We are performing as part of CollegeHumor Live in two Pennsylvania colleges this weekend! Tonight (Friday) at 10pm at LaSalle University in Philadelphia (Open to Students Only), and tomorrow (Saturday) night at 10pm at Penn State (Open to the Public)! And then back to New York for our charity show on Monday.
Hopefully we’ll see you soon… and don’t forget to bring a jacket! And a sweater. Green sweater. Oh, and a matching hat. Stop dressing people. Sorry.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! :D :D :D
How does he do it? This kid manages to look both like a normal dude on the street and also way fucking hot. It’s pretty much astounding.
Also, baby Heath Ledger.
THANK YOU! I keep telling Chris that he is like Heath Ledger, Jr. and that it’s freaking me out, but he insists that he “can’t see it.” How can you not???
Phoenix—Lisztomania (acoustic version)
I was taking the L home last night and noticed something peculiar below the glowing subway stop lights. It was a fairly open train and no one was sitting beneath the sign, so I walked over to figure out what was going on.
Beneath the lights were sticker dollar signs and corresponding numbers that showed the average rent for a one bedroom at that stop. And I did a little happy dance when I saw that there was another sticker for a tumblr that would explain everything: Who’s Getting Off.
Basically the site is a catalyst for conversation about the dramatic differences in the people who reside just a couple stops away from each other on the L due to various income levels and housing changes in Manhattan and BK. Check out the “about” section:
Riding the L train in New York City, one notices how drastically the race demographic changes at every stop. There are always some outliers, but for the most part, you can predict who will be getting off at what stop by the color of their skin and/or what their clothes look like. We notice it, but we don’t talk about it. Is this a sign of gentrification or progress or a step backwards? Our goal is to start a discussion, nothing more and nothing less. By creating a visual that blends into what we are used to seeing in the subway, but at the same time sends a message, perhaps we can start that discussion for a few people.
We researched the average rent price for a number of stops along the L, and used a dollar sign system to represent the cost of a 1-bedroom at each stop ranging from 1 ($) - the least expensive- to 4 ($$$$) - the highest priced. We hope to get people thinking critically about the implications of gentrification. How does it happen? Where does it happen? Who does it impact? What happens to people who were living in the communities before gentrification? In a nutshell who is getting off the L and off on gentrification?
Thanks for stopping by, and please share your thoughts about what’s not being talked about…
Definitely check out the site.
That’s really interesting
