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COUCH POTATO JACK HOWLAND

on what it means to say goodbye to NBC's workplace comedy

Saying farewell to 'The Office' Saying goodbye to “The Office” won’t be easy for me.

I was in seventh grade when I first tuned into NBC’s documentarystyle cringe-fest. At the time I started watching, I was fascinated by flip phones, chaperoned mixers and shoes with wheels. The show was undoubtedly among my first exposures to something of redeemable value, and I quickly connected with its effortless wit and heart. As “The Office” helped me through my formative years, I watched the sitcom grow up before my very eyes.

I can tell you when and where Jim Halpert first kissed Pam Beesly.

I can recite Michael Scott’s fake-suicide speech and even re-enact the infamous bird funeral. With little hesitation, I can say that season three’s “Safety Training” is the best episode ever, although “Product Recall” deserves to be in the conversation. I’m not embarrassed to say I have loved “The Office” like a child loves a first puppy.

And what a show to fall in love with. When the NBC mega-hit was in its prime, it was as perceptive as any TV comedy. Its central characters had an effortless chemistry, while its writing was as whip-smart as it was poignant and sweet. Now, with the final season rounding the corner into the home stretch, millions of people are surely reaching for their box of Kleenex and “World’s Best Boss” mug.

But that’s not why it’s hard for me to say farewell.

It’s difficult to wave goodbye because, as hard as it is for me to admit it, “The Office” has been kind of crappy here at the end. If “The Office” was like my first puppy, then during these past few seasons, it’s been like that old dog everyone pretends is still cute. It’s slow and dim-witted, and my relatives are all kind of like, “Is that thing really still alive?” Sure, we can all pretend it’s as good as it once was, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a lazy old thing that farts in its sleep.

The show began its downward descent into mediocrity around season five. With the decision to pursue the Michael Scott Paper Company storyline, “The Office” became a second-rate TV comedy. The writing staff — while I love them and admire the ones who have gone on to craft the incredible “Parks and Recreation” — shot themselves in the foot so many times they were left with a bloody stump. Jim’s pranks, Dwight Schrute’s aggression and Pam’s shy vulnerability all began to feel derivative and contrived.

It could never recover. Sometimes when a show drags on for too long, it just can’t be funny anymore. When central characters start having babies and actors abandon the show for Hollywood, it’s hard to ever re-establish the magic of earlier seasons. By the seventh “Office” entry, the show’s cast looked like it had a gun to its head, while writers seemed to be waving the white flag of surrender. It just aged into a fat pooch that didn’t want to ride in the car anymore.

So now, with just six episodes left, the “Office” fans of the world are left with an all-too familiar question. It’s the same question “The Simpsons” fans, “SpongeBob SquarePants” addicts and “C.S.I” junkies ask themselves every day: “Do I still love this show, even though it’s gotten so bad?” Well, it seems pretty simple to me. Fans of “The Office” don’t need to go all “Old Yeller” on their favorite program — they just need to remember it for how great it once was.

When I think of “The Office,” I don’t think about how it went bad in the later seasons. I think about how my family gathered around the TV on Thursday nights. I don’t think of the piss-poor writing of season six. I remember quoting old classics early in the morning on the way to high school. I’ve loved NBC’s revolutionary comedy since I was a wideeyed seventh-grader, and I connected with the show’s overwhelming humor and heart. That’s the era of “The Office” I will always remember — I’m just going to ignore those lazy, old dog days.

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Best & Worst of Spring Albums

WOMAN BY RHYE Released: March 5 Genre: Electronic Record: Polydor Ltd. (UK) Warning: Unless you want to be seduced by the musical stylings of a happily married man, don’t listen to this album.

Vocalist Mike Milosh of this electronic duo said in a Pitchfork interview that Rhye’s primary goal is to pay tribute to lifechanging romantic experiences. The whole album is deeply intimate and sensual, without being overly sexual. It’s smooth and sexy, and each song is perfect in its own way.

