January 2010
Happy 2010, everyone.
I hated this year overall, but it had its good points. Most involved the people I met and got close to and deepened my friendships with as the crap tornado whirlygigged around the personal spaces of me and way too many people I knew. For those people I’m grateful. There were some good songs to come out of the whole mess, too. But mostly I’m happy to put ‘09 in the books and look...
December 2009
Taco Bell wants a Jared Fogle of its own. →
“The pseudo-Mexican fast food chain has a new infomercial starring a woman named Christine Dougherty, who says she lost 54 pounds on what the company calls the Drive-Thru Diet – a nickname for the seven items, including tacos and burritos, that the chain is offering, each with less than 9 grams of fat.
Christine’s story is a little skimpy on the details – she says in her statement and...
"Hardee’s introduced bite-sized, deep-fried... →
Gross. Just… gross.
END ALREADY 2009. PLEASE.
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In Miami, you can get a Whopper with guacamole. →
Or a “bourbon-flavored glaze” that does not contain alcohol.
Where, might you ask? Why, at the BK Whopper Bar. “Sandwiches are built to order by an expert ‘WHOPPER®-ista’ from the WHOPPER® Topper, a visible toppings theater that allows guests to choose from favorites like A.1.® Thick & Hearty steak sauce, smoked bacon, Angry onions and guacamole.”
Angry...
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“Hands down, end of discussion, no contest, the single shittiest phrase of the...”
– Michaelangelo Matos, A Regrettable Decade in Music
One thousand times yes.
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“Eric Nies of the New York cast went on to become a successful model, actor, and...”
– The “Cast Member Successes” section of the Wikipedia entry for The Real World: Probably as good a way to track what “fame” has turned into over the past 18 years as anything else.
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Just in time for the Outback Bowl: "Outback... →
Well this certainly makes Friday’s Auburn-Northwestern tilt a bit more interesting. Too bad the Daily’s off for winter break!
"Raymond vs. Raymond" and that Danger Mouse /... →
The Usher record was TBD (but vaguely pegged for February); the Broken Bell album was supposed to come out in March. Between this and Amazon’s “oopsie” with Rebirth, it’s starting to feel like the recorded-music industry’s decline is somehow accelerating. This despite it already going along at a pretty fast clip!
"Drudge linked to it, because apparently he was in... →
the real legacy of this decade?
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"Some people still remember 9/11 and the outrage... →
Ken Layne’s contribution to The End Of The ’00s has it all, and then some.
(also linked by bthny / rendit)
Hard Times Are Hard, XVII: Or, I'm not sure if... →
For ten bucks, pizza fans will be able to pick any size pizza they want, select from more than a dozen topping options, and choose from Pizza Hut’s signature crusts - including Pan Pizza, Hand Tossed Style Pizza, and Thin ‘N Crispy® Pizza. All Pizza Hut specialty pizzas, such as Meat Lovers® and Supreme, are also included in the deal. For a dollar more, customers can enjoy Pizza...
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The Caldor Rainbow →
Urgent and key and wow, there are still empty store spaces that have their Bradlees branding intact.
See also.
(via hortenseg)
rendit:
I’m pretty certain it died pre-00s, but that last bit reminded me of The Wall. We had one in the Christiana mall, and even when I had nary the disposable income necessary to make me a tribute to my target demographic, I can remember heady tween days wandering the place being punctuated by long, longing stares at the long front window display behind the phalanx of cash registers with...
Important Social Networking Update →
Roy Rogers is on Facebook!!!!
(The restaurant chain.)
“I will say from the perspective of someone who has been close friends with...”
– A comment that came in on my F2K writeup of Nicole Scherzinger’s “Puakenikeni” today that I’ve been thinking about a lot. On the one hand, he’s right; obviously the (brief) triumph of acts like the Pussycat Dolls is as much about the executives in charge of things as it...
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The End of the 00s: Chains of Fools, by Maura K.... →
In which I ruminate on my real true love: The chain store.
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In case you were wondering what getting paid $71 a... →
It seems so easy!
(via skybarn)
Pretty sure this was not the Christmas present... →
USA Today doesn't know how to read. →
thisisareallybadidea:
Twilight? TWILIGHT? Ugh.
Well, it’s a sales-based list. Hence the dominance of two series and one monster blockbuster.
“In October, I had the semi-pleasure of taking a Circle Line cruise around the...”
– Consumerism and patriotism get conflated once again.
The soundtrack to "Valentine's Day" says so much...
1. Taylor Swift – Today Was A Fairy Tale 2. Michael Franti & Spearhead – Say Hey (I Love You) 3. Jools Holland and Jamiroquai – I’m In The Mood For Love 4. Willie Nelson – On The Street Where You Live 5. Sausalito Foxtrot – Everyday 6. Jewel – Stay Here Forever 7. Ben E. King – Amor 8. Amy Winehouse – Cupid 9. Maroon 5 – The Way You Look Tonight 10. Joss Stone – 4 And 20 11. Diane Birch –...
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Curbed commenters who think more so-called luxury... →
I can’t decide either, although their anonymity makes me think they’re taking at least a little bit of the piss.
A couple of thoughts on the "white chicks rapping"... →
Never mind the studious “NO WAIT SHE’S NOT… A RAPPER” posturing that’s emanating from every Ke$ha-associated executive-type who’s quoted in the piece. (That’s just creepy, and somewhat unfortunate on a “Miley disowning Jay-Z” level.) It’s kind of curious that JJ Fad and L’Trimm aren’t mentioned as influences at all, as both...
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“Logan’s date stands him up because she is dead.”
– File that one under “Great moments in Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode descriptions.”
From the TED speakers list: "Sheryl Crow's... →
God help us all.
"FOX has ordered 13 episodes of the animated... →
Best old news of the day???
Dicky Barrett's No. 1 album of 2009: The new... →
Which came out on Dec. 8! Hands up if you knew about it.
No, you shouldn’t have guilty pleasures. If...
- themattsmith
Ding ding ding.
F2K reaches No. 1 →
Pour one out for all the bad music from the past 10 years, everyone.
I was looking for Velocity Girl's "Rubble," you... →
“That will be the title of Mickey Avalon’s biography when he dies (RIP...”
– Eric Harvey.
Related: Mickey Avalon has a kid! Do blue states’ offspring lose too? I guess we’ll find out, God help us.
America's No. 2 single, ladies and gents.
sablesma:
(reblogging because I can’t believe Kesha is famous and she’s terrible and she once destroyed my friends apartment with the entire contents of their fridge and the last time i saw her someone threw a 40 bottle at her and hit her in the head. seriously, ouch.)
Just remembered this. Um… DETAILS??
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The Dugout Predicts Monday Night Raw →
u can take me home but i'll never b ur girl
rendit:
Oh my God whitechocolatespaceegg is the most perfect sorta drunk in the late afternoon on a day you probably by all accounts shoulda been at work album EVER.
YES.
It also works well on planes, fyi
