2004 Vintage: The Best Adapted Screenplay
Why did The Return of the King win? Because turning 1,000 pages of Elvish poetry into a movie people actually watched is a literal miracle.… Read More »2004 Vintage: The Best Adapted Screenplay
2004 Classic: The Saw Twist
I’ve never been so stressed about a guy in a bathroom and a puppet on a tricycle in my entire life. Part of the 73… Read More »2004 Classic: The Saw Twist
2004 Vintage: The Blinding Neon Ledger
Printing the annual parish budget on bright, neon-pink copy paper so that parishioners cannot claim they lost the financial summary among their regular grocery coupons.… Read More »2004 Vintage: The Blinding Neon Ledger
2003 Legacy: The Country Buffet Strategy
Demanding that the entire family arrive at the local diner by 3:00 PM to secure the ultimate corner booth before the early-bird crowd paralyzes the… Read More »2003 Legacy: The Country Buffet Strategy
2003 Legacy: The Launch of LinkedIn
Why was the internet getting “professional”? Because someone decided we needed a social network where we could brag about our resumes instead of sharing photos… Read More »2003 Legacy: The Launch of LinkedIn
2003 Legacy: The Surgeon’s Ego
He told me he’s a “Medical Rockstar.” I asked for an autograph; he gave me a bill for $5,000. Part of the 69 Doctor Jokes:… Read More »2003 Legacy: The Surgeon’s Ego
2003 Classic: The Blinding Neon Flyer
Printing the church lock-in schedule exclusively on eye-searing, neon-orange paper so parents can immediately spot it on the messy refrigerator door. Part of the 35… Read More »2003 Classic: The Blinding Neon Flyer
2003 Legacy: The Arrested Development Teaser
Why the whispers? Because the smartest show in history was about to premiere and be immediately ignored by everyone except critics. Part of the 42… Read More »2003 Legacy: The Arrested Development Teaser
2002 Vintage: Best Reggae Album
Why Halfway Tree by Damian Marley? Because the “Marley” streak is the most consistent thing in human history after gravity. Part of the 36 Grammy… Read More »2002 Vintage: Best Reggae Album
2001 Classic: The Satellite Phone Craze
Why did every officer want one? To call home from the middle of a desert and complain that the “Tactical Internet” is still slower than… Read More »2001 Classic: The Satellite Phone Craze