TV. Food. Pop Culture.
Well, hello. Top Chef wraps up its solid fourth season tonight, which means that by the end of the evening, one of the three remaining “cheftestants” will be walking home with the proverbial gold medal. By most accounts, it’s a tight race between the affable Richard (he of the oft-maligned faux-hawk, the dorky puns, and …
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Now that Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites is over, I can get started with my favorite semiannual tradition: ranking the seasons. It’s a task that seems to get more difficult every year. So many special moments, so many blindsides, so many colorful characters. How to prioritize them all? I can try to explain my thinking, but …
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Inspired by my recent trip to NYC, I’ve decided to come up with the ten most awful things that happen at an airport baggage claim (short of actually losing luggage). I’m sure there are more annoyances than this list can handle, but at least this is a good starting point.
Last week, the above clip was featured on Digg and quickly became a viral hit. It’s not the funniest video in the world and I still can’t decide if it’s fake or not, but I laughed anyway. The reason: it’s in German. Yes, I’ve recently concluded that everything seems funnier when it’s in German (unless, …
There are tons of very scary movies out there, and when you’re someone like me — prone to jumping, shaking, and mild paranoia — even the most innocuous films can be a bit harrowing at times. However, nothing is quite as frightening as some of the more mundane things that can happen in an apartment. …
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What’s the fun of making a Best Of list when there’s no Worst Of to accompany it? Well, fear not. I’ve rounded up a list of the worst pop cultural elements of 2007 — the sort of things that we’d all be better off without had they never occurred in the first place. Then again, without …
It’s the end of the year, and since everyone is writing lists, I figured I might as well throw my hat into the ring and pen one of my very own. Unfortunately, I haven’t really seen enough movies or listened to enough music to compose a proper, thorough list. Therefore, I’m gonna do some sort …