Day 361: Happy 25th Birthday, Lots Of Stuff!

originally published December 26, 2012 We are rapidly running out of 2012. This means that we can look forward to list upon list, looking back at the top 10 movies, TV shows, songs, albums, video games, news stories, product releases, recipes, memes, weather patterns, hairstyles, and misconceptions about Liam Neeson’s genitalia from the past twelve […]

Day 360: Take The Quiz You Can’t Refuse

originally published December 25, 2012 Christmas, as we all know from saccharine TV commercials for pasta side dishes, is a time for family. Major calendar holidays are, as regular readers of this project may recall, also a perfect opportunity for a quiz. And rather than cash in on the Christmas tropes – I’m sure I’m […]

Day 359: The Thrill Of The Impossible Hunt

originally published December 24, 2012 As a symbol of unrelenting persistence in the face of a seemingly unconquerable goal, you’d be hard-pressed to find a greater role model than Wile E. Coyote. My dad used to tell me this, and though he passed away before ever having achieved his own ultimate goal (total dominion over […]

Day 358: …For The Rest Of Us

originally published December 23, 2012 I spent the greater part of today wading through gape-mouthed lemmings and waiting semi-patiently in irrationally slow lines to buy a $7 candle that smells more like bug spray than the candy canes depicted on its exterior. I stood there hoping I could remember where amid the blizzard outside I’d […]

Day 357: Feeding On Danger And Destruction… Could It Be… Murder??? – The History Of The Pulp Magazine

originally published December 22, 2012 As a writer, there is no shame in working for cheap. This comes from the perspective of a writer who spews out a bunch of words every day and receives no payment (except that one time, with the free beer. Thanks, Big Rock Brewery!). Not every printed word that bleeds […]

Day 356: There She Is… Miss Universe

originally published December 21, 2012 As I’m sure most of you are aware – my audience is comprised heavily of pageant aficionados – the Miss Universe 2012 pageant took place Wednesday night at the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas. The winner was the lovely Olivia Culpo from Cranston, Rhode Island. I’m optimistic that she […]

Day 355: Stinking Up The Kessel Run – Worst TV Part 3

originally published December 20, 2012 As a child reared amid the glow of the legend of the greatest film trilogy of all time, a number of given facts about the Star Wars universe were firmly entrenched in my mind. Looking back to that hazy period in between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, here […]

Day 354: The Superfreaks Look Superfly

originally published December 19, 2012 My undercover cultural spies have confirmed that the 1970’s are back in style. The problem is, they have been telling me this for almost 20 years now. The 70’s (and, it seems, elements of the 80’s) are perpetually the retro trend of the moment. Maybe this is a reaction to […]

Day 353: The Contest

originally published December 18, 2012 Fans of the show Seinfeld are the perfect demographic to mesh up with fans of my site. Both are really about nothing, and both (hopefully) leave their viewers with some little bit of meaninglessness they can carry through the day. For Seinfeld viewers, it might be a new term, like […]

Day 352: Eponymation, Part II

originally published December 17, 2012 A week ago I sifted through a lengthy list of eponyms in search of as much disposable trivia as I could squeeze into a thousand words. As I’m always eager to save some time on a topic-hunt, I’ve decided today’s article will be essentially the same thing, but from a […]