The Best Of NYU Local: Fall 2012

December 21st, 2012 by NYU Local Staff

It’s a Friday afternoon on December 21st, and at this point, if your semester isn’t over yet, we feel very, very, very bad for you. But if it is, (we really hope it is) then congrats! Enjoy your time of freedom and Christmas-related celebration (see ya at the movies, NY Jew Local!).

From all of us at NYU Local, we want to thank you, our readers. We would be lost without you (even the trolls). In all seriousness, we so appreciate you. Without you, we wouldn’t exist at all, and would have even less purpose in life than we have now. Thank you, to longtime readers and those of you that stumbled on here while looking for articles on obtaining a Fake ID. Thanks for making this a great semester.

At this point, maybe you’re home. Maybe you’re bored. Maybe you’re off enjoying Winter Wonderland-type things and not playing around on the Internet. Or maybe you’re a sad, frantic person madly procrastinating before your last exam. Whatever you happen to be doing, here are some links from the past few months that you can occupy yourself with. Get distracted.

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A List Of 2012’s Best “Best Of 2012” Lists

December 21st, 2012 by Ben Murray

It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time to reflect. Stop dwelling on how many calories you ate, how many finals you failed, and how many nights you can’t remember. Instead, let’s reflect on the rise of the list-maker in 2012.

2012 may have been a great year for gays, stoners, and Nate Silver, but end-of-year list-makers really had the best year ever. These lists have always been popular, of course. TIME started its Person of the Year award in 1927. Trans Atlantic pilot Charles Lindenbergh was the first winner, while our mega adorable President, Barack Obama, topped this year’s list. But Obama didn’t win every award this year. Let’s count off some of 2012′s best “best of” lists. Read more…


The Best Of NYU Local: Spring 2012

May 11th, 2012 by NYU Local Staff

Well, Spring 2012 is over. Now that the snow has melted Now that summer is here, we can finally drag our pale hollowed carcasses out of Bobst and remember what the sun feels like. We’ll be tanning in the park all next week—come say hi.

Again, we need to thank you for reading. If it wasn’t for the tips, links, photoshops, tweets, and comments, we’d be so lost. We at NYU Local appreciate everything you do, always and forever. Stay safe over summer—we’ll be back.

But hey, in the meantime: whether you’re coming back in the fall, transferring, or—eep—graduating, you might get a little bored. (“Call Me Maybe” won’t last you until September.) So to keep you occupied over summer, here are a few links to our favorite stories from this past semester. Starting with… Read more…


The Best Of NYU Local: Fall 2011

December 23rd, 2011 by NYU Local Staff

Well, we are done with the semester, and it feels good! We’re sure it does for the rest of you too, as you go home for a month. (Good luck remembering how to drive.)

From everyone at NYU Local, we want to thank you for reading. You are what makes the site what it is, and we would be hopelessly lost and depressed without your constant stream of feedback, comments, tips, links to funny videos that your friends made, and dialogue. It’s been a great semester—here’s to another one.

We’re going to miss you, so we got you a little end-of-semester present. In case you’re bored in your next month at home, driving and hanging out with old friends (“Why did you tattoo ‘FREE EARL’ on your chest?” “You just wouldn’t understand!”), here are a few links to keep the break from dragging. Starting with the biggest story of the year: Read more…