2001 Vintage: The MP3 Choir Debate
The music director calling an emergency meeting to discuss whether using downloaded digital music files from a computer is a spiritual violation of copyright rules.… Read More »2001 Vintage: The MP3 Choir Debate
2001 Classic: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Hype)
Why were there so many kids with lightning bolt scars? Because the first movie was weeks away, and if you didn’t have round glasses and… Read More »2001 Classic: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Hype)
2000 Classic: The ILOVEYOU Virus
Why was an email so deadly? Because 2000 taught us that opening a “love letter” from a stranger could delete your entire digital life in… Read More »2000 Classic: The ILOVEYOU Virus
1999 Legacy: The West Wing
My husband thinks he’s a political genius now. He’s currently drafting a “White House Memo” to the kids about cleaning their rooms. Part of the… Read More »1999 Legacy: The West Wing
1999 Archive: The Surgeon’s Ego 2
“I’m a god in the OR.” “And a pauper in the parking lot?” Part of the 67 Doctor Jokes: The 1999 “Y2K Fever & Matrix… Read More »1999 Archive: The Surgeon’s Ego 2
1999 Classic: The E-mail
She discovered “Forwarding.” Now I get 15 e-mails a day about “The Meaning of Life” and “Why Your Mother-in-Law Is Always Right.” Part of the… Read More »1999 Classic: The E-mail
1999 Vintage: Wild Wild West’s Giant Spider
Why did it sweep 5 Razzies? Because Will Smith turned down The Matrix to fight a steam-punk tarantula, proving that “big budget” doesn’t always mean “big brain.”… Read More »1999 Vintage: Wild Wild West’s Giant Spider
1998 Archive: Will Smith (Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It)
Why was Will Smith “na-na-na-na-na-ing” everywhere? Because in 1998, he was the only person allowed to make up words and have them become a global… Read More »1998 Archive: Will Smith (Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It)
1997 Classic: Austin Powers
Why was everything “Groovy, baby”? Because Mike Myers convinced us that bad teeth and velvet suits were the ultimate secret agent accessories. Part of the… Read More »1997 Classic: Austin Powers
1997 Legacy: The Lettuce
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Lettuce. / Lettuce who? / Lettuce in, we’re missing The Simpsons! Part of the 42 Classic Knock-Knock Jokes: The 1997… Read More »1997 Legacy: The Lettuce