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28 - Thursday, September 8, 2011
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FOODSWARS
Each week, one Ann Arbor staple menu item becomes a
battlefield as Daily Arts editors butt heads over which restaurant
makes it best. Where should you go for your burger, fro-yo or
garden omelette? Daily Arts will fight for the truth.
NACHOS
DropAdd ARTS
Let's face it. At least one of your classes sucks.
Instead of wallowing in boredom, choose one
of these artsy classes in- stead!
creativity in the Sciences and the Greek Vase Painting;
Arts; HONORS 252, Sec. 002 HISTART 439
TIOS
401 East Liberty
The chicken nachos at Tios are a study
in mediocrity. The chicken is too salty,
but acceptable. The cheese appears to be
clumped around four or five chips in total,
but at least it's tasty cheese. The guaca-
mole and sour cream are fine and served
amply, but they're presented in scoops,
which is inconvenient and does nothing to
remedy the general "fill 'er up" reputation
of Tex Mex joints. All in all, "eh."
JOLLY PUMPKIN
311 South Main
Fancy nachos. Pretentious nachos.
Nachos with pickled red onion and artisan
cheese and organic chips. If you are drink-
ing beer that actually tastes like beer and
want to add a dash of class to your night,
Red Chicken Nachos will elevate your
game. Unfortunately, they are plagued
with the classic ingredient dog pile and the
tomatillo salsa comes with a sour taste not
on the menu.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
205 South State
In truth, the only thing that was ulti-
mate about B-Dubs's Ultimate Nachos
was the size of the dish. Piles of tortilla
chips that were slightly soggy covered
with nacho cheese, beef and salsa made
for an average experience that would only
be enjoyable if they were incredibly cheap
(which they weren't, by the way). The
over-spiciness didn't help, either. BWW
should stick to the wings.
BTB CANTINA
1140 South University
BTB has an "everything but the kitchen
sink" approach to nachos, loading their
translucent chips with mounds of black
beans, a watery substance that resembles
salsa and cold cheese. If you've consumed
enough cheap vodka when stumbling into
BTB, this monstrosity might be edible. But
during the unforgiving light of day, the
mountains of food in your stomach will
leave you yearning for Taco Bell.
Humanities or the sciences: Which is
the more productive to human race?
You've had this debate over and over
again with your hallmates, like some
never-ending Luke Skywalker/Darth
Vader death match. Yet, this struggle
may be fickle. The Honors seminar
"Creativity in the Sciences and the Arts"
will uncover the confluence of the two
disciplines, exploring how science and
art are truly invested with each other
- possibly even have Luke and Darth
Vader band together to fight the Emper-
or Palpatine of the Business School.
World-Wide Witchcraft: Witch-
Belief and Witch-Hunting in
Global Perspective;
HISTORY 196, Sec. 001
We thought we were safe. We thought
we'd got 'em all in the 17th century. But
those damn, pesky witches are back
and badder than ever. Luckily, we have
this groundbreaking course to train
us, because the only way to hunt your
enemy is to know your enemy. Learn the
art of throwing buckets of water at your
foes and the precise science of balanc-
ing witches against ducks on scales. But
this first-year seminar really needs to be
opened up to all students. Are we sup-
posed to leave our civilization's future
in the hands offreshman?!
Rewriting the World with Google
Maps; WRITING 200, Sec. 002
Because it wasn't enough to give the
public a street view of your home, the
latest version of Google Maps will allow
users to rewrite the world in their own
vision, and this course will teach you
the ins and outs of this new feature.
Want to transplant the Jersey Shore far,
far away from human civilization? Take
this course and the world is yours.
Need to fill a hole in your schedule?
Consider this art history course on
Greek vase painting. It's like basket
weaving, except instead of weaving the
actual baskets, you get to look at pic-
tures of really, really, really old baskets.
You also get to analyze them stylistical-
ly and talk about where they were made
and who made them! Required texts are
to be determined, but we'd assume that
there'll be a lot of books full of glossy
pictures.
Disney's Lands: Consuming
Wonders in America;
HISTART 489, Sec. 002
A long time ago, a guy named Walt Dis-
ney had amazing visions of mythical
cartoon worlds for the edification and
enjoyment of everybody (unless you
were Jewish). In 1955, he turned these
dreams into theme parks, which are
also open for the edification and enjoy-
ment of everybody (unless you're poor).
If your parents gave you a deprived
childhood, examine in great detail
what you never got to enjoy: theme park
depictions of the American Frontier,
colonialist Adventure, childhood Fan-
tasy and utopian Tomorrow.
What Does the Movie Say About
the Book?;
ENGLISH 2%8, Sec. 007
The days of "I'll just watch it on Netf-
lix" in place of actually doing the read-
ing ended when you took that first step
out of high school. But if you're the type
of person who rushes to the bookstore
for the latest bestseller and goes gaga
for cinematic premieres, this class is
the one for you. Bonus: You get to watch
"Clueless." Nothing says "project" like
Jane Austen and your run-of-the-mill
quasi-incest relationship.
And the lesser evil is: Jolly Pumpkin
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There's something aboutKurt
Vile's soft-spoken, backwoods
drawl that makes it tough to
believe he's
actually from
Philadelphia: **** *
His lucid folk
is shotthrough Kurt Vile
with such dense "TheCreature"
melancholy
and after-hours Matador
mysticism that
it's tough to peg
him being from
anywhere but the strange gothic
jungles of the South. Something
feels much untamed, and it's
not just his thicktangle of hair.
Having spent the better part of
the last year touring behind last
spring's affecting Smoke Ring
for My Halo, Vile is nothing if
not active, despite his decidedly
slacker aesthetic.
Vile's recently released single,
"The Creature," taken from the
upcoming So Outta Reach EP, is
driven by his embittered vocal
delivery and some inspired
12-string finger-picking that
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