summer, Big Gigantic was busy playing an impressive music festival circuit. After debuting their act at many of the country’s biggest fests including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Electric Forest and Ultra, their popularity skyrocketed. But playing on such big stages for thousands of screaming fans hasn’t changed the group’s love for the communal feeling of festivals. In fact, it wasn’t that long ago that Lalli and Salken were on the other side of the barricades as festgoers themselves. “We both have been going to festivals for years,” Salken said. “Either there as musicians playing or just there to see music ... It’s a huge gathering, community thing between the musicians and the fans.” Although touring night after night with such a

high-energy show can be grueling for the group, Salken said that their fans always pump them up, and every show gets wild. “I‘ll be tired up until a minute before we go on stage and then we hear the crowd roaring and chanting and the adrenaline kicks in,” Salken said. “I’ll be like ‘Yes, that’s right, we get to play music tonight.’ And then we just freakin’ get nuts and just go as hard as we can. When the fans are there and they’re super excited and we’re super excited, it’s just a snowball effect.” Since they’ve been to Urbana several times before, Big Gigantic knows they have to bring the heat to impress their fans. What should we expect when Big G hits Canopy Club on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m.? “It’s going to be more rowdiness,” Salken said. “Last time you guys brought it tough.”

Oh those cookies actually sucked...

ALBUM review

top 10 hits of the end of the world

by Austin Gomez

★★★✩✩

hese days, it’s hard to come by concept albums as zany as the ones that plagued ‘60s psychedelia and ‘70s glam rock. While Prince Rama isn’t creating Ziggy and his Spiders from Mars, they’re instead crafting a near-future compilation album from 10 different “artists” who perished during the world’s impending doom on queue for this December. Far from a serious story arc, Prince Rama’s most recent outing extends its post-apocalyptic wings in an effort to cover as much ground as possible. The concept is perhaps too ambitions to stuff comfortably within 10 songs, but if campy dance party becomes synonymous with the electro-Armageddon, then Prince Rama has the future covered. Top 10 Hits of the End of the World consists of two polarities for the Brooklyn girls of the two-piece, edging along the confines of Enyalike new age and Passion Pit pop on acid. “So Destroyed” strikes familiar electro-funk chords as a disco throwback track that plays itself as the safest, and arguably catchiest, song on the album. If the album’s pseudo-single represents the middle ground of what Prince Rama has pulled out of the destroyed earth, then songs

like “Fire Sacrifice” and “Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever” exist as the outer edges of the fusion. Both exemplary attempts stand well on their own, but the two only rarely construct something engrossing when the genres mesh together. The record’s compilation-style foundation causes some disorientation at times (jumping from the head-throbbing booms of “Blade of Austerity” to the industrially punkish “No Way Back” brings listeners out of the mix), but it works as a treat in terms of preemptive expectations. The pseudo-opera dirge “Receive” gives way to “Radhamadhava,” which is reminiscent of Bollywood film soundtrack. Repetition hits some of these tracks hard with no specific form, but listening to the heavy experimentation that the album prides, it’s hardly grounds for condemnation. “Welcome to the Now Age” comes close to the album’s finale. Progressive as it is droney, this is the type of space oddity that the album should take heed from if this is the album humanity will have to rebuild to. But if it’ll keep eternal feet tapping, then that’s not half bad either.

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community

Ways to give a hand this season

Volunteering during the Holidays by Ariel L eung

Nita Skeels, a long-time volunteer at the Champaign County Christian Health Center. Photo by James Kyung

s the temperature drops day by day and the once beautiful leaves turn a crispy brown, we all know that means the holiday season is finally here! While some of you might be upset about the bitter winter and the impending doom of snow, some might already be listening to holiday songs on the radio. Either way, no one can deny that it is finally the season of hot chocolate, cozy fires, snowmen, fuzzy socks and, most importantly, the season of giving. Whether it is buying a gift for a loved one and not expecting one back, or just donating some money to the bell-ringers who spend hours in the cold, there are tons of ways to give back to the community! So where do you begin, you may ask? Well, in the CU community alone, there are numerous places that need all the help you can give. For example, the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization based in Champaign, feeds everyone no matter ethnicity, religion or race. About 200 people are served on a daily basis, said Clare Haussermann, volunteer coordinator and board member at the Daily Bread. The soup kitchen also provides about 200 sack lunches for the hungry to take with them when they leave the shelter. There are usually 1520 volunteers in the kitchen prepping the food, serving the food and cleaning up. But the number of necessary volunteers doesn’t stop there. The kitchen has and constantly needs people to pick up, deliver, sort and date the food. And while most of the volunteers are usually stu-