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SAME TRAILER DIFFERENT PARK BY KACEY MUSGRAVES Released: March 19 Genre: Country Record: Mercury Records A young country singer who holds true to standards of old time, traditional country music definitely deserves a round of applause. Kacey Musgraves is the expert at this; she’s only 23 years old. Unlike Taylor Swift, she sings actual country music about heartbreak (in moderation) and has a big attitude. It’s impossible not to love this girl, even if country isn’t your thing.

WOLF BY TYLER, THE CREATOR Released: April 1 Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap Record: Odd Future LLC Tyler, the Creator is certainly one of hip-hop’s most unique and witty rappers at the moment. The only downside is the amount of work it takes to understand his music. He raps about characters he created, like a guy named Samuel who hates everyone. However, if you take the time to really digest his music, you’ll be anything but bored.

Q&A with Motion » City Soundtrack

Bassist/pianist/ back-up vocalist Matthew Taylor talks about pushing all the right buttons.

Ciao for now

MOLLIE BARNES

on the pros and cons of Romeo abroad

Locking down your LDR

sara naatz | associate editor

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Almost 11 years after Motion City Soundtrack released its first album M: Where do you find inspiration for your music?

I Am the Movie, the band continues to tour and will be playing in the Vans MT: It can come from anywhere — obviously other bands, and it just Warped Tour this summer. Matthew Taylor, who plays bass guitar, piano totally depends on what we’re listening to at the time or what we listened and sings backup vocals, chatted with MOVE about how the band’s music to as children or a movie we’ve seen or a book we’ve read or just a mood. has evolved over the years and how much he enjoys playing live.

I mean, even the weather, it just depends on what’s affecting you at the MOVE: What do you look forward to most about performing in CoMo? moment you sit down to write a song. So, you know, when you’re by Matt Taylor: I mean just playing is awesome, and we haven’t done it too yourself, anything at the moment can strike you. When you’re together, much this year. We’ve done a few little tours here and there. It’s just fun to it’s interesting because it’s a totally different dynamic when you’re writing get back with the guys and play and go a little crazy before we pack up, go by yourself as opposed to when you’re writing with the other five guys in home and then come back and do it again. I’m just really looking forward the room. to being able to go a little crazy and play music for people who actually want When you’re together, you’re really bouncing ideas off each other and to hear it. It’s a cool life we get to live. influencing each other more than anything else, which is a really interesting M: What is your favorite part about being on tour? idea. When you’re by yourself, it’s almost more pressure because it’s just MT: I get to play music for people who enjoy supporting live music. you, and if you’re not getting anywhere you just end up closing it and Just the interaction with people that are excited to hear going away from it for awhile. When you’re together, you play is usually the best part of the day — just being you influence each other and get through it together, You know, Apple on stage and playing. But then, of course, there’s also and you figure out things together. It’s cool to be able to makes software getting to see other towns and kind of experience the work both ways. called Logic and local culture, so to speak. We like to find out what’s M: You’re also playing in other college towns like good in the area. Like, tell us what to do, especially from MainStage, and pretty Lincoln, Neb., and Urbana, Ill. What do you enjoy about the locals. We’ve gotten to the point where we’ll show much anything you can playing for college audiences? up at a place and use Yelp, or something like Yelp, and imagine, we can now use MT: We don’t really find too much of a difference use our maps to figure out how to get somewhere that at the touch of a button, between different age groups. I feel like the younger seems really cool, whether that’s lunch or a brewery or and it sounds really, really crowds are a little more kinetic, I guess. But, you know, some sort of gallery or something. We just like to sort good. But it’s still an I’m the kind of guy who will go to a show, and I’ll be of show up and see what’s available rather than just sit in instrument we get to play." having the time of my life, but I won’t necessarily move the dressing room all day and wait to play and then just around. So I understand that if people aren’t moving, leave. You might as well take advantage of these places. that doesn’t mean they aren’t feeling it, it just depends M: How does your latest album, Go, compare to your on the person. But, I guess college towns can be a little older music? more wild sometimes, and that’s never a bad thing when MT: It’s tough when you’re so involved with writing all the music from you’re on stage trying to interact with people. You know what I mean? That the get-go. I mean, I think you learn a lot over the years after you write would definitely be one of the things that I like about smaller college towns. songs together and after you make records, and you kind of learn the M: You’re playing in Warped Tour again this year. What are your processes that kind of change the way you work as you go. We’re still the thoughts on doing that all again? same band with the same instruments, but, you know, we’ve been able to MT: We’ve done it many, many times. We’re excited. It’s been a few years. bring in new sounds due to technology within the last few years, really We know we’re in for a long summer. It’s not an easy thing to do, but it’s changing the game. By that, I mean computers — you know, Apple makes well worth it. There are so many different things to do on a daily basis and software called Logic and MainStage, and pretty much anything you can it’s a great way to meet your fans, and make new fans and make new friends. imagine, we can now use at the touch of a button, and it sounds really, It’s a really great way to play for people who may not have heard your band, really good. But it’s still an instrument we get to play. We’ve really been but may have heard of your band or may not have heard of your band. If able to experiment with more sounds than we could, say, 10 or 12 years they’re waiting for the band at 4:00 and we’re on at 3:20, right before that, ago when The Movie was written. We’re still the same band, but we’ve been we’ll get to play for them, and maybe they’ll like us and maybe we’ll gain able to grow because we have more things on our palette, so to speak. It’s new fans that way. So it’s a great way to get your band’s name out there and play for crowds that you may not normally play for. broadened what we can do.

