Time to Breathe: 'Roma' Restores My Faith in Netflix

In a special Oscars Sunday Live From The Algorithm, Jacob watches Roma and loves it, actually.

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 24, 2019Live From The Algorithm, movies

In Defense of Sports Movies

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 22, 2019movies, Sports

Review: The Rude Mechanicals' "HamletMachine" stuns audiences with fresh, creative twists

CampusThe Rival AmericanFebruary 22, 2019Review, theater

Meal plan proposal met with “near universal opposition” from student body

After a proposed increase in meal plan prices, students express their concerns at a Resident Hall Association town hall.

CampusThe Rival AmericanFebruary 21, 2019Dining Services

Why Megabytes still hasn't reopened

Emily Martin got to talk to Megabytes owner Tom Gera and manager Anna Kim about the future of the cafe on AU's campus.

Campus, CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 21, 2019Dining Services

I threw up in Chipotle and they still made me pay for guac

Lucas Trevor gifts us with a haunting tale concerning one Mexican-American restaurant chain.

Satire, CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 20, 2019Chipotle, food, personal essay

MARC My Words: Baltimore’s Local Music at a Glance

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 19, 2019music, Review

Max Gowan Just Wants You to Feel Something

Noah Stevens sits down with local musician Max Gowan to discuss his newest release Bygones.

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 18, 2019profile, music

The Algorithm Thinks Little of Me -- "The Kissing Booth" Review

Jacob has been on a string of a bad movie binge — it continues with “The Kissing Booth.”

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 17, 2019Live From The Algorithm, sex week

Always the Child Bridesmaid, Never the Child Bride: Big Mouth’s “My Furry Valentine”

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 15, 2019sex week, Big Mouth, Television

Softgirls Only: Lindsay Hall’s Hedonistic Dreamscape

The first entry in Beret Optional, a biweekly column exploring museums, art, and the way we access it in DC.

Culture, CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 15, 2019Beret Optional, sex week, museum exhibits

6 Things To Do When You’re Sexiled

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 14, 2019sex week, sexhiled

AU Comic Sans Valentines

Olivia McCormack wows us with 8 custom, AU-centric, comic sans Valentines.

CampusThe Rival AmericanFebruary 14, 2019Valentine's Day, sex week

The 51 Wonkiest Things to do Instead of Sex with your Partner

Satire, CampusThe Rival AmericanFebruary 13, 2019sex week

What to Bake for Valentine’s Day to Make Anybody Love You

Or, more accurately, recipes you can make to impress your friends, crush or hookup

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 13, 2019sex week, baking

Representation: The Dick Drawn On This Whiteboard is a Micropenis

Satire, CampusThe Rival AmericanFebruary 12, 2019Satire, sex week

To All The Boys I've Puked On Before

“…I would like to apologize to a surprisingly sizable subset of people present in my dating and sex life — I would like to apologize to all of the men I’ve puked on.”

Current, CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 12, 2019sex week, personal essay

ODDLY SPECIFIC SEXY-TIME PLAYLISTS: A SWAN SONG(S)

The Rival American Sex Week kicks off with an ending.

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 11, 2019music, playlists, sex week