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dent groups, anyone and everyone is welcome to volunteer at Daily Bread, as long as you send them a quick email! Furthermore, since the 200 meals cost about $100, any monetary donations are accepted as well. For more information on who to contact to volunteer, go to www.dailybreadsoupkitchen.com. Another CU organization is the TIMES Center. It is a place that “provides (an) extended stay for homeless men,” said Brad*, the director and supervisor of the TIMES Center. The center’s goal is to transition men to independent living. It has two programs, level one and level two, that house about 70 men, but also runs a soup kitchen for lunch and dinner that is open every day to anyone in need. Breakfast is served only to the men in the programs. On a monthly basis, TIMES Center has around 150 volunteers who assist in the kitchen and “serve to the public,” Brad said. These volunteers, similar to the Daily Bread, prep and serve the food. TIMES Center also accepts donations for soaps, razors, toothbrushes, towels and other personal care items. While the Salvation Army is not a specifically local group, it is yet another organization that you can contribute to in the CU community. They are always accepting donations, whether they are clothes, toys or home appliances. Besides making donations, the Salvation Army is also looking for volunteers to sort through all of them. I know we have all seen the bell-ringers outside of a local grocery store calling for your dona-

tions, so bundle up and grab a group of friends, possibly one with a guitar, and join them! This way you all can volunteer while also serenading the world with some holiday carols to lighten up the spirit for the holiday season. There are volunteering opportunities everywhere from working with middle school students to book drives or toy drives; you just have to be willing to look!

Although many people resolve to volunteer during the holiday season, they may not actually get around to it. So, this is your time to do it. Speaking from experience, volunteering is one of the most rewarding experiences, as cliché as that sounds. While it is important to give back to the community, it is the knowledge that you changed someone’s life, even if it is something as small as giving them a hat for the upcoming winter season; you leave an invisible legacy of changed lives with dozens of grateful people. All it takes is a few hours out of your day to help someone. It is not necessary to continue volunteering at the same place if it's not something you enjoy; you can go just once! Just be realistic about the time that you can commit, and make it your goal. What may have started as a chore to complete a certain amount of required hours for some organization can transform into an activity that you look forward to every day. In fact, among hundreds of volunteers here in CU was a man named Frank. He came to Champaign in 1982 and was introduced to TIMES Center in 1996. Beginning as a resident, he went through the program and became a big part of the program by becoming a cook for the kitchen. Encouraging the residents to contribute to the community, he would share his troubled experiences with alcoholism with the residents. As a result, he was viewed not only as a cook for the center, but as an inspiration as well. After passing away in May, he remains a legend at the TIMES Center. Volunteering more than 20,000 hours, he spent 16 years working at TIMES Center and never expected a dime. He was a regular man, but by devoting his life to service, received the nickname of “superhero.” You can be somebody’s superhero this year. *Brad requested that his last name be withheld.

Ryan Elwell is one of the many volunteers at the Christian Health Center. Photo by James Kyung

The turkey's waiting for me to get out of the car!

Black Friday made easy

A guide to surviving the shopping hordes

by Me lissa España shopping for and why because if you go in without a clue, you might get lost in all the insanity.” Many stores release their ads for Black Friday days, if not weeks, in advance. So going to your favorite shop’s website and making lists of the stuff you want to buy will keep you focused. “Make sure you find the best deals, because often one store (will have) the same product for slightly cheaper,” Ramos said. Another thing to keep in mind is to research. Print coupons if they’re needed for certain items and bring your advertisement magazines along to remind you of everything you wanted to purchase.

