Friday, April 27, 2007
DAY INTO NIGHTTIME,
Sunday, April 22, 2007
OH, RICH LITTLE, YOU STILL GOT IT!
So, you may recall last year that Stephen Colbert was the featured guest at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. And he was widely accused of being ... not funny. Not funny. Not. Funny. Despite gems like this:
"I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things. Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message: that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound -- with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world."and this:
"Everybody asks for personnel changes. So the White House has personnel changes. Then you write, "Oh, they're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." First of all, that is a terrible metaphor. This administration is not sinking. This administration is soaring. If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg!"So, fearing another backlash, the organizers this year decided to go with somebody a little ... safer. Rich Little. Now, the last time Little hosted the dinner, it was 1984. But after seeing his act on C-SPAN last night you could tell he hasn't missed a beat! Yes, from his spot-on impersonation of Johnny Carson to his hi-larious send-up of Ronald Reagan (Ha ha! He sure is forgetful for some reason!) Rich Little had the room in the palm of his hand. But then: The Big Finish. Little, as former President Richard Nixon, sang a parody version of Frank Sinatra's song My Way! Bra-VO! Nixon certainly did do it "his way!" Oh, topical humor, how I love you so!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
THREE WEDDINGS AND A GOOGLE
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
I (HEART) BROOKLYN BEER
We did it, America! The Washington Post's craft brewing smackdown "Beer Madness" has finally produced a winner: our beloved Brooklyn Lager! Now, some might argue that "we" had nothing to do with it, as the winners of each round were determined by a pre-selected panel of judges. To them I say: Pish-tosh. Other haters and conspiracy theorists might suggest that Brooklyn had a cush run (defeating Coors, Sam Adams and Rolling Rock to get to the final round) while Yuengling and Shiner Bock were tragically forced to go head-to-head in the first round. To them I say: Poppycock! Brooklyn beer rocks.
If you need further proof, (Not that you do. It's beer! It's good!) design/newspaper nerds should take notice of these two factoids:>> Brooklyn Brewery was started by a former AP reporter who was stationed in the Middle East. While living in Saudi Arabia (where you can't buy beer), the founder began brewing beer on his own. After moving back to New York, he soon realized that making beer was way better than journalism and started the brewery. >> The brewery's handsome logo, styled after the old Brooklyn Dodgers logo, was designed by Milton Glaser, designer of the "I (heart) NY" logo.Case closed. So grab a slice and raise a glass to one of the finest beers in America: Brooklyn Lager! MEANWHILE, JOBS WASN'T BLUFFING: Is copy-protection-free music coming to the iTunes store?
