2004 Classic: The Deadwood Grit
Why was the cowboy show a hit? For proving that people in 1870 used more profanity than a 2004 rap album. Part of the 41… Read More »2004 Classic: The Deadwood Grit
2004 Archive: The 2004 Final Emmy Vibe
Why the end of an era? Because with the departure of “Friends” and “Frasier,” the age of global “Must-See TV” sitcoms finally came to a… Read More »2004 Archive: The 2004 Final Emmy Vibe
2004 Archive: The Polar Express Eyes
Why the “Uncanny Valley”? For a Christmas movie that tried to look realistic but ended up looking like a nightmare populated by porcelain dolls. Part… Read More »2004 Archive: The Polar Express Eyes
2004 Archive: The Green Day “American Idiot” Comeback
Why the eyeliner? Because the punk-rockers traded three-chord songs for a rock opera, proving that being “red, white, and blew it” was the ultimate protest… Read More »2004 Archive: The Green Day “American Idiot” Comeback
2004 Classic: The Snoop Dogg & Pharrell “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
Why the tongue clicks? For the smoothest beat of the year that proved Snoop could stay relevant in any decade. Part of the 42 Musician… Read More »2004 Classic: The Snoop Dogg & Pharrell “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
2004 Classic: The Twista “Slow Jamz”
Why the speed? For the man who could rap 500 words per minute while Kanye West sang about Luther Vandross. Part of the 42 Musician… Read More »2004 Classic: The Twista “Slow Jamz”
2004 Legacy: The Livestrong Wristband Craze
Why did the student look like he was wearing armor? Because his entire left arm was covered in fifteen identical yellow silicone bracelets that he… Read More »2004 Legacy: The Livestrong Wristband Craze
2004 Legacy: The AIM Away Message Drama
Spending two hours writing a highly cryptic, emotional alternative rock lyric as your AOL Instant Messenger status to make your crush ask what was wrong.… Read More »2004 Legacy: The AIM Away Message Drama
2004 Classic: The Flat Screen Distrust
Staring suspiciously at a new, slim liquid-crystal television set in an electronics store and declaring that a machine without a massive wooden cabinet behind it… Read More »2004 Classic: The Flat Screen Distrust
2004 Vintage: The Bathroom Magazine Archive
Maintaining a precise stack of twenty-year-old miniature condensed digests, organized strictly by the faded color of the cardboard spines. Part of the 35 Senior &… Read More »2004 Vintage: The Bathroom Magazine Archive