1. Jason Terry to Stuart Scott: "As a child growing up in the inner city of Seattle…" Yes, the mean streets of…Seattle. 2. The Tom Petty song ABC/ESPN chose as its theme for this year's NBA playoffs is such a buzzkill. Joint broadcaster TNT's Fort…
Date Archives June 2006
Would you please send me a Bird Flu sandwich?
Degrassi: The Next Generation sixth season news! Ashley, Craig and Sean return. Joey and Caitlin do not. For the first time, the Degrassi series will follow its graduates as they enter university and discover life beyond high school. The younger class, who are now in…
Chink Food and Birthday Cake
Objectively speaking, the Yankees fans look like colossal douche bags. What's with all the dress shirts? And why aren't any women present? Attempting to capitalize on the ever-increasing ratings of Fox's American Idol, this summer, the other three major networks will flood the airwaves with…
They're so wolves
Holy cow! How did this advance past copy editing? Sports columnist Tom Powers in the St. Paul Pioneer Press: If the government really is serious about identifying illegal immigrants, it soon will be provided a unique opportunity to record their whereabouts. All the Department of…
When the blue eyes are washing their mouths in the South
On the fence like me about seeing Pixar's Cars? This should help you decide: Larry the Cable Guy steals the feature as the voice of Mater, a not-too-smart tow truck from the small town of Radiator Springs, offering some of the movie's heartiest laughs. [source]…
I wish my lawn were emo so it would cut itself
Jason Hammel of married duo Mates of State: Because we're married and have a kid, people assume we're a domestic, family act and that we're not rock 'n' roll. But the two things are not incompatible. Keri actually got pregnant on the road — it…
Don't shoot shoot shoot that thing at me
Ken: In what is quite possibly the best wrestling-related news of the century, Randy "Macho Man" Savage is going to be a castmate in the new season of the Surreal Life. Rumor has it that he's going to be bunking with Carrot Top. If true,…
Why Hip Hop Sucks in '06
Jurassic 5 will release its first album in four years, "Feedback," July 25. The set is led by the single "Work It Out," which features the Dave Matthews Band. [source] Stream the DMB collaboration at J5's MySpace page. What ever happened to their quality control?
And after the party, it's the hotel lobby
I packed more than I could reasonably handle, so I opted to check my baggage curbside. An enthusiastic Southwest employee (let's call him "Bob") approached me in line. "Right this way, sir. How many bags are you checking? Can I see some identification? I'll be…
I tried to brush my teeth but never could remove the blood stains
Japundit: Elaine Benes once said, "It'll be years before they find another place to hide cheese on pizza." Well, it did take years, but the Japanese finally figured it out: under the bacon, which is under the sausage, which is in the crust. Behold the…