Black Friday line. Used with permission from Creative Commons and Djlicious

hanksgiving isn’t the only thing to look forward to this holiday week. With that holiday shopping cash, Black Friday shopping means splurging on the yearly deals that make some people go insane. But with research and a few tips and tricks, Black Friday doesn’t have to be a hassle (or safety hazard).

Know what you want and have a plan With so many people on their game for the big event, you’ll miss out on good deals if you just go into the stores and browse. “Black Friday isn’t a day for recreational shopping,” said Nicole Ramos, general studies freshman at the University. “You need to know who you’re

Have a back-up plan Not everything is going to go according to plan. Make sure you make a mental note of what you’re going to do if someone else snags that laptop you wanted or if the store runs out of something. If you’ll be waiting in line for the doors to unlock, it’s good to have someone there to hold your spot if you need a break. However, coming with a giant mob of friends might not be the smartest idea. Each person is going to have different stores they want to visit and some people drag more than others. “It’s easier to go with one person who has the same shopping interests as you, because if you

go with too many people, you spend more time searching for the people than shopping,” said Avantika Mohapatra, engineering sophomore at the University. Only bring what you need The weather might be cold outside, but once people hit the stores and realize that shopping is a workout, they regret the three layers of clothing they wore. What some women like to do is bring a giant purse. Although it makes sense to pack water and snacks in there, not only do you have to carry that bag and shopping bags, but a heavy tote isn’t ideal if you become one of those people running down aisles snagging merchandise. Only buy what you need Just because a toaster is on sale for $19.99, doesn’t mean you need it. There are a lot of great deals going around that become tempting, but those low prices might run your wallet dry if necessity isn’t taken into account. Black Friday is made out to be this big, intimidating event that can leave you with more than a few bumps and bruises, but with the right amount of research and just a little bit of aggression, you can very well be one of those people who leaves the mall with a $70 iPad.

masked faces from exotic places The annual “Masks V” exhibit comes to Kalarte Gallery by Emily Dorol ek

xotic masks from Third World countries have made their way to Urbana this fall. The fascinating works of art, ranging from the miniature, at a few inches in size, to the bulky, exceeding a foot and a half, can be found on display at Kalarte Gallery for only three more days. Bernard Cesarone, owner of the gallery, spoke with buzz about “Masks V,” an annual exhibit of masks created by craftsmen and women in Mexico, Guatemala, South America, Haiti, Indonesia, Thailand and countries in West Africa. Although masks are not commonly worn by Americans, in other cultures, they can be cultural expressions that reflect longstanding traditions. The Kalarte Gallery, which was established in 1999, has exhibited these masks through “Masks V” for five consecutive years. This year’s exhibit began on Oct. 6 and will close on Nov. 24. “Masks V” fits in well with Kalarte Gallery’s motto: Learning historical and cultural backgrounds by using folk art as a vehicle for becoming culturally diverse. The gallery mainly sells folk art from global artists. In fact, many of the pieces in the gallery travel from India and Latin America. All of the masks displayed at “Masks V” are made of different materials including wood, paper-mache and metal, each providing an interesting aesthetic. The masks take the shape of human faces and various animals. One mask referred

to as the “Jaguar Mask” signifies the prehistoric cultures of Central America. Many of the masks were made through traditional methods and then used in cultural dances or performances. Other masks were created by artists for the purpose of being displayed in galleries, like Kalarte. Contrasting with the view of masks being art fixtures for display and admiration, many of the foreign lands used these masks in their traditional dances. Commonly, Mexico’s Indian villagers use their masks to symbolize Spanish conquistadors, or in their belief, the devil. “In our modern culture, where so many objects are banal items cranked out by a machine, it is refreshing to know that some objects continue to be made by traditional craftspeople with at least some love and care,” Cesarone said. At Kalarte, masks are mounted on walls for display, all of them telling their own stories of traveling across continents to this suburban town. Some of the masks were simply lucky finds at auctions and estate shows, while others were brought in by colleagues in the art business. Each mask had its own way of arriving. Cesarone personally brought back masks from his adventures around the world, wanting to bring a bit of his cultural findings back to the gallery. Upon purchasing the masks, customers are fascinated by their wonder. Others purchase the

creations out of pure appreciation for the cultural heritage that is inherent in the mask and its making. Although most were manufactured at more recent dates, some still hold the antique and vintage edge. The shop continues to incorporate masks from new countries every year, including fresh styles and forms that will not only please the customers,

but also enlighten them. The gallery hopes that customers will leave with a new perspective and appreciation for the artistic skill of these traditional artists from these amazing places. The pieces are on display at Kalarte Gallery, located inside Heartland Gallery, as well as online at www.kalarte.com. The gallery is located at 112 W. Main St. in downtown Urbana.

