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With the holidays coming up, there’s a lot of discussion about peoples’ New Year’s resolu-tions or Christmas wish-lists. As all of you have already read my short, but practical, Christmas list, we can talk New Year’s resolutions! And guess what, I don’t have one! I haven’t even thought that far yet! Ain’t nobody got time to think about that shit. I’m still trying to make sure I didn’t forget anything that I have to do in town before I leave.

If I had to be practical, yet again, I would say my New Year’s resolution would be to get a job, sup-port myself and live life to the fullest (#YOLO, bitches). But really, I just want to appreciate ev-erything and everyone who has brought me to where I am at this moment.

I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Besides somehow making it through my penultimate se-mester of college without an insufferable case of alcoholism or severe nicotine abuse, everything has been just peachy. I was chosen to be Editor-in-Chief of this lovely magazine, of which I could not ask for a more killer staff for, made some wonderful and remarkable friends around town from working at Big Grove Tavern, am slowly figuring out what I really want to do with my life and most of all, have an unbelievably supportive family who has made all of this possible. Mom, Dad, Matt, Cheddar, Gung and Pua, I love you. I wouldn’t be sitting here, writing this right now if it weren’t for you.

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» Prom: The main things I miss about high school are the danc-es that would always require a new dress, fancy makeup and a date, with Prom being the epitome of these dances. I was

lucky enough to be able to go to three different Proms throughout high school, and so I have ended up with long, beautiful dresses that are fuschia and gold, apple green, and black and full of sequins. Since these three dances, each of the dresses have been hanging in the back of my closet, missing daylight and longing for love. This past weekend, my cousins at Eastern decided to have a Prom house party in which all the ladies got the opportunity to wear their dresses again, and the fellas suited up with ties and looked studly. My cousins set up a back-drop with holiday decorations and dubbed the Prom as "Winter Wonderland 2012." We all took awkward Prom pose photos and generally had a lovely time. The best part of the whole event was discovering that I still fit in my dress from Sopho-more year of high school, a feat that should be applauded since I'm finishing up my senior year in college (not so humble brag). Take that, mom! Freshman 15, my ass!

Nick MartinManaging Editor

Gripes» Badgers!: Nature’s snake eat-ers. I feed my badger snake meat whenever dusk settles. Badgers love eating snake meat because it reminds them of their father.

» Gingerbread Hot’tes!: Oh, boy! That latte was mondo hot! I burned my ear, nose and throat from chugging down that sucker. Ouch! My whole re-spiratory system melted!

» Slippery Socks!: Don’t wear these when you’re crossing the shaky bridge. 10,000 people a year die because they fall off a cliff because of bad socks. One in every 20 dads thinks this is funny. Don’t let it happen to you.

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» Show Spoilers: It's been a pretty big week in TV. At least TV I care about. Gossip Girl had its series finale, Season 7 of Dexter ended and How I Met Your Mother had a beautifully

pivotal episode. For someone who loves TV, I made a huge sacrifice this year by choosing not to buy Comcast in lieu of saving $40/month, and I have ultimately suffered the consequenc-es. Unfortunately, I'm friends with assholes who post super revealing details about the epi-

sode that aired not even four seconds before. So as I mindlessly scrolled down my Facebook feed Monday morning, before I even knew what I was reading, I knew how this season of Dex-ter ended. As I checked a notification Tuesday morning, I caught a glimpse of who Gossip Girl is. I'M LOOKING AT YOU, TRAVIS AND SPEN-CER. YOUR ASSES ARE UNFRIENDED. Also, my boyfriend saw This is 40 yesterday, and he informed me that they apparently spoil the end-ing of Lost in that movie. Lost has been my Netf-lix go-to show for the past couple months since I heard the ending was crazy, but I would have been SO MAD if I would've watched the movie that ruined Lost. If you're totally surprised by an ending or a crazy turn of events, send your reactions through texts. Please. I don't want to lose any more friends.

YikesMichael ZhangArt Director

» The creature in my wall: For the past few months, there has been a creature inhabiting my wall. At night, I can hear it clawing tirelessly at the wall, as if in some sort of awful sleep-

less agony. At first, I thought it was harmless. But recently, cleary aggravated by the onset of winter, the creature has grown more relentless and aggressive. I've patched up the holes in my wall, yet it continues trying to dig its way in, and I fear that one of these days, perhaps while I'm gone for break, it will finally succeed.

A while ago, I noticed a tiny hole in my ceil-ing. Being the genius that I am, I placed some duct tape over the hole and called it a day. But recently, it has been digging at that hole, and I fear that the duct tape won't hold this creature, and sooner or later, I will have to slay it with my own hands, lest it break into my room, destroy my stuff, eat my food, poop in my bed, pillage my entire house, then burn it to the ground. This is not your garden variety rodent. This is something far more dangerous...

LikesEvan LymanMusic Editor

» Snow: Remember snow? It's a silly question, but since we barely got to experience any last year, it's a question worth asking. I'm pretty sure ever since Al Gore invented global

warming in the '90s (along with the internet), we've been seeing less and less snow each win-ter, and I'm sick of it. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, New Year's and January. I want to wake up to a pristine coat of frozen goodness blanketing the landscape. I want to play hockey outside. Hell, maybe I'll make a snow angel. I'm gonna bask in the glory of winter.

Then by February, I want it to be gone. Snow loses its appeal fast.

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issue, there will still be plenty abuzz over the holiday season. For many people, Christmas marks the cli-max of the holiday season. However, several other noteworthy events occur over this period. New Year’s Eve is my personal favorite. Arguably the most glamorous of all the holidays, New Year’s is one of the perks to Christmas’ ending. The holiday provides the perfect excuse to dress to the nines and hit the town at any of several venues that host events and concerts to ring in the New Year. If you are staying in the CU area, The Red Lion and other bars host New Year’s Eve extravaganzas, while Chicagoans can hit up concerts like Porter Robinson at Congress Theater, among several others.

All that the new year represents is perhaps even more exciting than the celebratory parties. New Year’s allows the opportunity for a fresh start. As cliché as it sounds, there is something inspiring about being able to leave the past behind and start anew, free of obstacles. While this is gen-erally more mental than literal, it is liberating to know that a brand new year is ahead to make of it what one may. The new year also means a new semester for students: no failed tests or missed homework assignments, plus the promise of great things like Syllabus Week, Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day and Spring Break. Professionals could grab a raise this year! And to start it all off, the winter solstice means you can say goodbye to pitch-black afternoons as days finally begin to lighten up.

