2001 Vintage: Winona Ryder
Why was she at Saks Fifth Avenue? Because in 2001, she gave us the most dramatic celebrity shoplifting scandal since the invention of the security… Read More »2001 Vintage: Winona Ryder
2001 Classic: Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft
Tomb Raider): Why was she so popular? Because in 2001, she was the only person who could make a video game character look more realistic than… Read More »2001 Classic: Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft
2001 Classic: The Final 2001 Thought
Why was everyone so optimistic? Because we survived the first year of the new millennium, Harry Potter was real, and we finally had enough “bits”… Read More »2001 Classic: The Final 2001 Thought
2001 Vintage: Amélie
Why was the holiday so “whimsical”? Because after the French film hit, everyone started hiding garden gnomes and leaving mysterious clues around the house. Part… Read More »2001 Vintage: Amélie
2001 Classic: The Slipknot “Iowa” Brutality
Why the goat? For a follow-up album so dark and heavy it proved that metal bands could still terrify the mainstream. Part of the 38… Read More »2001 Classic: The Slipknot “Iowa” Brutality
2001 Classic: The Enron Scandal
Why were the executives crying? Because they realized that “creative accounting” is only legal until the money runs out and the shredders jam. Part of… Read More »2001 Classic: The Enron Scandal
2000 Archive: The Remote Control Tape Shield
Wrapping gray duct tape over eighty percent of the television clicker to prevent Grandpa from accidentally shifting the TV input to a blank, blue static… Read More »2000 Archive: The Remote Control Tape Shield
2000 Vintage: The Frosted Tips Pinnacle
The final evolution of the boys’ hair trend, where the spikes were so stiff with gel they could easily deflate a gym dodgeball. Part of… Read More »2000 Vintage: The Frosted Tips Pinnacle
1999 Legacy: The Sixth Sense Twist
Why did the President like the movie? Because he also spent 1999 surrounded by people who acted like they couldn’t see the elephant in the… Read More »1999 Legacy: The Sixth Sense Twist
1999 Classic: The B-52
A guy orders a B-52 and says, “Let’s hope we don’t see the real ones tomorrow.” Part of the 79 Bar Jokes: The 1999 “Party… Read More »1999 Classic: The B-52