best & worst Albums of Spring

R.E.V.O. BY WALK OFF THE EARTH Released: March 19 Genre: Pop Record: Columbia Records Listening to this Canadian quintet’s album will remind you of Fun., Imagine Dragons and Mumford & Sons. The album even includes a cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” Unfortunately, such heavy influences and lack of originality make it impossible for Walk Off the Earth to leave any impression.

Italian word of the week: love – l’amore Romeo and Juliet couldn’t survive being apart from each other for two days. I don’t think they would have survived the Long Distance Relationship while studying abroad. But I think the famous tragedy is best left in its original time period because it’s rather goofy to picture Romeo and Juliet poking each other on Facebook instead of touching holy palms.

This weekend, I visited the tiny courtyard with the balcony known around the world for the fated scene between famed starcrossed lovers. It made me wish that I, too, could be with my Romeo.

I’m not the only one who thought this, seeing as there were plenty of writings on the walls proclaiming love.

Studying abroad is all about independence. You go alone or with peers who you probably weren’t that close with until you left. In my case, I knew absolutely no one. This is easy for some but harder for others. I know some people who don’t even want to study abroad because they are in such a serious relationship. For many, it comes down to a choice: to LDR or not to LDR, unless you are already single.

I chose the former. After all the time I spent planning to study abroad and live the single life, I met someone at the last minute who changed my mind. LDR’s are a lot easier now than they used to be, of course. With Skype and WhatsApp, you can still maintain a level of constant communication, but still, the lack of physical connection remains a tough problem. Sometimes I just need a hug, y’all. On top of that, the study abroad lifestyle of traveling all over with strangers and going out multiple nights a week really puts a strain on the old trust bond.

Before I left, I heard no success stories. Everyone told me it was going to be impossible. “Break it off before you go to the land of love,” they said. Even my old English teacher, who studied abroad in Italy, said not to make any promises. I took that one with a grain of salt considering he did come back home after calling his girlfriend every night. They are now happily married.

Who was right? I still don’t know. No one, after all, can really know. People told me that I hadn’t known my guy long enough for it to work. Even so, the whole story of Romeo and Juliet happens within a week, and you don’t see many people questioning the validity of their love.

When it comes down to it, you just have to decide where you are at in your relationship and whether or not you can trust your partner enough to make the commitment. Some people are more lax about the LDR with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” sort of policy. You really just have to talk about it and set guidelines.