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As we all know, movie taste is subjec-tive and a personal favorite from 2012

could very well prompt an eye roll from the next person. Consequently, the Movies and TV staff (10 writers and an editor) created individual lists that served as ballots, then we compiled those lists, which got us to this list. Some films came close but didn’t quite make the cut (Best: Lincoln, The Cabin in the Woods, Holy Motors. Worst: Battleship, The Lucky One, The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure) and others were not released in time for review (Django Unchained, Amour) but we feel confident that we have sum-marized the best and worst that film had to offer this year. —Joyce Famakinwa

BEST

The Dark Knight RisesOne has to take into account who Bruce

Wayne was in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight to appreciate the character’s transfor-mation in the franchise’s long-awaited conclu-sion. On the surface, you have a story about Batman’s (Christian Bale) struggle to stop a villain named Bane (Tom Hardy) from destroy-ing Gotham City from its core. The narrative structure, as well as Bane’s attempts at creating the city’s demise, is as creative as the visual representations depicting them. Although he is no Heath Ledger, Hardy’s performance is a breed of its own that caters to the massive theme instilled in this finale. Christopher Nolan gives Batman a quality that is so authentic it borders on the line of reality. —Will Angelico

ArgoBen Affleck’s political thriller Argo is another ex-

citing venture in a string of defiant films from the director/actor. The seriousness of Argo is inevi-

table and executed brilliantly by Affleck, but the strength and appeal of the film arises from its dual identity as a comedy. John Goodman and Alan Ar-kin turn out great performances as the producers behind the CIA’s fake sci-fi flick, spouting off great lines and displaying the comedic report expected from two actors well-versed in hilarity. The dire implications of the plot aren’t lost in the humor, and the drama and comedy culminate in a nerve-wrenching and emotionally unbearable climactic sequence that left every audience member with excessively sweaty palms. —D.J. DennisThe Master

The one-two punch of The Master’s Oscar-worthy performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Sey-mour Hoffman was so unfair to every 2012 film this year that the cinematic maneuver has been outlawed in every state except for Louisiana. Put-ting Phoenix on the firmer critical ground his craft deserves after goofing everyone with I’m Still Here (2010), and utilizing Hoffman as an expert vessel to bring out this tale’s thoroughly enigmatic qualities, Paul Thomas Anderson continues his legacy of aptly delving into the human psyche; we manage to both understand better and recoil in disbelief at the hu-man fragility we all possess. —Ben MuellerMoonrise Kingdom

Why is it that when Wes Anderson creates a film, the outcome doesn’t disappoint? For start-ers, he doesn’t skimp. From the most mundane details — characters' handwritings, appearance details and household items — the man doesn’t let any of them be deemed insignificant. Addi-tionally, he even tailors the soundtrack to the nth degree, treating it like a lover’s mixtape. Ander-son’s films all have a style, and this time, Moon-rise Kingdom tailors to the issue of adolescence. “Growing up” could be considered a universal passage of awfulness, but particularly so if under the label of “weird kid,” which Anderson portrays with great eloquence to audiences. —Kaitlin Penn

WORST

That’s My Boy That’s My Boy decides to start off with the hi-

larious premise of an innocent 13-year-old boy, Donny Berger (Adam Sandler), being seduced by his 30-year-old teacher, Miss McGarricle. She got pregnant and the relationship goes public.

McGarricle goes to jail for 30 years and Berger becomes a pop culture icon left to raise his son (Andy Samberg). Decades later, a washed up Berger attempts to reconnect with his soon-to-be-married, math-whiz son. In That’s My Boy, statutory rape along with misogyny, homophobia, racism and incest can be used for laughter. The use of rape as comedy alone would make it one of the worst of 2012, but the film is a two-hour cel-ebration of degenerate behavior with few laughs to be found. —Jamila Tyler The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II

It has been fascinating to watch how opinion-ated people become when it comes to the Twilight movies. It’s you either love or hate the Twilight movies, but at least now it's the end of that era. Probably the biggest issue the non-Twilight fans have is that this last one is a little too perfect. Edward and Bella are now both inexhaustible beings, Renesmee will conveniently grow up to be younger than 20 and that battle was just an ambitious staring contest. —Stephany Guerrero

The VowThe Vow is one of those really bad movies that

feels like a Nicholas Sparks adaptation the en-tire time, but unfortunately, Ryan Gosling never shows up. The film tells the story of Leo and Paige (Rachel McAdams), a recently married couple whose love life comes to a screeching halt after she loses most of her memory in a car accident. Now Leo is forced to answer the question “How do I make my wife fall in love with me again?” It’s a very sad story that is actually based on real events, but it was made in a way that was almost hard to watch. The plot was dragged out and the romantic scenes were too cheesy and just bor-ing. —Patrick Filbin John Carter

Whatever promise John Carter’s opening holds: a sweeping shot of Mars with the scope of 2001 and the tone of a weekend serial, quickly halts when a cryptic voiceover begins and entertainment’s subju-gated by homework to keep up with this new world, a fault of mundane science-fiction that needs to explain itself half the time to make any sense. Direc-tor Andrew Stanton prides Carter as a cinematic throwback, but it’s neither affectionate nor playful. Instead, much focus is on the sterile digital won-derland of Mars. Photorealistic or not, the movie’s hardly seamless. —Adlai Stevenson

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HOLY SEQUENTIAL GRAPHIC NARRATIVES, BATMAN! buzz highlights the best comic books of 2012BY NICK MARTIN

W ho doesn’t read comic books these days? I’ll tell you who: lame people. Therefore,

if you know cool people who like good books and clever stories, comic books are the perfect gift for your cool friends/family. Or buy them for yourself since they’re great things to read during cold winters. Here’s my list of best sequential graphic narratives that came out this year. Spe-cial thanks to my roommates, who bought most of the superhero books; my Facebook friends, who recommended stuff I haven’t read yet; and most of all, to G-Mart, Champaign’s local comic shop, where I and everyone I know in town buys their comics. You can get them all there right now, in fact!

Since comic books aren't just about superhe-roes, and most of my favorites this year’s had zero capes, we’ll start with independent and genre books. My definite favorite was Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga, an intergalactic space opera about two soldiers who desert their military duty, get married and have a baby daughter. The story is fast paced, beautifully illustrated and best of all, full of compelling characters such as Marko the pacifist, conscientious objector, his wife, Alana, a badass former prison guard and The Will, a bounty hunter with a lie detector jungle cat. Saga is only seven issues in, but the depth of this universe, and the overwhelming sales success, suggest this series will be great for a long time to come.

Another pleasant indie surprise this year was Boom!‘s launch of Adventure Time by Ryan North. North was chosen because he’s the creator of super funny webcomic Dinosaur Comics, and he’s yet to disappoint. The comic keeps all the quick wit of the show, but adds in elements only ac-complishable through comic. Take for example the Choose Your Own Adventure issue, where

three stories happen simultaneously and you, the reader, get to choose which one happens! This story makes clever use of the graphic page; it’s one of the most creative issues of the year.