Kalarte Masks exhibit at the Heartland Gallery in Urbana on November 15.Photo by Constantin Roman

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food & drink

thank you food

The Food & Drink writers of buzz share their favorite eats and recipes for the Thanksgiving season by Fo od & D rink staff mixer is the closest I’ll ever get to doing both of those things. —Olivia Ingram I’m not a big fan of pie. Pumpkin, apple, you name it, I don’t like it. (Blasphemy, I know). But I do love pumpkin bread, in loaf and muffin form. It’s definitely my favorite part of Thanksgiving dessert and tastes like fall. My go-to recipe is the Pioneer Woman’s Moist Pumpkin Spice Muffins, found in entirety here: http://thepioneerwoman. com/cooking/2009/10/moist-pumpkin-spicemuffins-with-cream-cheese-frosting/. All the requisite fall spices are whipped together with flour, pumpkin puree, butter and evaporated milk, and then baked into muffins that are topped with a cinnamon-sugar-nutmeg mixture. —Jenny Na My favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving is the cranberry sauce. It’s my dad’s specialty, so eating something my dad loves to make once a year is always a treat! —Allie Pitcher Imagine warm, gooey, sugary, creamy mashed sweet potato layers between piles of giant, sticky, caramel-colored, burnt-justenough marshmallows. My mouth waters every Thanksgiving when my mom breaks this favored dish out of the oven. A classic turkey day feast perhaps, but it doesn’t get much better than Ma’s Sweet Potato Casserole on this all-you-can-eat holiday. —Shalayne Pulia

Pumpkin bread. Used with permission from Crestive Commons and Mike McCune.

hanksgiving dinner is the culmination of a carefully navigated battlefield of kitchen savvy, family tradition, pride and negotiation. It epitomizes the saying “too many cooks in a kitchen.” It also is the one day in the year that okays a 3 p.m. dinner, promising a food induced coma that can last for days. But most importantly of all, it officially kicks off a good two months of holiday cheer and family gatherings. So what else would be appropriate except for a compiled list of all the Food & Drink’s writers’ favorite Thanksgiving dishes?

cranberry sauce is celebrating its wee fourth anniversary, after the fateful year my sister realized that homemade sauce is easier and even tastier than the one from a can. —Jasmine Lee

Ever year, for weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, my sister, mom, aunt and I compile an ambitious menu for Thanksgiving dinner, a menu that we more or less manage to accomplish. This usually translates to me just running around according to their bidding, putting finishing touches on dishes. But there are two dishes that define the holiday for me: My mom’s horseradish broccoli salad with bacon and my sister’s homemade cranberry sauce with cinnamon stick and orange peel. The broccoli salad has been a mainstay in the Lee household since before I can remember, but the

Though my favorite thing to make is white chocolate pumpkin cookies, Smitten Kitchen’s apple pie cookies look absolutely delicious. They’re palm-sized apple fritters, layers of brown-sugarand-cinnamon covered apple slices wrapped in puffy, flaky, homemade pie crust. The full recipe can be found at http://smittenkitchen.com/ blog/2011/10/apple-pie-cookies/. —Sherry Yuan When it comes to Thanksgiving, I don’t have much to contribute as a chef. I do contribute a great deal to the eating, however. My favorite food on this day of thanks is definitely mashed pota-

