2003 Archive: The 30-Second Acceptance Speech
Why was it failing? Because when a winner sees their agent in the front row, they forget that time is a linear concept. Part of… Read More »2003 Archive: The 30-Second Acceptance Speech
2003 Classic: The Elf Enthusiasm
Why Will Ferrell? For proving that a 6-foot-3 man in yellow tights can make “syrup on spaghetti” look like a gourmet meal. Part of the… Read More »2003 Classic: The Elf Enthusiasm
2003 Vintage: The Daddy Day Care Chaos
Why Eddie Murphy? For the year he realized that if he wasn’t playing 10 characters, he should at least be surrounded by 10 toddlers. Part… Read More »2003 Vintage: The Daddy Day Care Chaos
2003 Archive: The Black Eyed Peas “Elephunk” Shift
Why Fergie? Because adding “The Dutchess” turned an underground hip-hop group into a hit-making machine, starting with the question “Where Is The Love?”. Part of… Read More »2003 Archive: The Black Eyed Peas “Elephunk” Shift
2003 Archive: The No Doubt “It’s My Life” Cover
Why Gwen in court? For the Talk Talk cover that served as the final stop before Gwen Stefani’s massive solo career. Part of the 38… Read More »2003 Archive: The No Doubt “It’s My Life” Cover
2003 Classic: The 2003 Final Music Vibe
Why did the year feel so transitional? Because it was the moment physical CDs started losing to file downloads, G-Unit made bulletproof vests a fashion… Read More »2003 Classic: The 2003 Final Music Vibe
2003 Archive: The LiveJournal Diary Panic
The sheer terror of a student realizing she left her notebook open on her desk, containing the printed drafts of her private online blog posts.… Read More »2003 Archive: The LiveJournal Diary Panic
2003 Vintage: The Jelly Shoes Exit
The physical education teacher celebrating because students finally stopped wearing sticky, flat plastic sandals to gym class, switching to chunky athletic sneakers instead. Part of… Read More »2003 Vintage: The Jelly Shoes Exit
2003 Archive: The Neighborhood Speed Trap
Standing on the edge of the front driveway at 4:00 PM sharp, holding a clipboard to track the license plates of any delivery truck moving… Read More »2003 Archive: The Neighborhood Speed Trap
2003 Legacy: The Catalog Operator Telephone Shout
Screaming a sixteen-digit credit card number into a cordless telephone because Grandpa firmly believes the mail-order operator is standing on the other side of an… Read More »2003 Legacy: The Catalog Operator Telephone Shout