Crime comic legends Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips reunite for Fatale, their homage to hard-boiled noir and Lovecraftian weird fiction. Without giving too much away, the eponymous femme fatale is actually a 1,000-year-old mon-ster of unspeakable evil. The story is unpredict-able and full of strange twists and time shifts. Plus, Phillips’ art is impeccably dark and creepy, as usual. This comic keeps getting better and better, so buy the first trade paperback while it’s still just $10.

Brian Wood’s The Massive takes fears of global warming and environmental apocalypse to a new level with this series about a ship sailing the seas of a Water World-esque earth. Wood’s earlier work, DMZ, was about a civil war destroy-ing America; this follow-up is fitting because now the earth is destroyed and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. The crew of The Mas-sive goes on dangerous adventures and makes a grand point about how man’s inability to think of the earth will eventually be his demise.

Another potential race-ending catastrophe is nuclear holocaust. Jonathan Hickman’s Manhat-tan Project gives a subversive alternative history of just that by focusing on the creation of atomic bombs. Popular faces from reality make appear-ances such as Robert Oppenheimer as a mad-man on a quest for power and Albert Einstein as an eccentric genius who lives alone in a dark room. There are robots and nanobots and all kinds of other bots, in addition to other crazy sci-fi troupes packed into Hickman’s comic. There’s also a tempered critique on the use of power and man’s essential fatalism of creating more and

more ways to kill himself. One of the strangest, most exciting books of 2012.

Now, onto heroic fair. Last September, DC launched The New 52 franchise reboot, topped best-sellers' lists and made a ton of money. But this year, the reboot really had its chance to shine. The title that best represents The New 52’s poten-tial was Scott Snyder’s Batman and all the related Bat-family tie-in books. The first arc, Night of the Owls, showed Batman’s fight with a conspirato-rial crime syndicate who’s been secretly running Gotham for centuries; worst of all, the Wayne family was highly involved with the evil! Greg Capullo’s art complements the story perfectly with its shadowy mysteriousness. Issue #5 is exemplary of the comic’s quality: The story has Batman trapped in a maze being hunted by a giant owl-ninja, and the book replicates this in form by having readers rotate the comic around, simulat-ing the story’s labyrinthian feel, with clever panel movement. Since October, the book shifted focus to the Joker’s Death of the Family arc, where Joker cuts his own face off and now pines to kill Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl and friends. It’s really creepy, and Batman promises to keep being great.

Grant Morrison’s Action Comics showcases some of the best Superman writing of the last 10 years (minus Grant’s other Superman perfection, All-Star Superman). Morrison’s writing references every esoteric part of the Superman universe, from Muhammad Ali vs. Superman, to Superman one million years into the future. Perhaps the year’s best issue was #8, where Superman goes to an alternate reality to find America has an African American president, who’s also a Superman. It’s Superman Barack Obama! What more could you ask for? The dense layering of Morrison’s story begs to be reread, so get the trade paperback for any Superfan in your life.

Perhaps not coincidentally, the three best DC titles are the company’s staple trinity. Brian Az-zarello’s Wonder Woman shaped up to be an epic-retelling of Wonder Woman’s backstory, focusing much more on myth than versions of previous years. Diana fights Apollo, titans, and, in the book’s upcoming story, Jack Kirby’s New Gods. Plus, Cliff Chiang’s minimalist art gives the book an aesthetic reminiscent of a classical Gre-cian Urn. Azzarello said his intent in taking over writing duties for Wonder Woman was to make her as powerful and legendary as Batman and Superman. He is well on his way to accomplishing this ambitious goal.

As for Marvel, I found most of the year’s releas-es gimmicky and convoluted (specifically, Aveng-ers vs. X-Men). However, Marvel NOW! saw the release of two very inspired titles. Brian Posehn’s Deadpool is undoubtedly the funniest superhero comic on the stands. This arc has seen Deadpool, the world’s most annoying superhero, fighting zombified versions of every American president. What does he do first? Beat up FDR. The gags are of golden era Simpsons’ caliber, and the art is super-detailed and often super-gory. Lots of fun if you’re into stories that offend deliberately. Also, Jason Aaron’s Thor: God of Thunder is only two issues deep but shows a lot of promise. It focuses on three Thors: the Thor of long past (800 A.D.) the Thor of today and an elderly Thor of millennia into the future. So far, Thor’s fought a God Butcher, which has been totally awesome. Overall, Marvel NOW! will hopefully shape up into something cool, but 2012 was definitely the year of DC.

There’s a bunch more, but I’m out of space! Don’t forget e-comics! Those were huge this year! Oh, there’s always more comics but never enough time!

Left to Right: Saga, The Massive, Manhattan Project, Fatale, Adventuretime. Photo by Nick Martin

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21 THINGS TO DO BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS ON DEC. 21or, 21 things to do in the 21 days until buzz returnsBY BUZZ COMMUNITY STAFF

T he world may end on Dec. 21 as the Mayan calendar suggests, or it may continue as usual.

But with buzz not printing again until Jan. 10, 2013, you may find yourself wishing the world had ended. Here are 21 things to do either before Dec. 21 or over the 21 days spent in a buzz-free wasteland.

1 Have a Disney movie marathon!Remember all those movies that captured

our ever-young hearts? Cinderella with her charming hard work, The Little Mermaid with a mystifying venture into another world and The Lion King with the knowledgeable talking animals, teaching us about the circle of life. Spend the last 24 hours of your life reliving those movies. You can knock out at least 12 if the world does end.

2 Drive to New York City!If you’ve been dying to go there (I apologize

for the pun), like I have, now is your chance. It is exactly 832.06 miles away and takes 14 hours and 2 minutes to drive there from Champaign. That would leave you with 9 hours and 58 minutes to sightsee and enjoy the city!

3 Do the most outrageous thing on your bucket list!

For a lot of you, this will be skydiving, although I’m not sure about the status of flying planes with just a few hours left to live; a lot of pilots would be fulfilling their own bucket lists. You wrote it on your list for a reason. Go get it done! —Karolina Zapal

4 Lose your virginityIf the world is going to end, you should at

least leave it with a smile on your face. Maybe you’ve been dating your boyfriend for a few months and have been thinking about it for a

while. Maybe you think your best girl friend looks like Anne Hathaway from The Dark Knight Rises and you want your first time to be with her. Well, now is the time to do it. Everyone always says nobody should die a virgin, so if you haven’t done the dirty deed yet, consider this your last chance.

5 Tell someone you hate what you really think about him

Maybe your childhood best friend turned into a total slut, or maybe that guy from your politi-cal science class is a complete moron, and you think it’s time someone told them about it. Don’t worry, even if you hurt someone’s feelings, the world’s ending soon so it doesn’t actually matter because you’ll never have to see him again. Unless it doesn’t and you do.

