2005 Legacy: The G8 Gleneagles Summit
Why was it a “Green” success? Because for two days, world leaders pretended that “Climate Change” was a problem they were actually going to solve… Read More »2005 Legacy: The G8 Gleneagles Summit
2005 Classic: 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 »2005 Classic: The Beaded Glasses Chain Drop
2003 Legacy: The Lost in Translation Vibe
I still don’t know what Bill Murray whispered to Scarlett Johansson, and it’s the most stressful mystery of my life. Part of the 69 Observational… Read More »2003 Legacy: The Lost in Translation Vibe
2003 Classic: The Laser Pointer Ban Upgrade
The school board updating the student handbook to declare that anyone caught projecting a red dot onto the chalkboard during a quiz would face automatic… Read More »2003 Classic: The Laser Pointer Ban Upgrade
2002 Vintage: The “Digital Camouflage” (MARPAT) Launch
Why the pixels? Because the Marines realized that “Analog” trees are a thing of the past; the future is looking like a low-resolution JPEG of… Read More »2002 Vintage: The “Digital Camouflage” (MARPAT) Launch
2002 Vintage: The Road to Perdition Cinematography
A mob movie that looks like a painting. Tom Hanks with a mustache is surprisingly intimidating. Part of the 76 Observational One-Liners: The 2002 Retro… Read More »2002 Vintage: The Road to Perdition Cinematography
2000 Archive: The Gorillaz (The Beginning)
Why cartoons? Because Damon Albarn decided it was better to be an animated monkey than a tired Britpop star. Part of the 35 Musician &… Read More »2000 Archive: The Gorillaz (The Beginning)
2000 Legacy: The Hatch
Knock, knock. / Who’s there? / Hatch. / Hatch who? / Bless you! Is that a millennium cold? Part of the 55 Classic Knock-Knock Jokes:… Read More »2000 Legacy: The Hatch
2000 Archive: The Camp David Summit
Why did Arafat and Barak fail to reach a deal? Because in 2000, “close but no cigar” became the unofficial motto of Middle East peace… Read More »2000 Archive: The Camp David Summit
2000 Classic: The Scary Movie Irony
Why was it a hit? Because Hollywood spent the late 90s making so many “serious” slasher movies that it only took five brothers and a… Read More »2000 Classic: The Scary Movie Irony