2014 Legacy: Taylor Swift’s “1989”
Why was the mood so “Shake It Off”? Because Taylor officially went Pop, and Mom decided that any drama at the table should simply be… Read More »2014 Legacy: Taylor Swift’s “1989”
2014 Archive: The Theory of Everything
I told her I’ve solved the mystery of the universe. She said, “Solve the mystery of where the TV remote went.” Part of the 60… Read More »2014 Archive: The Theory of Everything
2014 Legacy: The “Big Data” Buzzword
Why did we have a meeting about a spreadsheet? Because the manager called it “Leveraging Big Data Metrics” instead of “Looking at Numbers.” Part of… Read More »2014 Legacy: The “Big Data” Buzzword
2013 Vintage: The Thermal Fax Preservation
The church secretary handling an urgent baptismal record sent via an old thermal fax machine, treating the curly, shiny paper like a delicate artifact that… Read More »2013 Vintage: The Thermal Fax Preservation
2013 Classic: Best Urban Contemporary Album
Why Channel Orange? Because Frank Ocean turned a color into a mood and a mood into a masterpiece. Part of the 37 Grammy Jokes: The… Read More »2013 Classic: Best Urban Contemporary Album
2012 Legacy: The Bitly
Why did the blonde bite her computer? She wanted to “shorten a link” with “Bitly.” Part of the 67 Classic Blonde Jokes: The 2012 Archive… Read More »2012 Legacy: The Bitly
2012 Legacy: The Pinterest Wedding
A woman brings a mason jar and a piece of burlap to the bar. The bartender says, “I’m just a mixologist, not a wedding planner.”… Read More »2012 Legacy: The Pinterest Wedding
2012 Legacy: The Waiting Room
The magazines are finally from 2012. There’s an article about “How to stay healthy during a solar flare.” Very timely. Part of the 62 Doctor… Read More »2012 Legacy: The Waiting Room
2012 Legacy: The Brave Curls
Why the hair? For a Pixar movie where the main character’s hair had its own physics engine, which was more complicated than the actual plot… Read More »2012 Legacy: The Brave Curls
2011 Archive: The Maroon 5
“Moves Like Jagger.” I tried the moves. I threw out my back. Jagger can keep his moves; I’ll keep my heating pad. Part of the… Read More »2011 Archive: The Maroon 5