Everyone has one, and in 2005, it’s usually that you actually like this song. Part of the 66 Observational One-Liners: The 2005 Digital Explosion archive.… Read More »2005 Archive: The “Dirty Little Secret” All-American Rejects
Two altar servers standing perfectly still behind the altar for ten minutes, trying to transfer a monophonic religious dzwonek via a newly discovered technology called… Read More »2005 Legacy: The Bluetooth Share Failure
What was the scariest movie of 2003? Not a horror film, but Gigli—the movie that officially killed the first era of Ben and Jen. Part… Read More »2003 Classic: The “Bennifer” Breakup (Gigli)
Why was it a hit? To remind us that even in February, Sheryl Crow is always three minutes away from a beach party. Part of… Read More »2003 Legacy: Sheryl Crow’s “Soak Up the Sun”
Why the humor? For the rapper who proved you could have the fastest flow and the most absurd music videos. Part of the 38 Musician… Read More »2003 Classic: The Ludacris “Chicken-n-Beer”
Why did it win its third straight Best Drama? Because Aaron Sorkin writes dialogue so fast that by the time the voters realized they wanted… Read More »2002 Legacy: The West Wing Hat-Trick
Why did the lawyer’s compass point to the bank? Because that’s where the “true North” of his career was located. Part of the 48 Lawyer… Read More »2002 Archive: The Moral Compass
The congregation admiring how clean and sharp the text looks in the weekly bulletin because the office finally replaced the old ink-smeared mimeograph machine with… Read More »2002 Archive: The Laser Printer Transition
Why was Steve Martin so good? Because he made us forget that we usually expect a musical medley before the first award. Part of the… Read More »2001 Archive: The Billy Crystal Absence
Why did Bush pull out? Because he said it would hurt the economy, proving that in 2001, “the future of the planet” was less important… Read More »2001 Classic: The Kyoto Protocol Rejection
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