6 Spend all your moneyIf the world is going to end, then buying

those $179.99 pair of boots is worth it. So is that iPad and a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. Max out those credit cards and finally put that big chunk of cash you saved up “just in case” to good use. With the world ending, there’s no such thing as “pay later” because we’ll all be gone. Now would be a good time to splurge on all the things you could never afford before because you were always “saving up.” —Melissa España

7 Reminisce on past momentsEveryone has those few favorite spots in

the back of their minds, where blissful memories once occurred. Maybe it’s the old swings at the local park where your first love confessed those three little words for the first time. Perhaps it’s the quaint restaurant on the corner where you and

your friends frequented weekly. Wherever the place may be, return to relive the lasting mem-ories. Reminisce on the remarkable times you have shared with friends and family throughout your life. Regret nothing, but remember all of the amazing times you have shared together. Reliving those perfect moments in your life by visiting the area where they took place will assuredly leave a smile on your face. It’s the little things in life that matter. Visiting your favorite places will validate this common statement, ensuring you will live the remainder of your hours to the fullest.

8 Improve the lives of the homelessThough there might only be 24 hours left

before the world ends, going out of your way to improve a homeless person’s life will be sure to leave you beaming with happiness. The home-less are in every city and they deserve to be helped. Do not give them money, which could be spent frivolously. Instead, buy a meal from a nice restaurant and bring it to them. If you want to do a more substantial favor, donate a winter coat or two. As winter is in full effect, giving a homeless person a winter coat is sure to warm both of your hearts. Another way to help the homeless would be to donate food to a homeless shelter. Around the holidays especially, the homeless deserve to have a decent, warm meal. Dropping off a few cans of soup is a simple effort that will improve their remaining 24 hours.

9 Walk down the aisle with a strangerAs the world is coming to an end, go out

on a whim and marry a stranger in Las Vegas. We’ve all seen it in the movies, and the fact that you will only be married to this (very at-

tractive) stranger for 24 hours leaves little time for marital issues. If you’re feeling even more risky, go all out and do a themed wedding. The popular Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapels offer the very popular “Elvis Blue Hawaii” wedding. This type of wedding ceremony takes place in a luxurious tropical setting, complete with hula girls who dance to Elvis’ rendition of the Hawai-ian wedding song. Over-the-top fog and lighting effects complete the glamorous picture. Other themes include an intergalactic wedding, Blues Brothers and more. After the wedding, be sure to honeymoon for the remaining hours in an exotic location where you can party until the apocalypse.—Victoria Wiggins

10 Ruin the end of Harry PotterThis series has swept the nation, obvi-

ously. If it hasn’t swept you off your feet, you are at least aware of the obsession with the wizard with a lightning bolt scar. Reading this seven-book series may be a little excessive considering how limited your remaining amount of time left on this earth may be. However, I believe discov-ering just what happens at the end of the seventh book is crucial to the success of your last days. Find out if Harry Potter is meant to live or die for the magical world. If you’re feeling ambitious, pick up the seventh book and skip to the last few chapters. True fans may find this to be an act of HP blasphemy, but I grant you permission to do it anyway. If time is of the essence, and it is, grab the eighth movie and fast-forward to the end. Checking out Daniel Radcliffe or Emma Watson while discovering this amazing ending is worth your limited amount of time. (CONTINED ON PAGE 11)

10. Ruin the end of Harry Potter. Photo by Constantin Roman16. Switch to an all-ice-cream diet. Photo by Constantin Roman21. Gear up to live out your apocalyptic fantasies. Photo by Constantin Roman

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WAX ON, WAX OFFThe Food & Drink writers look fondly upon their best 2012 experiences in Champaign-UrbanaBY THE BUZZ FOOD & DRINK STAFF

T he last weeks of December never fail to crank up the nostalgia factor in everything.

This makes it an opportune time for the buzz Food & Drink writers to look back on the best and most memorable culinary experiences of 2012.

The thing that stuck out to me the most this past year was eating at places that have been around for as long as I can remember, but I had yet to explore. Take Sushi Kame in downtown Champaign. They’ve got an amazing bento box deal with delicious options, and they’ve also got sake, which goes hand in hand with sushi. What about Espresso Royale? Did you know they prob-ably have the best variety of tasty soup options in the area? Try the tomato bisque, mushroom brie and southwest corn chowder. Another great new experience was eating the fried calamari at Crane Alley in Urbana. I feel foolish for not going to Crane Alley until my final year here. Back home, I tried Wildfire, which has been in the Chicago area since 2005, for the first time. Wow. Horse-radish-crusted filet mignon wrapped in bacon. Words are unnecessary for how ridiculously good that eating experience was. So, if there is any wis-dom I can impart upon the dear readers out there, it would be to get out there and try that restaurant on your street corner you’ve been meaning to give a taste. —Auffy Birjandi

This past year, I’ve deliberately begun branch-ing out my bar habits, frequenting the bars and restaurants of downtown Champaign to experi-ence what the community has to offer in terms of drink. One spectacular find was Wedge Bar’s pumpkin margarita, an exceptionally tasty and refreshing cocktail that I wouldn't have had oth-erwise. I also made the discovery that I really enjoy Bloody Marys, after a lifetime of reviling tomato juice. I recommend both Dublin O’Neil’s concoction and Wedge Bar’s spicy, jalapeno-infused tequila version. —Jasmine Lee

For the past few years, I have considered my fa-vorite burger to be the one at Joe's, here in Cham-paign. I thought there was nothing better than getting The Spazzle on a half-price burger day. This year, however, I went on a trip to Connecticut and was introduced to a restaurant called Shake Shack, where I was served the best burger I have ever eaten in my 22 years. The cheeseburger I ordered, known as the “SmokeStack,” was topped with applewood smoked bacon, chopped cherry peppers and “ShackSauce.” Although I found ev-ery component of the burger to be perfect, my favorite part was definitely the chopped peppers. The sort-of-spicy, sort-of-sweet cherry peppers were packed with flavor and complemented the burger’s other components in the best way. I had never thought of putting cherry peppers on a burger before I ate at the Shake Shack, but now I want them on all of my burgers. —Mike Duffy

Every year on my birthday, my mom asks me what I want to eat and invites family over for a great, home-cooked meal. This year, she made a completely vegetarian meal and bought my fa-vorite chocolate ganache cake from the Swedish Bakery. The meal consisted of quesadillas, beans and rice, a vegan pasta salad, tacos and a bunch of other great side dishes. My entire family eats meat, so the fact that everyone came together and enjoyed vegetarian dishes was probably the best present ever. My parents are the type who poke fun at me when we’re at a restaurant and I don’t order something with meat in it, so I ex-pected a lot of teasing when dinner was served. Instead, my dad commented on how good ev-erything was and even seemed a little excited to have a 100 percent animal-free meal. Next year, I might take things a step further and ask my mom to make a vegan meal. —Melissa España

