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Credit to Paul Farahvar for the video link and the title, but man — that's about the best way of putting it:
Bruce Weber explains “Losing to Purdue” & Lewis Jackson owns Illinois
Weber explains loss:
Jackson owns Illinois:
U of I’s corpse plant (and rivers of animal feces) featured on Modern Marvels
The other night, my spouse, who is an academic in the field of plant biology, made me watch an episode of the show Modern Marvels about “Stink” on H2 (or history to the deuce as I like to call it). She was excited to see the footage of the Titan Arum (Corpse Plant) which bloomed in the University of Illinois’ Plant Biology Greenhouse last summer. Unfortunately for us, the Titan footage didn’t come until near the end of the show. In the meantime we got to learn about the putrid smells emited by cesspools, garbage dumps, rotting food and rivers of feces. Much to my delight, they chose to show shots of animals relieving themselves over and over again.
Luckily for you, the show is now available online and you can skip right to the Titan Arum part after you watch a couple of commercials: http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/modern-marvels-stink#modern-marvels-stink.
The U of I footage takes place at 31:40. It features several people smelling the flower, including a boy who describes the odor as a mix between “a corpse and fart.” Then there is a brief snippet with excellent U of I Professor David Seigler, who was probably interviewed for close to thirty minutes to get his two seconds of air time.
The rest of the show is all just shit (literally and figuratively).
Two Beers with Dylan Heath, round two
Tonight is the second installment in the "Two Beers with Dylan Heath" series at the Iron Post.
This month's guests are Lisa Bralts-Kelly, host of WILL's "In My Backyard", Janelle James, local comedian (opened for Todd Barry at the Canopy Club a short while back), and musical guest Isaac Arms of Withershins/Evil Tents.
The event is free and starts at 9 p.m. Check out the first episode below.
Snowstorm in State College
I wonder if Penn State can equal Illinois' attendance (about 3,700, if I recall correctly) at last year's snow bowl.
Post-game press conferences, Illini over Buckeyes
Brandon Paul & Meyers Leonard
a little more Brandon Paul
Bruce Weber
Thad Matta
Tim Beckman is proud to wear orange figuratively
In his third day on the job, Illini head football coach Tim Beckman ― dressed in a navy blazer, blue Oxford shirt and Chinos ― walked to center court at the Assembly Hall to tell Illini fans how honored he is to wear orange.
Devin Langford interviews Tracy Abrams
It's hard to keep spirits up after a long night, sitting at the far end of the bench, watching an awful performance.
Devin Langford keeps things upbeat with a spontaneous piece of parody.
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Snell and the little Hitlers of the neighborhood association need to chill out. Legitimate businesses should have the freedom to exist without having to endure the slings and arrows of ignorant and misguided opposition.
represent, Matt.
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Super cool! Excellent track, Excellent band.