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Chippies On My Tail
July 20, 2003 – 2:33 PM | No Comment

Welcome to The CHiPs Drinking Game, which I have compiled for the simple reason that, if Tempus and I have to suffer, so do you. And besides, if you’re up at four in the morning …

Enfants Terribles
March 3, 2003 – 2:27 PM | 20 Comments
Enfants Terribles

In honor of International 9.02.10 Day, a trip into the archives with Dylan and his fugly duster. I also recapped the pilot for TWoP, if you think you can take it (or read Wing’s version …

…It’s Saturday Night
November 25, 2002 – 2:16 PM | No Comment

As those of you who read the Cherry section know, I recently tore through Live From New York, the oral history of Saturday Night Live. The first night I picked it up, I read almost …

Tech Wars
January 28, 2002 – 1:18 PM | No Comment

“Check the back of the TV where the wires lead into the TiVo.”
“I DID that.”
“So you’re sure they’re leading to the right –”
“YES I’m sure they’re leading to the right outputs! What am I, STUPID?”
“It’s …

The Canon According To Tomato Nation, Part Four
November 19, 2000 – 11:43 AM | No Comment

It’s Monday again. I had a houseguest over the weekend, and while the houseguest rocked my world, the pile of work which I ignored in favor of houseguest fun times did not, and I have …

The Canon According To Tomato Nation, Part Three
November 19, 2000 – 1:41 AM | 2 Comments

It’s Monday. I slept poorly last night, partly because I ate a snack about an hour before going to bed and had utterly bizarre chocolate-fueled dreams involving Tom Skerritt and a merry-go-round as a result, …

4 Out Of 5 Doctors Agree
October 19, 2000 – 11:53 AM | One Comment

Nobody likes commercials. We might enjoy individual commercials, of course – the recent Volkswagen ad campaign, for example, or the “whaaaazzzaaaap” ads before the parodies got so played out – but on the whole, we …

The Final Frontier
June 19, 2000 – 1:39 PM | No Comment

A couple of years ago, the Biscuit became mildly obsessed with original Star Trek. A video store near his apartment carried the whole series, and I must say that, while I do miss a few …

Schlemiel World
June 19, 2000 – 1:17 PM | No Comment

I spent most of the weekend held hostage by a Real World marathon on MTV. At least I had an excuse this time – I had to tape the Boston season in its entirety for …

Bring On The Fauna
May 19, 2000 – 2:29 PM | No Comment

I must stop watching Animal Planet. Every time I flip to Channel 86, it puts ideas in my head about acquiring kooky pets that have no business sharing a Manhattan studio with a human and …