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My favorite dish that my family eats is a green bean casserole. I know that’s more of an Easter Sunday dish, but we like it so much we have it at all major family get-togethers. It goes great with the traditional Thanksgiving sides like mashed potatoes and corn. —Sean Harrigan

toes and gravy. Before my grandmother is even finished saying grace, my hand is inching toward the potatoes. —Mike Duffy My favorite thing is pumpkin bars. They are nice because they are healthier than traditional pumpkin pie and easier to manage portions. —Melanie Kuta Potato casserole is hands down the best thing on my Thanksgiving table. It’s loaded with hash browns, sour cream, onions, butter and cheddar cheese, then topped with corn flakes and baked to perfection. Nothing comes close to this slice of heart attack on a plate. Nothing. Except for when there’s also green bean casserole. The result is an episode of Green bean versus Potato, the ultimate casserole showdown. —Auffy Birjandi My favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving is everything, but especially stuffing. My favorite thing to make for Thanksgiving is whipped cream, since I a) can’t cook and b) can’t use power tools. Whipping up some heavy cream with an electric hand

My favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving is my mom’s homemade mashed potatoes. She makes them from scratch and sprinkles on a bunch of different spices, so when I try to make it, it never turns out the same way. And when she’s in a good mood, she’ll add in grated cheese, which makes it taste amazing. —Melissa España Broccoli and cheese. The way my family makes its broccoli and cheese is more of a soup consistency. Melt Velveeta cheese in milk, and half and half, and add small pieces of ham and broccoli. —Jeramiah Cerda My favorite food to eat on Thanksgiving is sweet potatoes, also known as candy yams, and dressing. If these two items are not on my plate, I am not in a celebrating-the-holiday kind of mood. —Tina Cochran You know it’s all about that stuffing. Without a doubt, the best part of the meal. I wish it was a staple for more holidays. —David Jagodzinski I’m a weirdo and actually love canned cranberry sauce! It’s delicious and the suction sound it makes when it comes out of the can is an event we quiet down for every year! —Quinn Adams

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is wendy’s welcome?

Pros and cons of local restaurants versus familiar chains by Mike Duffy

Wendy's salad, fries and drink. Used with permission from Creative Commons and Marcin Wichary.

a trip to New Orleans last year, I was delighted by the exceptional quality of restaurants in the area. When the trip came to a close and I had to leave The Big Easy behind, all I could think about were the burgers from Port of Call, the gumbo from Irene’s Cuisine and all the other fantastic meals I had been served. In discovering my love for New Orleans cooking, however, I also discovered that this major tourist destination does not like chain restaurants. Through several days spent in the French Quarter of New Orleans, I didn’t once encounter even a Subway. Considering my enthusiasm for the food I did encounter, the lack of chains was not weighing heavily on my mind. Still, it was unusual to spend extended time in a major U.S. city without seeing any fast food or chain restaurants. My experience on this trip offers an example of

one side of the debate raging between supporters of chain restaurants versus local restaurants that is becoming relevant here in Champaign. While chain restaurants are popular with many, others adamantly stand against allowing such establishments to take over in an area. With the announcement of a Wendy’s franchise soon opening off of Green Street in Champaign and a Five Guys popping up on Prospect Avenue, it is starting to look like the restaurant culture in Chambana is favoring chains. Clearly the New Orleans distribution of chain and local restaurants is not typical, but should it be? Would life in Champaign-Urbana be more enjoyable and delicious if we started trying to keep chain restaurants out? There are some important pros and cons to consider here. Local restaurants are often viewed as healthier and friendlier. They are highly valued in restaurant

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districts as more visually appealing contributors to a city’s charm. New Orleans was a convincing example of this. Instead of spotting places like Chili’s or Panera Bread all over town, tourists get unique food options that can’t be found anywhere else. They also frequently offer a warmer dining experience with servers and staff who legitimately care about the quality of the meals they serve. There is more effort involved in cooking the food at a local restaurant and, as a result, more pride. Chain restaurants present many benefits to the consumer. People eat at chains because the food is cheap, convenient and tasty. It’s no coincidence that many of the most popular chain restaurants strive to provide fast access to their products. People don’t want to wait for their food. They also don’t want to pay very much for their food. It is difficult for many great local restaurants to offer

