Cocktail Crashers Vol.VI: The Unusual, Sanguine Origins of Common Phrases
I was hoping to devote Cocktail Crashers to the history of Black Friday, but it’s far less interesting than I thought. Instead, I figured I’d go back to my favorite past time- finding the bizarre etymology of words and phrases
The Briefcase Drill Team
I was watching a part of the Macy’s Day Parade yesterday. I saw something I had always wanted to see, and never knew I did. The Fred Hill Briefcase Drill Team. The group was created by Fred Hill for his
Christmas Mix!!
Finally we can start listening to Christmas music again! Growing up we listening to Elivis and Willy Nelson’s Christmas albums and watching “White Christmas” and “Christmas Vacation” over and over! I just moved my 100+ Christmas song mix over to
The Top Ten Things About GNR’s “Chinese Democracy”
You know what there’s not? A dearth of reviews of Chinese Democracy. Well first of all, the only review of Democracy that anyone really needs to read is Chuck Klosterman’s. Secondly, this isn’t really a review, it’s a Popten list.
File Under: What? – File 3
-Not quite just another meal in the big city It started as a standard meal in the West Village. As the appetizer was being served, I turned and saw we had been seated next to Lisa the “evil lesbian” from
Hip Hop Lyrics Found In Great Literature
There’s nothing I love more than finding a passage in Shakespeare or Moby Dick that I’ve heard before in a hip hop song. What better proof that all ideas are recycled, translated for the current generation? Dr. Dre? Quoting
ATTN: BROOKLYN- You’ve got it all wrong!
Forget moving further and further out on the L, or- dare I say it- sprawling out to the JMZ… HOBOKEN is where it’s at. Sure the people suck, but we’ve got so many “artists” here in Williamsburg and East Bushwick
Top Ten TV Commercials of 2008: Burger King and Old Spice On Top
No cavemen, I promise. You have to click the link “Burger King Commercial” to view. Don’t miss that one! Burger King Commercial The rest after the Jump…
Top 10 Things That Should Be Retro’d
In a country where all the good ideas have been taken by all the awesome people in other countries, we’ve resorted to repetition. I mean really, who doesn’t like their parents clothes, or music, or drug habits? It’s pretty much
Top Ten 80s Cartoon Theme Songs
As I was searching for a specific part of every M.A.S.K. cartoon that reminded me of Obama’s Economic Team Formation, I came across this video… I had to post it, because it is so completely, unbelievably off. I’ve never even