Sushi is not the typical food of choice in the pizza-riddled life of a college freshman. But Ko-fusion in downtown Champaign has captured this Chambana newbie’s heart and vote for the best food I’ve experienced this year. Nestled in a trendy downtown area, Kofusion features delec-table Asian-inspired cuisine that even the sushi skeptics will love. My favorite sushi dishes are the Volcano and the Flaming Phoenix. The Volcano features a standard California roll with baked shrimp and crab shredded on top. It adds a com-plementary twist to your average fully cooked roll. You'll find the Flaming Phoenix far more exotic, if the fiery “flambéed” presentation isn't your first clue. The roll features tempura shrimp, mango, butterflied shrimp strips and avocado with lemon — and yes, they really do set it on fire! Dinner and a show can’t get much better. —Shalayne Pulia

At the end of this semester, my poetry class went out to Murphy’s to celebrate together. I’d never been to a bar before, and I was surprised to find that I actually had a really good time. The beer wasn’t great, and the only source of suste-nance we had was a small bag of sunflower seeds someone found in his backpack, but it didn’t really matter. We enjoyed it all the same, and had a great time together. The best part was when I got to order drinks for my friends and felt like a total stud when I refused to let them pay me back. It’s called style, folks. I’m looking forward to becoming an insufferable beer snob, and that trip to Murphy’s was the first step. —Olivia Ingram

Everyone seems to rave about fried pickles. How delicious they are. How they are so much better than just pickles. They lied. I don’t even dislike pickles. I like them; I’m not some crazy huge pickle fanatic, but I can appreciate pickles for what they are. Fried ones, on the other hand, are awful. Af-ter hearing so much hype about them, I finally tried fried pickles for the first time this year. They

are just, to use a technical term, gross. They’re a warm, soggy mush of fried, pungent vinegar. Tra-ditionally made with dill pickles covered in a corn meal batter, they are fried, then served with some sort of dipping sauce. To be fair, though, I also don’t like fried jalapeno poppers, which everyone else seems to love. I was under the impression that you can never go wrong when frying. I was wrong. Even the batter on the fried pickles wasn’t good enough to make up for what was inside; it was roughly textured with no flavor and none of the crispiness I was expecting. Go ahead, try for yourself and see what you’ve been missing out on. (Hint: nothing). —Jenny Na

During the summer, a group of my friends and I decided to enact our own pizza version of Iron Chef. Just to increase the tension, someone de-cided to split the team by gender. After a slew of empty boasting in the car, I remember bonding over a late-night Walmart run hunting for bar-gains in a span of 20 minutes or less. Shopping created pseudo-enemies of us all, but for around $10 a pizza, we made three edible, tasty oven-fresh products on a college budget. The best pizza, which left the table as quickly as it left the oven, was our team’s chicken pesto with spinach. On a whim, we assembled this olive-oiled, feta-smothered entrée through a mutual love of Medi-terranean spices. Five minutes after devouring it, we glared at the empty pizza pan, willing even small morsels back into existence. —Sherry Yuan

Well, I think it is safe to say that this year has held many shocking, surprising and inspiring mo-

ments. Personally, I look at my Facebook “Year in Review” and can’t help but get sentimental. Did all of this really happen in only one year? Campus, as well, has seen many changes this year: We said goodbye to the Alma Mater and One World Pizza and hello to the reopened Mia Za’s and Zorbas. Yes, our beloved school has seen many changes in 2012, but just like every year before the current, change is inevitable. —Melanie Kuta

The Good: Although I’ve lived in Champaign for four years now, it took me that long to try out Alexander’s Steakhouse. The restaurant is located near Market Place Mall and is known for having the unique option to cook your own steaks. Initially, I was nervous to go there, since television has taught me that not knowing how to properly cook a steak results in the loss of my “man card.” However, I realized that for a small fee, they would cook my steak for me, and I opted for that instead. Even though I didn’t lose my man card at the grill, I did probably lose it considering the amount of time I spent at their impressive salad bar. The Ugly: Cocina Real was a Mexican restaurant located on University, and was a short-time favorite of mine last year whenever I had a fix for a huge margarita and excellent guacamole. However, my opinion of the restaurant changed when I had to end the lives of a small army of ants that were pursu-ing my chicken fajitas. Considering this obvi-ous problem with the critter security, it was no surprise to me that it has since closed down. —Sean Harrigan

Bacon Cheddar Onion Biscuits. Photo by Jasmine Lee.

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THE 10 BEST ALBUMS OF 2012We said “best,” not “our favorite,” because this list is 100 percent factby buzz Music Section

10 Cloud Nothings' Attack On Memory

9 Passion Pit's Gossamer

8 Jack White's Blunderbuss

7 Fiona Apple's The Idler Wheel...

6 Ty Segall'sTwins

5 Grizzly Bear's I will admit the first time I heard the lead

single off Shields, the wandering psychedelic ballad “Sleeping Ute,” I was completely turned off. Despite giving the track listen after listen, day after day, I worried endlessly that the al-bum would be a numbing tirade of lofty guitars washing over a sea of cliché, escapist one-liners like “but I can’t help myself!” Thank God for the impeccably catchy “Yet Again.” As a longtime fan of Grizzly Bear, I knew I would listen and ap-preciate Shields, but I don’t think I fully compre-hended the mass enjoyment the record would offer until I first heard “Yet Again.” The track meticulously blends both the artistry I’ve come to respect the band for, with the pop sensibility that has kept me coming back. And as a micro-cosm of Shields itself, tracks like “Yet Again,” or the groovy, R&B-tinged “Gun-shy” underscore what I think might be this record’s greatest trait of all: its accessibility. Accessibility has been a big word in the way I’ve thought about and ap-proached music this past year, and Shields nails precisely the juxtaposition of loyalty-to-roots and new-fan-appeal that ultimately determine a record’s commercial success. Incredibly, I’ve been able to share Shields’ guitar psych-pop with friends I never thought I’d see listening to Grizzly Bear (and for hours on end, at that). If that isn’t a testament to the magnitude of talent behind Shields, I don’t know what is. —Tyler Durgan

4 Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid m.A.A.d. CityPrior to the release of his debut album, I

can't state how difficult it was for Kendrick La-mar to live up to the hype he faced. Before his first commercial release, he had the entire West Coast co-signing him, a legendary rapper and producer almost exclusively working with him, and two independent projects that had already raised the bar for the rap genre. And while every rapper calls his debut album a classic, “K. Dot” was actually right. Good Kid m.A.A.d. City is a pow-erful narrative of the upbringing of a Compton native who battles on a daily basis to maintain his core values in a corrupt, deprived society. Lamar discusses nearly every temptation of growing up in Compton: sex, drugs, alcohol, violence and gang affiliation, in a storyline that spans about

