2007 Archive: The Maroon 5 “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long”
Why the 80s funk? For Adam Levine proving that “Makes Me Wonder” was the only way to kick off a summer. Part of the 40… Read More »2007 Archive: The Maroon 5 “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long”
2007 Classic: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Discharge Spike
Why 2007? Because the military was so desperate for soldiers that they fired 600 people for their personal lives while simultaneously hiring “Consultants” with criminal… Read More »2007 Classic: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Discharge Spike
2007 Legacy: The “Umbrella” Reign
Why was the 4th of July so dry? Because Rihanna promised we could stand under her umbrella-ella-ella, and apparently, that was enough to keep the… Read More »2007 Legacy: The “Umbrella” Reign
2007 Classic: The Big Bang Theory (Debut)
Why were the nerds so popular? Because Sheldon Cooper arrived to tell us that Halloween is actually just a sociological experiment involving sugar and social… Read More »2007 Classic: The Big Bang Theory (Debut)
2006 Vintage: The Stress
“You’re stressed about the future.” “No, I’m stressed about 2006.” Part of the 68 Doctor Jokes: The 2006 “Twitter Launch & Wii-hab” Edition archive. Historically… Read More »2006 Vintage: The Stress
2005 Legacy: The Gmail Space
Why was it 2.5 GB? Because Google kept the “Counter” running on the homepage just to make us feel small. Part of the 81 Office… Read More »2005 Legacy: The Gmail Space
2004 Vintage: The Launch of Shopify
Why was selling things getting easier? Because a guy who wanted to sell snowboards online decided to build a platform that would eventually host half… Read More »2004 Vintage: The Launch of Shopify
2004 Legacy: The “Screaming Eagles” in Mosul
Why were they so proud? Because they realized that “Civil Affairs” is just “Warfare” with more paperwork and fewer naps. Part of the 37 Military… Read More »2004 Legacy: The “Screaming Eagles” in Mosul
2004 Archive: The Renée Zellweger “Cold Mountain” Win
Why was she so happy? Because after three years of being nominated, she finally got a statue for playing a woman who knows how to… Read More »2004 Archive: The Renée Zellweger “Cold Mountain” Win
2003 Archive: The Best Foreign Language Film
Why did Nowhere in Africa win? Because the Academy loves a story about people finding home in a place they never expected. Part of the… Read More »2003 Archive: The Best Foreign Language Film