Radar Online: “A couple of generations ago, the military would have rejected them faster than you can say quagmire. But despairing recruiters have some serious quotas to meet.”
“And for the promise of a fresh, warm body, it seems they’re willing to overlook a few flaws. The following are transcripts from actual phone calls to [...]
Brilliant. A company called Fatal Farm has subversively recut classic television theme show openings (I’m a special fan of Happy Days, Golden Girls, Dynasty, and Alf — although the recuts are explicit, be warned) and released fake “help desk” features on how to enable non-existent hidden features in programs, driving people crazy trying to [...]
Indianapolis doesn’t have Lyric Opera opera singers singing their theme song, do they?!
Or how about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by Sir George Solti (from the ‘86 run)?
Early in 1986 as the Chicago Bears football team approached an NFL championship, ‘Bears Fever’ delightfully invaded Orchestra Hall. At the end of a Tchaikovsky-Liszt orchestral concert with [...]
I’m a little punchy; my sleep cycle has just been off lately, and I had only five hours’ sleep last night, meaning that at the moment, everything has a very slight tinge of fatigue-induced surreality to it. I’m going to hit the sack early, though; I’m subbing for someone who’s ill today, and I [...]
Mike Doyle, a former New Yorker and now a Chicagoan, speaks of what led him to the Windy City, and about a brief visit back to the Big Apple (as well as, unrelatedly, his recent adoption of Buddhism, a philosophy I myself am investigating).
A very interesting read, and it really speaks to why, when I [...]
England’s director of public prosecutions, Sir Ken MacDonald, in defiance of his own government:
“It is critical that we understand that this new form of terrorism carries another more subtle, perhaps equally pernicious, risk. Because it might encourage a fear-driven and inappropriate response. By that I mean it can tempt us to abandon our values. I [...]
This is a brilliant, brililant response to George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address:
Good evening.
I’m Senator Jim Webb, from Virginia, where this year we will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown - an event that marked the first step in the long journey that has made us the greatest and most [...]
Sheriff Andy Taylor explains to Opie why law enforcement should never violate the attorney-client privilege (seriously — this is not a mash-up!):
Remember The Karate Kid? Remember the blond Aryan karate bully, Johnny? Ever wonder what happened to him?
And, yes, that is Mr. Belding at the beginning. And everyone who you think, “Hey, was that … ?”, the answer is, “Yes.” And if you watch it to the end, you will be rewarded.
That shot of the book was priceless in its understatement:
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Masterful bit of funny editing:
Most of the series so far has been pitch-perfect, but NBC’s choice to use the All-American Rejects’ horrifyingly emo song “It Ends Tonight” for the Season 3.5 promos makes the upcoming series appear like a bad teen drama. “When DAHK-ness turns to light, it ENDS tonight, it ends … ” It ends NOW, please. [...]
The most original and cool way to propose I’ve ever seen:
Watch her reaction here:
And the wedding invitation:
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