Europeans and tourists have this picturesque habit of putting “love locks” on different bridges. I’ve seen these in many cities: over the Seine River in Paris, in Florence, and even on the gate to Juliet’s courtyard in Verona. It’s a romantic gesture that’s supposed to happen when two lovers put the lock on together, then throw the key into the water. I’m not sure exactly what it symbolizes, but my guess would be that the love lasts as long as the lock. It just gets confusing when someone does it sans partner. Are they trying to lock themselves to someone? It seems a bit odd to me to do it alone, but to each his (or her) own.

Some might say that being in a LDR while studying abroad “locks” you down. This doesn’t really add up with the fantasized version of love everyone seems to be so captivated by. I couldn’t even find a space to write anything on the wall in Juliet’s courtyard because that many people go there to make their mark and hopefully get a piece of their own star-crossed love. Maybe the relationship thing isn’t so overrated after all. If Romeo and Juliet were willing to take deadly potions and deceive their families for their love, I think I can afford to have a cyber boyfriend for a few months, even if it means I have to avoid Italian stallions at the discoteca.

But, soft! What Skype through yonder computer ringeth? It is the east, and the LDR is about to transform back into just a regular R. Ciao for now!

@ManeaterMOVE jessica allison | staff writer

DELTA MACHINE BY DEPECHE MODE Release: March 22 Genre: Alternative Record: Venusnote Ltd. Depeche Mode is certainly experimental music, but it’s not necessarily a successful experiment. It sounds like someone tried to mash together dubstep with the singing from a drunk karaoke night and call it music. It would deserve a better rating if the singing was good, but the vocalist doesn’t sound like he’s feeling the music, so the listeners don’t either.

NATIVE BY ONEREPUBLIC Release: March 26 Genre: Pop Record: Mosley Music/Interscope Records Remember when OneRepublic made its debut with Dreaming Out Loud, and everyone was freaking out about “Apologize”? Unfortunately, since the group has made it big in 2007 it hasn't exactly moved up. Its latest release is a sad attempt to cater to those who limit their musical preferences to the bland, computer-instrumented songs that litter the Top 40.

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POP TRACK JOYCE PENG

on why the new Facebook Home won't suit the casual users

Facebook Home for the Facebookobsessed When Mark Zuckerberg announced the new Facebook Home last Thursday, I was like, “Facebook, seriously? Do you dare to further distract me from my schoolwork?”

As if our lives weren’t already Facebook-centric enough.

The new Facebook Home, which launches today, allows Android users to transform their phones into, essentially a “Facebook phone.”

This new program will completely change the interface of the phone, making Facebook the dominant feature. Facebook also has plans to have Facebook Home pre-installed in the HTC First, a new smartphone coming out next week.

So what is Facebook Home? Basically, it converts the home screen to a so-called “Cover Feed,” which is similar to the News Feed that Facebook has right now. Photos from friends make up the background, and status updates pop up on the screen, allowing users to swipe through them. You double-tap the screen to “like” something, and touch an icon on the bottom of the screen to comment.

Another big feature of Facebook Home is “Chat Heads.” Similar to Facebook messaging, a circular image of the sender’s face will pop up on the screen along with a short preview of the message. Users can move their friend’s face anywhere on the screen or tap the face to see the full message.

Creepy? Sure, but it’s also practical. Users receive messages even when they’re on other apps, so they don’t have to close one app to open another just to read the message. But the neat part is that users can check all the methods of communication they’ve had with their friends by tapping their faces on the screen.

Speaking of apps, where do they exist? They’re still there, but Facebook will control them through its app launcher. Facebook will also dictate everything else on user’s Androids, such as their lock screen and WiFi settings. Instead of using SMS, they’ll have to use Facebook message, and instead of using iPhoto or Flickr, they’ll use Facebook photo service.

While it seems as if Zuckerberg is pushing Facebook into everyone’s faces, it’s useless for the casual 10-minute user, and more suited for the true Facebook junkie. Personally, I would not download Facebook Home.

I’m not a frequent user, so why would I have my entire Android phone revolving around Facebook? I spend more time on the Tumblr app than Facebook, and the times that I do use Facebook on my phone is to answer quick messages. Sure, I hop onto Facebook at the end of the day to see a summary of what my friends were up to, but I don’t need to keep track of their statuses every minute on my screen. It makes me feel like I’m in a loud party rather than a “home.”