24 hours, depending on interpretation. Almost two months after the release, I still have trouble piecing together the story because I immedi-ately become engulfed in the individual tracks. The catchy hook of “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” alongside the chill beat makes the track stand out immediately. “Backseat Freestyle,” following the skit perfectly, is the great ride-along track with high energy and entertaining lyrics. While “Poetic Justice” is a slow-ball pitch for heartbreak Drake, Lamar provides two comparable verses over the soothing Janet Jackson sample. Even two of the album's singles, “The Recipe” and “Swimming Pools,” are individually great tracks, though they don’t stand out like the core of the album. This is one of the most impressive attributes of the LP; Lamar successfully previewed his music for promotion without taking anything away. With the increasing popularity of ignorant, degrading releases in 2012, Lamar's debut album is the Rea-sonable Doubt, College Dropout, Illmatic, or Ready to Die of 2012. Good Kid m.A.A.d. City should be considered the blueprint for the next generation of debut albums. —Mitesh Bhatt

3 The Dirty Projectors' Swing Lo MagellanThe only criticism that seems to stick to The

Dirty Projectors is that of their alleged pretense. Since you can't attack their ridiculously intricate harmonies, one-of-a-kind guitar lines or innova-

tive songwriting, you can rip on them for covering an entire Black Flag album by memory. But with Swing Lo Magellan, The Dirty Projectors took a step toward accessibility. From the moment the vocal harmonies kick in on "Offspring Are Blank," listeners are greeted with 43 minutes of the un-ending experimentation and beauty we've come to expect from David Longstreth and his band mates, but with a newfound catchiness. Long-streth himself said that on this album, the band is no longer hiding behind an "obtuse conceptual frame," further encouraging it to be embraced by a wider audience.

If you didn't really get their appeal before, Swing Lo Magellan is the perfect album to introduce yourself to the Dirty Projectors.But that's not to say that the album is straight-forward or poppy in the conventional sense. Bent chords introduce "See What She Seeing," a ballad about wanting someone to love, underpinning a theme we've heard since the dawn of time with instrumentation and arrangements that sound like they were made by aliens. The entire album is an incredible tour-de-force where The Dirty Projectors show the world how to craft a set of universally relatable songs that retain a singular, inimitable artistry. —Evan Lyman

2 Tame Impala's LonerismIt’s been a busy year for Tame Impala. This

Australian psychedelic outfit has blown my mind all year, first with the release of their single “Elephant,” then at their performance at Lollapalooza. But the first time I really sat down and listened to their sophomore album Lonerism, I was blown away.

The album itself speaks to an experience rather than any sort of rhyme or reason.

It carries itself adrift on a tide of neo-psychede-lia before crashing back down into those familiar bass lines and vocal riffs that Innerspeaker had.

It’s not hard to see how the album did so well for itself in the charts; it really does turn a page for the psychedelic scene and certainly for Tame Impala’s discography.Lonerism vibes with me very differently than Tame Impala’s past releases do. I’d listen to any of it while driving around in the summer with the windows down, but Lonerism is more of an un-conscious experience; as you’re hitting unknown speeds on those back roads, there’s only ever the road, the steering wheel, the wind whipping in the windows and Tame Impala there to guide you. —Tyler Allyn Davis

1 Frank Ocean's Channel OrangeAn open challenge for all music aficiona-

dos out there: Keep Channel Orange away from the top of your "best albums of 2012" list. Not too easy, is it? Frank Ocean made a name for himself in 2011 and followed up with one of the most unforgettable years a musician has had in recent memory. "The Odd Future" crooner earned his newfound popularity and superstar status through honesty, self-reflection and of course, his show-stopping voice. Following his surprising and utterly fearless open letter ad-mitting his previous love for another man, he had everyone waiting for his debut album, and he certainly did not disappoint. The way Ocean serenades his listeners with his refreshingly soulful voice, while also delving into his most personal and intimate feelings makes Channel Orange one of the absolute classics of the gen-eration. Ocean’s success from within the studio, translated into two performances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and at the 2012 MTV VMAs, which both solidified him as one of America’s new icons, not only in music, but in pop culture. Ocean took on the fading genre of R&B and made it his own with Channel Orange. He doesn’t just make good music; he makes important music. If there is any one moment from the album that completely justifies its No. 1 spot, it’s the awe-inspiring, chill-creating, goose bump-giving note that Ocean hits toward the end of “Bad Religion.” This is an album that will be talked about for years to come and will be looked back on as the debut of an R&B legend. —Joey Figueroa

Editor's Note: For our extended year-end list with write-ups on all of our favorite albums from 2012, head to readbuzz.com, where we will also discuss our favorite mixtapes and local releases!

buzz's best bands of 2012, Illustration by Tyler Schmidt.

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THURSDAY 20

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amExpressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collec-tionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amFashioning Traditions of JapanKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amFields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9am“Inside India” with Larry KanferAlice Campbell Alumni Center, 8:30am

Live music & karaokeChillax with DJ Belly and Matt HarshRadio Maria, 10pmKrannert Uncorked with Geoff Poor and David Thies, Ameri-canaKrannert Center for Performing Arts, 5pmC4A LiveIndi Go Artist Co-op7pm

MiscellaneousCosmopolitan Club at the University of IllinoisUniversity YMCA, 7pmYarn N YakRantoul Public Library7pmPreschool Story TimeRantoul Public Library10am

Sports, games, & recreationChess ClubRantoul Public Library3:30pm

FRIDAY 21

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9am

Expressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collec-tionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amFashioning Traditions of JapanKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amFields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amExhibit: A World of ShoesSpurlock Museum, 12pm

Live music & karaokeRamjeta, the Ars Nova, and Island DwellersCanopy Club, 9pmKaraoke with DJ Han-nahPhoenix, 8pmLate Night with DJ BellyRadio Maria, 10pm

MiscellaneousOrigami ClubRantoul Public Library4pm

SATURDAY 22

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amExpressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collec-tionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amFields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amSnow Globe SaturdaysOrpheum Children’s Science Museum, 1pm

Live music & karaokeSalsa night with DJ JuanRadio Maria10:30pm

Suspicious ActivityBoomerang’s Bar and Grill, 9pmMerry Christmas MetalCanopy Club, 9pm

Ongoing EventsFriendShop Bookstore Open Champaign Public Library, 1:30pm

SUNDAY 23

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amExpressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century CollectionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amFashioning Traditions of JapanKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 2pmFields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 2pmExhibit: A World of ShoesSpurlock Museum, 12pm

Food & festivalsIndustry NightRadio Maria, 10pm

Ongoing EventsFriendShop Bookstore Open Champaign Public Library, 1:30pm

MONDAY 24

Live music & karaokeAbe Froman Project Mike N Molly’s, 8:30pmLounge NightRadio Maria, 10pmHootenannyRosebowl Tavern8pm

TUESDAY 25

WEDNESDAY 26

Food & festivalsCaribbean Grill Lunch to GoRefi nery, 11am

Live music & karaokeOpen Decks with DJ BellyRadio Maria, 10pmOpen Mic Night!Samuel Music, 5pm

