Why was the 4th of July so “Forward”? Because JT was “bringing sexy back,” and every Dad in a cargo-shorts-and-socks combo felt personally targeted. Part… Read More »2006 Classic: The “SexyBack” Justin Timberlake
The boy who failed his spelling bee because he spent the entire night staring at a television, clicking five colored plastic buttons on a fake… Read More »2006 Vintage: The Guitar Hero Addiction
Why did we want a “Walkman for the 21st century”? Because Sony gave us movies on tiny UMD discs that made a weird whirring sound… Read More »2005 Archive: The Launch of the PSP (US)
“Where do you want to go?” “Let’s look at the TripAdvisor reviews.” “It’s 2005, Greg, let’s just go to the place with the neon sign.”… Read More »2005 Archive: The Choice
Why Missy Elliott for “Work It”? Because we’re still trying to figure out what “Ti esrever dna ti pilf” means without playing it backward. Part… Read More »2004 Archive: Best Rap Solo Performance (Female)
Three hours of Colin Farrell in a blonde wig. It’s a lot of movie for very little blonde wig. Part of the 73 Observational One-Liners:… Read More »2004 Classic: The Alexander Epic
Opening a heavy pew Bible to look up a reference in the Old Testament and finding a glossy ticket stub from a weekend screening of… Read More »2004 Legacy: The Movie Ticket Bookmark
Why was it a joke? Because they spent more money on the moon sets than it would have cost to actually send Eddie Murphy to… Read More »2002 Archive: The “Pluto Nash” Budget
Why was everyone talking about Kiefer Sutherland? For a show that promised to make us all more stressed than we already were. Part of the… Read More »2001 Classic: The 24 Hype
Why was it a target? Because the ghosts were so over-designed they were less “scary” and more “reminded everyone of a bad screen saver.” Part… Read More »1999 Legacy: The Haunting’s CGI
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