It’s a week of instant nostalgia: my last Weekly, my last Dillo Day, my last collegiate Memorial Day barbecue (that’s a stretch) and my last week of classes as an undergrad (not much nostalgia there). Anyway, it’s been fun. And to prepare for the weekend, our front-of-book is filled with everything you’ll need to be an anti-academic. In Taste Test, there are recipes for some drinks that will make you cringe at the sight of jungle juice (pg. 5.). And right next to that, take a look at Life/Style for different takes on excuses you might give if you get too drunk for your finals – at least you have Reading Week to catch up. That is, unless you have to work on Saturday, like those students who are featured in What If (this page). Bummer.

To prepare for the artist explosion that comes with seeing Third Eye Blind, ComMonday, Broken Social Scene and others all in one day, catch up on our culture pages for, well, even more music. We spoke to Diana Richter about what it takes to book Dillo acts in Man-on-the-Beat, and next to that, our Anticipation Index gives our take on what acts you should be sure not to miss (pg. 11). And even more music: an Answers piece on the fastest rapper in the world (pg. 9) and our requisite CD reviews in the Brow (pg. 12). So much music, so little time – sounds like college to me.