2012 Classic: The Beach House “Bloom”
Why the zebra cover? For the dream-pop duo perfecting their sound so much it felt like floating in a cloud. Part of the 42 Musician… Read More »2012 Classic: The Beach House “Bloom”
2010 Classic: The Twilight Saga
Eclipse: Why was it a target? Because by the third movie, the only thing more pale than the vampires was the emotional range of the lead… Read More »2010 Classic: The Twilight Saga
2010 Archive: The Beaded Glasses Chain Drop
Letting a pair of half-moon reading glasses slam violently against a heavy plastic beaded necklace every single time a family member enters the front door.… Read More »2010 Archive: The Beaded Glasses Chain Drop
2009 Archive: The “Dark Knight” Snub
Why wasn’t it nominated for Best Picture? Because the Academy wasn’t ready to admit that Batman is better than a period drama—a mistake they fixed… Read More »2009 Archive: The “Dark Knight” Snub
2008 Legacy: The iPhone 3G & App Store
Why was the tech-cousin so smug? Because his phone finally had an “App Store,” so he could download a digital fart machine to play under… Read More »2008 Legacy: The iPhone 3G & App Store
2008 Classic: The Global Seed Vault Opens
Why did they finish it in 2008? Because after looking at the global bank balance sheets, they figured we might actually need to start over… Read More »2008 Classic: The Global Seed Vault Opens
2008 Archive: The Best Visual Effects
Why did The Golden Compass beat Transformers? Because the Academy decided that a talking polar bear is more realistic than a truck that turns into… Read More »2008 Archive: The Best Visual Effects
2007 Archive: The Hairspray Fan
“You can’t stop the light!” Part of the 57 Light Bulb Jokes: 2007 – The Year the World went “Touch” archive. Historically Verified
2006 Classic: The Blue Force Tracker 2.0
Why was it still frustrating? Because it told you exactly where your friends were, but it still didn’t tell you why they were parked at… Read More »2006 Classic: The Blue Force Tracker 2.0
2006 Legacy: The Mark Foley Scandal
Why were Republicans sweating in October? Because the “Page Scandal” proved that the “Family Values” platform had a very dark basement. Part of the 37… Read More »2006 Legacy: The Mark Foley Scandal