And what about privacy? If I have Facebook Home on all the time, wouldn’t it hack my phone’s personal data? According to a Time Tech interview with Adam Mosseri, the director of product for Facebook Home, the Home would follow the Facebook privacy settings that users have already set up. That’s only a bit comforting.

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CoMo's claims

TO FAME Whether you knew it or not, Columbia and MU have bred some pretty big names. taylor weatherby | senior staff writer

So, the movie "42" comes out Friday, and it looks absolutely amazing, am I right? What’s even more amazing is that it has a tie to good ol’ CoMo: Lucas Black, who portrays the character Pee Wee Reese, one of Jackie Robinson’s teammates, is a fellow Columbia resident, y’all. Not to mention Black played the main character in "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," for all you Fast and Furious fans. So that made us think — what other famous peeps have a tie to CoMo or Mizzou? Here's a quick roundup of the stars to brag about.

Brad Pitt, actor / MU graduate 1985 OK, if you didn’t know that Brad Pitt went to Mizzou, you’ve been living under a rock. And no, he didn’t graduate, so he’s not _technically a graduate._ But why would we want to deny that he once roamed this same campus? Besides, he may not have graduated, but he didn’t waste his time here: He was a J-School kid (emphasizing in advertising), a member of the Homecoming Steering Committee and Sigma Chi fraternity, in which he acted in “Fling” talent events … and occasionally wore short shorts…

Sheryl Crow, singer / MU graduate 1984 A graduate who's just as famous, but not as recognized — and who actually graduated — Crow was quite the impressive Mizzou gal.

She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women, Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Homecoming Steering Committee _and_ was a Summer Welcome leader — all while receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition, performance and education. With that kind of skill level in multi-tasking, Crow's nine Grammys aren’t super surprising.

Jon Hamm, actor / MU graduate 1993 Yes, he graduated from Mizzou but apparently didn’t spend all four years of undergraduate work here. He started out at the University of Texas, but then the St. Louis native moved closer to home and finished his last two years of college as a Tiger. The English major was very active in the theater program here, also performing in shows for the summer repertory company. He has had plenty of acting roles, but he is most known for his role as Don Draper on "Mad Men," which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Drama) in 2008.

John Anderson, ESPN anchor / MU graduate 1987 While he participated in sports desk activity at KOMU during his time at Mizzou, Anderson was also a varsity letter winner as a high jumper for MU's track and field team and was honored as captain during his senior season. Probably the coolest thing about him being MU graduate is that he continues to help make the “Mizzou Mafia” grow — every summer he offers one Mizzou student an internship with ESPN, a program that

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is already in its tenth year. Even though he has an anchor gig on a show as awesome as "SportsCenter," he also began co-hosting the ridiculously ridiculous show "Wipeout" on ABC in 2008.

Carl Edwards, NASCAR driver / Columbia native This guy is a double whammy — he’s not only from Columbia, but he attended Mizzou as well. Who is Carl Edwards, you ask? He is a NASCAR driver, and he’s pretty badass. He had just graduated in the early 2000s when he raced in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series, of which he has since won 38 races. He has had 20 wins in his NASCAR Sprint Cup career as well. A few years ago, Edwards was spotted downtown getting into his supped-up Mustang with a carseat in the back for his baby … no big deal.

Sara Evans, country singer / from the Boonville area When she opened up for Rascal Flatts at Mizzou Arena in January 2012, her between-song remarks consisted of a lot of “It’s so good to be home!”-type comments. Born in Boonville and raised on a farm in New Franklin, Evans performed with a house band that played Saturday nights at a dance hall on Interstate 70 just outside of Columbia. (As an added bonus, her father wrote for the Columbia Daily Tribune.) She has since received a slew of nominations for various songs and videos, receiving a Country Music Association award in 2001 and an Academy of Country Music award in 2006. Although she currently lives in Birmingham, Ala., with her own family, her brother Jay resides in Columbia, and her uncle has owned Columbia’s Forum Barber Shop for more than 30 years.

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