food at a price that customers consider reasonable because purchasing high quality ingredients isn’t cheap. Fast food chains, on the other hand, can offer customers a hearty meal for $5 or less. Never mind if it contains dog food or a severed finger; it’s cheap. One final important consideration is that people who live in any given town are probably going to want access to their favorite chain restaurants. We are all familiar with chains, so withholding them will definitely upset some of those who can’t easily access them. While tourists or visitors may be escaping to a charming, unique restaurant culture, locals will probably want the option of grabbing some McDonald's coffee once in a while. So what’s the verdict? Local restaurants are charming, friendly, healthy and unique, while chain restaurants are cheap, convenient and popular. There is no easy solution to settling the local versus chain debate. Obviously, I approve of focusing exclusively on local restaurants if the result is anything like the New Orleans restaurant scene. This is not usually the case, however, and it certainly is not the case in Champaign. This desire to establish an appealing, unique restaurant district is predominantly relevant to tourist attractions. College towns, in some ways, seek to draw in consumers like a tourist attraction. Champaign may be further sacrificing the restaurant culture’s individuality, quality and charm by allowing Wendy’s and Five Guys to open up here, but it may also be acting in the best interest of the community. Lots of people want cheap food that is convenient, fast and familiar. That is exactly what chain restaurants have to offer. Furthermore, Champaign’s Green Street is already favoring chain restaurants, so adding two more will not change much. The local versus chain restaurant debate, it seems, varies depending on the location and the needs of the consumers. In the case of this college town, chains are more than welcome.

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Wealth of Notions: Economists in Conflict Art & other exhibits The Rare Book and Egungun! Power Con- Manuscript Library 8:30am cealed Krannert Art Museum and Classes, lectures, & Kinkead Pavilion, 9am workshops Expressions in Color: Selections from the CSM - Music Together 20th-Century Collec- (ages birth-5 yrs) tion Champaign School of Krannert Art Museum and Music, 10am Kinkead Pavilion, 9am CSM - Beginning GuiFashioning Traditions tar Level 1 (ages 7-12) of Japan Champaign School of Krannert Art Museum and Music, 12pm Kinkead Pavilion, 9am CSM - Pop Star Fall Fields of Indigo: Instal- Session (ages 8-12) lation by Rowland Champaign School of Ricketts with Sound by Music, 1pm Norbert Herber Live music & karaoke Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion CHASE BABY with 9am Chasin’ Treez, Truth Wealth of Notions: aka Trouble, Jay MoEconomists in Conflict ses, Nikko Grey, and DJ The Rare Book and Manu- EpilepC script Library, 8:30am Canopy Club Exhibit: A World of 9pm Shoes Salsa night with DJ Spurlock Museum, 12pm Juan Radio Maria Live music & karaoke 10:30pm Karaoke with DJ Han- 90’s Daughter The Cowboy Monkey nah 9pm Phoenix, 8pm Big Red Skillet Late Night with DJ Boomerangs Bar and Belly Grill Radio Maria, 10pm 9pm Parrish Brothers Rosebowl Tavern, 9pm

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SATURDAY 24 Art & other exhibits Egungun! Power Concealed Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9am Expressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collection Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am Fields of Indigo: Installation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert Herber Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am

Fashioning Traditions of Japan Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 2pm Fields of Indigo: Installation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert Herber Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 2pm Wealth of Notions: Economists in Conflict The Rare Book and Manuscript Library 8:30am Exhibit: A World of Shoes Spurlock Museum 12pm

Classes, lectures, & workshops West African Dance Class with Djibril Camara Red Herring Coffeehouse 6pm

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Classes, lectures, & workshops

CSM - Piano Prep Level 1 (ages 4-5) Champaign School of Music 5:15pm CSM - Songbirds Fall Session (ages 5-7) Champaign School of Music 6:15pm CSM - Hip Hop Rhythm Class (ages 8+) Champaign School of Music 7:15pm

CSM - Piano Prep Level 2 (ages 4-5) Champaign School of Music 5:15pm CSM - Beginning Piano Level 2 (ages 7-9) Champaign School of Music 6:15pm CSM - Adult Beginning Violin (ages 18+) Champaign School of Music 7:15pm

