1999 Legacy: The Elia Kazan Controversy
Why was half the audience sitting on their hands? To show that in Hollywood, the only thing more complicated than a plot twist is a… Read More »1999 Legacy: The Elia Kazan Controversy
1998 Legacy: The Sean Connery Factor
Why The Avengers? For proving that even James Bond can’t save a movie involving a man in a giant teddy bear suit. Part of the 37… Read More »1998 Legacy: The Sean Connery Factor
1997 Vintage: The Catalog Credit Card Reading
Shouting a sixteen-digit credit card number into a cordless phone three times because the mail-order catalog operator cannot understand Grandpa’s speaking volume. Part of the… Read More »1997 Vintage: The Catalog Credit Card Reading
1997 Classic: The Teletubbies Trend
Why did the marketing team act strange? They were trying to reach the “Tinky Winky” demographic. Part of the 64 Office Groaners: The 1997 Retro… Read More »1997 Classic: The Teletubbies Trend
1997 Vintage: The “Elle” Macpherson Era
Suddenly every workout video involves “The Body,” and I’m just here trying to finish a bag of chips. Part of the 59 Observational One-Liners: The… Read More »1997 Vintage: The “Elle” Macpherson Era
1996 Legacy: The Flashlight
She uses a flashlight to check under the bed for dust. She usually finds my “will to live” hiding there too. Part of the 62… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Flashlight
1996 Classic: The VCR 12
00 Blink: Accepting that the digital clock on the television stand will flash red forever because losing the instruction booklet means time stopped two years… Read More »1996 Classic: The VCR 12
1996 Archive: The Deep Blue vs. Kasparov
Why were chess players suddenly scared of their toasters? Because an IBM computer beat the World Champion in a game, and we realized our PCs… Read More »1996 Archive: The Deep Blue vs. Kasparov
1996 Classic: Diablo
Why did everyone stop sleeping? Because clicking a mouse became a new religion, and Tristram was the only place we wanted to spend our summer… Read More »1996 Classic: Diablo