The Sound Friday It’s too embarrassing to admit how many times I’ve listened to this song today. These posts usually contain an interesting music video, but [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More
What The Hell’s A Sugar Plum, Anyway? (This ghost of Christmas past originally posted Dec. 15, 2008) Merriam-Webster says the term dates to 1626 to describe "a small candy in [...] Laura Marrich \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More (David Sawyer, courtesy of Saveur)
The Great Blizzard Of December 2008 The snows are not predicted to let up until Thursday, three days from now. At this rate we are all surely in for [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More A blizzard-swept Weekly Alibi. Much like the Donner party, some employees may turn to cannibalism if the storm doesn’t soon relent. (JCC)
Dance-Along Nutcracker There are many versions of the holiday classic a dear friend of mine happily refers to as “The Nutbreaker.”I’d never heard of this [...] Marisa Demarco \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More
The Daily Word 12.11.08 Monday was the 28 th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. Still sucks. Atari’s making a comeback. Or planning one, anyway.Austrian actor slits throat [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More
Christmas Greetings From Zombie Britney Holy baby Jesus, these weird attempts to appear “normal” only make that lady look more insane. Richard Akins \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More
X-Mas At Grampy's House X-Mas At Grampy's House I challenge you to find a better Christmas cartoon. Richard Akins \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More
Sports Minute Where Have All the Coaches Gone? The NBA season is less than a third of the way through, and already 20 percent of [...] Simon McCormack \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More N.B.A coaches fired this season, clockwise from top left: Maurice Cheeks, Eddie Jordan, P.J Carlesimo, Sam Mitchell, Randy Wittman and Reggie Theus. (New York Times)
Odd Sightings #8 Org Fries Are Ba¢k. What does that mean? I don’t know. Am I excited about it? You bet! $288 seems a little steep [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 18, 2008 Read More Pop ‘n’ Taco employed a nice, creative touch in replacing that C with the cent sign. (JCC)