CSM - Beginning Piano Level 1 (ages 5-6) Champaign School of Music 5:15pm CSM - Rock Band Level 1 & 2 (ages 8-16) Champaign School of Music 6:15pm Lecture Series with Caroll Spinney Illini Union 7pm

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Hit up the theater to check out some of the films we’ve reviewed recently. Films like Skyfall, Argo and Flight. See if your opinions match what our reviewers had to say! —Joyce Famakinwa, Movies & TV Editor

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Marketplace Mall Friday, Nov. 23 Free Santa Claus comes to town Friday and will be here for a month. He will have to leave on Christmas Eve, however, so he can once again defy science and visit millions of children in a few short hours. You can take your photo with St. Nick on his Santa Set, tell him what you want for Christmas or even tug on his beard a little. He has announced that he welcomes any and all challenges to his authenticity this year, so let the questioning begin! —Tom Thoren, Community Editor

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You guys know that hip-hop never stops, right? It don’t. If you’re one of those jerks who laments the lack of a hip-hop scene in Champaign, get your butt to Canopy on Saturday and check out this batch of local hip-hop artists. The bill includes local staple Jay Moses and UC Hip-Hop Congress DJ EpilepC, and Truth aka Trouble. Ages 18+ only! —Evan Lyman, Music Editor

NATIONAL ESPRESSO DAY Coffee shops everywhere! Nov. 24, all day Free

To properly celebrate this day, which happens to fall on a Saturday — which is perfect, because this lets everyone appreciate the bitter after-dinner drink, instead of mindlessly chugging it down during Black Friday or any other non-holiday, non-weekend day — I suggest scooping a giant serving of vanilla bean ice cream into a bowl and then pouring a nice stream of black espresso over it, affogato-style. You’ll thank me. —Jasmine Lee, Food & Drink Editor

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National Gingerbread Day officially ushers in the holiday season by Shalayne Pulia

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erhaps it’s the gumdrop buttons. Maybe the unique taste. Or could it be the holiday spirit? Whatever the reason for why we love gingerbread, we can all agree that it has become a hallmark of the holiday season. Nov. 21 was National Gingerbread Day, a day that heralds in the spicy treat for the rest of the holiday season. Time to pull out your stashed ginger and allspice to create some festive, delectable treats. Unfortunately, the United States can't stake their claims to the first gingerbreads. Ultimategingerbread.com says that they have been cooked in Europe since the 11th century! In some places it was a crunchy treat, in others, a warm soft bread. Wherever the location, however, the gingerbread was almost always cut into shapes of people, stars or animals, and delicately decorated with sugary toppings. Beginning its appearances in all shapes and sizes at fairgrounds in Europe, gingerbread slowly gained its acclaim. The Brothers Grimm’s tale of Hansel and Gretel threw gingerbread into the 19th century limelight. Soon, everyone was curious about that house made of a gingery treat. Making gingerbread houses caught on greatly in North America from German lore. Americans couldn’t resist crafting with the newly found sug-

ary delight. Today, gingerbread reaches its peak during Christmas time as families come together, building their own unique gingerbread houses. Gingerbread houses and cutout cookies may be the most popular ways to bake this treat, but there are countless recipes out there to push the envelope even further.

sheet. Mix 1 1/2 cups of dark molasses, 1 cup of packed brown sugar, 2/3 cup of cold water and 1/3 cup of shortening. Then combine 7 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of ground allspice, 2 teaspoons of ground ginger, 1 teaspoon of ground cloves and 1 tea-

spoon of cinnamon. Add the mixtures together and mix thoroughly. Cover and place in the fridge for two hours. Roll dough out on a floured board to be about a quarter inch thick. Flour your gingerbread cutter shapes and place on the greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, cool and don’t forget to decorate!

Rules of Gingerbread: Do: » Try out new ways to bake it » Make gingerbread house making a family or friend tradition » Go crazy with the sugary toppings! » Eat them right out of the oven Don’t: » Forget to try the original bread or cookie recipes » Attempt to eat the cookies or houses when they are stale (Prepare to crack your teeth or spit them out.) » Forget to share! Try a favored original recipe of mine from allrecipes.com. Simple yet delicious, what more could you ask for? Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a cookie

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