RIP Patty Andrews
The last of the Andrews sisters has died at the age of 94: As Patty remarked in 1971: “There were just three girls in the family. LaVerne had a very low voice. Maxene’s was kind of high, and I was … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Pop culture
Still on top: the Lab
The Lab is still the most popular dog breed in America, and has been for the last twenty-two years. I dunno. I like Labs, don’t get me wrong (who wouldn’t like Labs?). Sweet, loyal, good with kids. But they’re sort … Continue reading →
Is anyone else being driven somewhat nuts by this…
…or is it just me? You go to a public place that has a wide-screen TV. A restaurant or bar, or sports bar, for example. You’re having your hamburger and fries, or maybe a Cobb salad (that would be me). … Continue reading →
Crickets. Not chirping.
I don’t think this is actually child abuse. Of course, Brangelina would say it is merely the mark of having well-traveled and open-minded children: According to E! News, the actress’ boys discovered their love for crickets on a recent trip … Continue reading →
So this is the question: was it the same woman?
The one who drove 900 miles out of her way when her GPS told her to, despite the fact that she was intending only a 90-mile trip? And the one who stole the train and crashed it into a residential … Continue reading →
What about banning violent video games?
John Hinderaker at Powerline makes some good points about the different reactions two suggestions to reduce violence: extending the ban on certain guns versus trying to limit violent video games (or violence in the entertainment media as a whole). Why … Continue reading →
“In New York we have rats the size of chihuahuas”
More Rescue 911. Old, but still very topical:
Continue reading →Could you do the mashed potato?
In my recent stroll down the memory lane of Dance Crazes of My Youth, I came across this one, known as the Mashed Potato. Which started a long time ago. I never could do this particular dance. Maybe the problem … Continue reading →
More lookalikes
If you enjoyed yesterday’s thread about Morsi/Mamet, you might like this site. Instead of celebrities who look like each other, it features non-celebrities who send in their photos because they think they look like a particular celebrity. Some really really … Continue reading →
The quest for an egg beater
The day before Christmas I was visiting a relative in Washington DC and set out to make lebkuchen. The recipe calls for mixing with a rotary egg beater, and this relative didn’t have one. So I set out to find … Continue reading →
It’s Gangnam Pony time!
Unlike over a billion of the world’s population, I only just got introduced to this weird phenom, which probably signals the end of civilization as we know it: It immediately reminded me of something I hadn’t thought about in close … Continue reading →
Cello cheesecake
Forgive me my regional boosterism, but it’s highly unusual for a girl from Rhode Island who goes to Boston University to win Miss USA, let alone Miss Universe. And yet Olivia Culpo has done both—and she’s a classical cellist as … Continue reading →