This year’s Bruin Choice Awards once again proved that
there are a select few on campus who honor and cherish the
tradition ““ or at least would just like to see “The
Bone Collector” as the next porn title to hit video shelves
this summer.
Some of the winners paint a portrait of the true fabric of the
community as “The Thong Song” and actor Edward Norton
reign supreme as too cool for a conservative Orange County and Jude
Law pulls off Coolest Male even though he didn’t win the
Oscar this year.
Among the (relatively) serious categories, Charles Schulz will
always be remembered for bringing us those adored cultural icons,
the Peanuts gang. And Dave Matthews proved to be cooler than Ben
Harper and Macy Gray combined. Finally, winning by a landslide,
Santana was announced worthy of this year’s Grammy sweep with
the album “Supernatural.”
Those who pull the strings in the entertainment industry should
definitely take heed at the messages our results reveal. Perhaps
“Felicity” would not have been cancelled had Keri
Russell just kept her tresses long and flowing. And maybe Angelina
Jolie really isn’t fooling anyone ““ does she really
want Billy Bob Thornton or is it all an elaborate cover-up?
By adding a new category this year, we learned there is a
blurred line between Jennifer Lopez’s talent, her booty and
Mariah Carey.
Next year may bring further evidence of cultural decay and
absurdity. But until then, we will just have to suffer through boy
bands and Sugar Ray’s “Every Morning.”