Mind, body, & spiritVinyasa Flow Yoga with Allen DickAmara Yoga & Arts12pmYoga Fundamentals with Candace ThomasAmara Yoga & Arts4:15pm

MiscellaneousTriviaMike N Molly’s, 8pm

Sports, games, & recreationDomino ClubRantoul Public Library1pm

THURSDAY 27

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amExpressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collec-tionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amFashioning Traditions of JapanKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amFields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9am

Live music & karaokeChillax with DJ Belly and Matt HarshRadio Maria, 10pmLive Karaoke Band at Boomerang’s Bar and GrillBoomerang’s Bar and Grill, 9pm

MiscellaneousComedy Karaoke - Open Mic Comedy NightThe Clark Bar9pm

Cosmopolitan Club at the University of IllinoisUniversity YMCA, 7pmYarn N YakRantoul Public Library7pmPreschool Story TimeRantoul Public Library10am

FRIDAY 28

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, 9amExpressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collec-tionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amFashioning Traditions of JapanKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9mFields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9am

Live music & karaokeKaraoke with DJ Han-nahPhoenix, 8pmLate Night with DJ BellyRadio Maria, 10pmTHE BRAT PACK - New Year’s partyBoomerangs Bar and Grill, 9pmChristy Hayes CD Release PartyRosebowl Tavern, 8pm

SATURDAY 29

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amExpressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collec-tionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9am

Fields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9am

Live music & karaokeParrish BrothersRosebowl Tavern, 9amSalsa night with DJ JuanRadio Maria, 10:30pmX-Krush - New Year’s PartyBoomerangs Bar and Grill, 9pm

Ongoing EventsFriendShop Bookstore Open Champaign Public Library, 1pm

SUNDAY 30

Art & other exhibitsEgungun! Power Con-cealedKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amExpressions in Color: Selections from the 20th-Century Collec-tionKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion9amFashioning Traditions of JapanKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion2pmFields of Indigo: Instal-lation by Rowland Ricketts with Sound by Norbert HerberKrannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion2pm

Food & festivalsIndustry NightRadio Maria, 10pm

Live music & karaokeSurreal DealRosebowl Tavern8pm

Ongoing EventsFriendShop Bookstore Open Champaign Public Library1:30pm

buzz’s WEEK AHEADANDY MOREILLON AT BLACK ROCK PIZZA CO.Black Rock Pizza Co.114 S. Race St.Dec. 29, 8-11 p.m.

Hi, guys. I’m Evan Lyman, Music Editor here at buzz and I like pizza and gee-tars. But boy, oh boy, do I love both of them at the same time! Sometimes, I play my guitar with a slice of pizza in mouth (Yeah, I can play guitar.) I don’t even eat it! I just like to taste the marinara sauce while I crank out the hitz! Well, guess what? Now you too can enjoy tasty pizza and even tastier acoustic guitar! Check it out! I promise you’ll have fun! —Evan Lyman, Music Editor

NOON DAY BALLOON DROP CELEBRATION AT THE ORPHEUM!Orpheum Children’s Science Museum346 N. Neil St.Dec. 31, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

OMG! Orpheum is dropping 4,000 balloons on News Year’s Day! I don’t know about you, but I think 4,000 balloons is way more fun than one stupid, sparkled ball. Before the big drop at noon, kids and parents alike can work on making party favors like crazy hats and noise makers! There will also be a crazy fun dance party. Wahoo! Tickets are $6 for members and $8 for nonmembers. —Jasmine Lee, Food & Drink Editor

ANNA KARENINAThe Art TheaterDec. 20, 7:30 p.m.

Did you agree with our review of Anna Karenina? Haven’t seen it yet? There is still time. The Art Theater will be screening the Joe Wright-directed film Thursday night. Starring Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina follows the life and love affair of the 19th Century Russian socialite. Doesn’t sound like your thing? Check out the 10:30 p.m. showing of Seven Psychopaths instead. —Joyce Famakimwa, Movies & TV Editor

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If you spoil Dexter, just know he taught me a lot about how to kill without getting caught.

by Matt Jones

“Paired Up”--they’re always together!JONESIN’

Across1 Word of surprise5 Dreamworks ___ (movie studio)8 Praiseful poet13 LBJ daughter14 ___ Plus (shampoo)16 Place for concerts17 Buck19 School, in Quebec20 PepsiCo beverage introduced

in 200122 Sleepy cohort23 Word before hog or rage24 Angel dust27 What Ali wore in a historic

match against Liston33 “You Be ___” (Run-D.M.C. hit)35 Rival of LA36 Big bucks37 Check out the factory38 Football coach Parseghian39 Gas or elec., e.g.40 Lot dwellers42 “U just got pwned”43 “___ a Letter to My Love”

(1980 movie)44 Used delaying tactics47 Trite answer to “What’s up?”

(with “the”)48 Bog fuel

49 To catch a thief51 “Mary Poppins” song refrain58 Grim Reaper’s collection59 The world of Bond60 Chicken, in a taqueria61 “The Secret of ___ Inish”62 Earth Day subj.63 Party animal’s secret64 ___ Schwarz65 Dick Tracy’s love ___ Trueheart

Down1 “Born Free” lioness2 Judy Garland’s real last name3 Bust ___ (fire off rounds)4 Cut into cubes5 Toastmasters preparation6 TV chef Graham7 Pirate’s drink8 Pitching style9 Like some trees or teeth10 “Can I let you ___ a little

secret?”11 Be pouty12 Swinger’s stand15 Return to keep kids safe18 Documented21 URL punctuation24 Breads for hummus

25 Influence26 Dwarf planet that Neil

deGrasse Tyson helped demote

28 All riled up29 Alpine region of Austria30 Students take them31 “Hogan’s Heroes” colonel32 Like soy sauce34 They combat fatigue41 Looks good on first inspection43 It shares a 45-mile border with

Canada45 Female army enlistee, once46 City in a Pauly Shore movie

title50 “The Devil and Daniel

Webster” author51 Not dorky52 Dance with a story53 “Time ___ the essence”54 Org. that gives out ratings55 “The Amazing ___”56 They may get inflated57 British pie contents58 Number on a Banana Boat

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11 ApologiesI am almost certain that every person has

a little unfinished business. Whether it is a long time regret or short-lived argument, I am sure we all have someone we wish we could patch things up with before the end. My suggestion for the end of the world is to call up or go see this per-son before it’s too late. Make amends, because no matter how big or small the disagreement, people should not have outstanding enemies during their last days on earth. Better yet, if you feel you are the one deserving a long, overdue apology, demand one!

