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Singing in the bus
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WENDv'S PADA lA EXPRESC
Nothing quenches your thirst quite
like the water at Wendy's. Served in a
colorful cup with plentiful ice, the water
is the essence of wetness, and that wet-
ness is the essence of quenching that
epic, fry-induced thirst. It may not be up
to merman standards, but for the aver-
age freshwater fish, it would make a more
When eating pandas, you're going to
want to wash it down with the delicious
water from Panda Express. The wonder-
ful Panda employees even let you serve
yourself, allowing you to construct the
perfect ice-to-water ratio that meets your
preferences. Thanks to the water, never
before has an endangered species tasted
You've heard him sing, now listen to his story. The Michigan Daily delves into MARiSSA MCCLN/Dai
the story behind the legend of the singing bus driver. See this mUltimedia piece
onMichiganDaily.com.
than suitable habitat. WATER sogood.
PIZZA HUT - SUBWAY
We brought a crowd of unsuspecting The true quality of Subway's water
patrons into Palio's with the promise of shall remain a mystery forevermore.
fine Italian water. But what they didn't This Daily investigator, upon asking for
realize was that the chef didn't do any- a cup of cool, sweet water, was directed
thing that night! Pizza Hut delivered all to Pizza Hut instead. The kicker? There
the waters, and no one could tell the dif- totally is a water tab on Subway's foun-
ference. Someone flipped over a table in tain drinks dispenser. They just won't
excitement. There were riots. All around, give you the cup. What the hell, Subway?
a terrible idea. Major fail.
AND THE WINNER IS: NOT SUBWAY
Justin Bieber:ohe
next John Len non
Weekend Freebies
Because boredom doesn't end
when your cash flow does
Thursday, April 1
Hannah Tinti Fiction Reading
Wonderful literature, fo treel
3222 Angell Hll, 5 p.m.
Campus Philharmonia Orchestra
Classical music from Dvorak to
Brahms, fo free!
E.V. Moore Building, S8p.m.
Friday, April 2
Food is Fuel
Healthy eating advice, fo tree!
University Hospitals, 12 p. t.
Junior Recital: Nathaniel May
Piano music, and a songabout,
Sudoku, fo free! \
Stearns Building, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 3
Baroque Chamber Ensemble
Exactly what it sounds like, but with
the bonus of being fo free!
E.V. Moore Building, 8 p.m.
WHAT'S NEW
ON THE DAILY
ARTS BLOG
* A look back at Wale:
Check out our photo slideshuwof
Wale, Clipse and The Big Sean grac-
ing the Power Center with beats.
Revel in the memory ofuthe one good
thing MSA did this year,
. Linking Kevin Bacon to
Jesus with the Internet:
In this week's diversion, see if you
can get from the most random-ass
Wikipedia entry to Jesus in six steps
or less. Bonus points if you start
with a stub.
. Horny Jews in a book:
The book of this week, Philip Roth's
"Goodbye, Columbus" tells the
tale of a young chosen person's
sexcapades in a pool. Isn't that how
everyone celebrates Passover?
'My World 2.0' is the
greatest album since
sliced bread
By JASMINE ZHU
Daily Arts Writer
Awwww yeah, J-Biebs. Get it,
boy. GET ITTT.
1994 was agood time tobe alive.
Grunge saturated the New York
scene.
NAFTA ******
was estab-
lished. Justin Bieber
And Jus-
tin Bieber My World 2.0
was born. Island
The musi-
cal messiah and Usher protege
known as Justin Drew Bieber was
given to the world in March 1,
1994. I am not drunk.
Lil' JB became an internet
sensation via YouTube in 2007.
Scooter Braun, a former market-
ing executive for So So Def, was
essentially like, "dayum boi," and
then Bieber's career took off like
whoa. And then he began shop-
ping at American Apparel. JB has
an affinity for wearing Am Appy
cardigans in size XXS. This is his
signature style, and what makes
all the young fly honeys love him
so. Also his hair. His hair is volu-
minously luscious and probably
wonderful to run through with
reverent fingers, but we must
remember he is only 15.
Anyway. His album. My World
2.0 is really good.. Better than
My World, even. Holistically, the
album feels more life-affirming,
with power-pop dance jams but
also really sad stuff, too. Bieber's
voice is beautiful like the sound
of angels softly crying in falsetto
after a thunderstorm. Although
one might think Canada and R&B
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"I'm ona bike, motherfuckers. Don't you ever forget!"
music are mutually exclusive, Distorted vocals, accompanied
Bieber's genius allows him to com- by urgent reverb-drenched gui- 0
bine his Canadian heritage with tars and a heavy dash of synth and
soulful R&B sounds. By the way, dubstep rhythm, are not found on
there is a website called Lesbi- this album. This album is much
ans Who Look Like Justin Bieber, better than that. The best song on
which is a tribute to Bieber's abil- My World 2.0, though all of them
ity to reach out across all demo- are perfect, is lead single "Baby,"
graphics. Canadians, R&B people, which features Ludacris. The
lesbians. Also many more. music video is sick, or ill, which
The star-studded hlbum fea- means it's very, very good. It fea-
tures R&B heavyweights like tures JB wooing a preteen in the
Sean Kingston and Ludacris. This bowling alley, which is a popular
helps Bieber establish street cred, location to find young love. Teen
which is often difficult for small dream.
children. His features are cheru- J-Nasty is a young rising star
bic, and he has pillowy lips. But for sure. His youthful vibrancy is
listeners must not get too carried very appealing. He is a beacon of
away, because ... well, I'm getting hope for music. Long live Justin
carried away. Bieber.
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