12 Be a rebelEveryone has a small dark side to him that

is waiting to come out. For your last 21 days, chan-nel the rebel in you to commit one act of deviancy. Make it a hilarious one. I dare you to streak down your block in the middle of the night with friends. Or grab a 24-pack of toilet paper and head for your old hated teacher’s house. Toilet papering, streak-ing, anything that will cause you to die laughing for a little while. Take advantage of a final opportunity to expose your wild side. —Taylor Thomas

13 Dramatically alter your appearanceHave you always wanted to dye your hair

blue or cut all of it off? Get a huge tattoo across your face? Now’s your chance! It’s the end of the world, so it’s time to forget about what other people think about you and just be yourself! Go on a shopping spree and buy a new wardrobe. Create a new look for yourself or even try being someone completely different!

14 Buy your mom some flowersShe’s probably done a lot for you through-

out your life, so the least you can do is buy this special lady some flowers to show her how much you appreciate her. If you don’t want to give flow-ers to your mom, give them to someone else special in your life such as your grandma, sister, girlfriend or anyone who needs a little recognition in your last few hours.

15 Pool all of your money with friends and go to Vegas (or somewhere else!)

Take one last no-limits vacation with your friends. Pool all of your money together and pick your destination. Go to Vegas and bet it all on one hand or gamble the night away. Stay in the penthouse and have a party on the roof of the building. Eat in the nicest restaurants and drink at the hottest clubs. Treat yourselves like royalty and go out with a bang! —Monica Detter

16 Switch to an all-ice cream dietNutrition and health are too long-term to

think about when your death is around the corner. Make a trip to all the nearby grocery stores and buy a carton of every ice cream flavor you can find. Yes, even the red velvet cake that has that smug chef from the Food Network on it. Grab a punch bowl at least two feet in diameter and fill that thing up with scoops of ice cream. Now drown yourself in it, but not literally because you may live to brag about your greatest accomplishment in the New World.

17 Get addicted to heroinAs a warmup to the rest of your drug mara-

thon. You don’t need to worry about drug tests at work or developing an addiction when history is erasing you from its diary. So pony up to a barbi-turate buffet, fill up on uppers, get down on some downers and transport yourself to another world one way or another. Good luck with your life if the world survives, however.

18 Build a bicycleWhen you have absolutely no control over

your and your family’s future, it might help to feel in control of something in your final moments. Take the kids to the local bike shop and pick out all the parts you’ll need to distract them from thinking about how their lives are ending before they even begin.

19 Live out all your daily minor urgesAs you’re walking by your boss’ luxury car,

do you ever get the urge to let out his tires’ air? How about discreetly tripping him in front of everyone in the office? For all your timid temptations that arise in your day-to-day, let them out! You’ll feel empowered while still not going overboard in case this doomsday prediction doesn’t pan out. If you’re sure it will, how-ever, you can be that bull in a China shop.

20 Convince the world you’re a time traveler here to save us

Come up with a vision of the future and claim to be from it, sent here on a mission to alter our planet’s doomsday path. If the world ends, then at least you had fun controlling the world for a day. If it survives though, then you are now 7 billion peoples' hero.

21 Gear up to live out your best apocalyptic fantasies

Everybody loves a good post-apocalyptic story, so create your own. It’s most likely your current lifestyle will continue to be adequate enough to get by, but that doesn’t mean you can’t stock up on weapons, nonperishable foods and all-weather clothing. The radioactive Mayan zombies are likely to be a fierce breed, so plan accordingly. —Thomas Thoren

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I’LL HAVE A USED CHRISTMAS MADE FOR YOUHomemade is where the heart is, so plan a DIY Christmas with The I.D.E.A. StoreBY MAGGIE SU

Walking into The I.D.E.A. Store at Christmas-time is like walking into Santa’s workshop.

The store is filled with holiday warmth, enthusias-tic volunteers and, most importantly, the perfect Christmas present, with some assembly required, of course. The I.D.E.A. Store doesn’t sell traditional, premade gifts, but provides a treasure trove of do-nated materials full of potential. Carol Jo Morgan, co-founder of the store, prefers it this way.

“Handmade gifts are unique,” Morgan said. “They can be tailored to the person you’re giving it to.”

The I.D.E.A. Store’s employees believe that with a little imagination, any shopper can take a recycled object and transform it into something extraordinary. Somewhere among the rows of recycled trophies, stamps, corks, yarn, maps, buttons, packing peanuts and tons of other do-nated materials, you’re bound to feel inspired. If you still lack ideas, the staff of mostly unpaid volunteers is an extremely helpful resource.

“Even I, who am not very crafty, can modify pre-existing craft ideas into something that I can make,” Morgan said.

One hundred percent of the store products are donated by environmentally conscious commu-nity members and companies. An added bonus is that the store’s proceeds benefit the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation, which funds projects designed to help students of all ages.

The primary materials for the creations below came from the store, and the first two ideas were provided by the staff.WrappingSheet music envelopes

For less than $1 at The I.D.E.A. Store, you can easily make the process of opening a card a

unique experience. All it takes is one page of sheet music, scissors and a sticker. Orient your sheet music vertically, fold the bottom left cor-ner up and over straight against the right side and cut across the horizontal line made by this fold to make a square piece of paper. Unfold your square, fold the left and right corners in to the center. Then fold the bottom triangle upward, place the letter or card you’d like in the envelope, fold the upper triangle downward and seal it with a sticker.GiftTissue paper vase

This simple, one-of-a-kind vase is a perfect Christmas gift for mothers and friends alike. The vase and tissue paper were available from The I.D.E.A. Store for a whopping $0.56. Mod Podge adhesive and a paint brush from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores brought the total cost to just less than $5. To start, cut out strips of tissue paper of varying size and color. Then place a small amount of the Mod Podge on a plate, wet your paint brush with the glue and paint it onto the vase. Now place the tissue paper on the wet area and paint over the paper, sealing it to the glass. Repeat this pro-

cess until the vase is completely covered in your unique color pattern.DecorationAngel Christmas tree topper

This heavenly topper is the perfect adornment for any bare tree. All you’ll need is stiff, gold rib-bon, cardboard, white lace fabric, metal wire, a Ping-Pong ball, tape and scissors. First cut the ribbon into four pieces, each two feet in length. Tie each ribbon into a large bow; these will be the angel’s wings. Now take a piece of cardboard and roll it into a cone. Tape the Ping-Pong ball to the small hole at its top. This will form the base of the angel’s head and body. Drape the lace fabric over the cardboard structure, cut a piece of ribbon and tie it tightly around the middle of the body. Using the leftover lace, cut out a long thin strip and tie it in a bow around the neck of the angel, making a scarf. Tape the wire in the middle of the angel’s back and run it vertically upward until it’s about four inches above the head. Bend the extra length of wire into a loop to make the halo. Now attach the wings to the back of the body, concealing the wire. Just be sure the loops are pointed upward.

For less than $1, you can make your own envelope with just sheet music, scissors and a sticker. Photo by Maggie Su.