Category Archives: Pop Culture
Fire At Lake And Wabash In Chicago Loop?
Just took a picture of the parking lot between Gold Coast Dogs and Elephant and Castle. Not sure what’s up. Transformers? People were sitting at the Elephant and Castle patio just chilling. It’s got to be something non-catastrophic, but it certainly looked like mayhem from the train. I think I see a boom-camera. UPDATE: Megan [...]
Official McDonald’s McGangBang Unboxing
Inspired by the plethora of iPhone 4 unboxing posts on the internets and interwebs, I give you the Official McDonald’s McGangBang Unboxing. Price I bought a McDouble, a McChicken, and a small McCoke. Total was $3.34. I paid with a ten. Change was $6.66. I should have taken that as a sign. Packaging The sandwich [...]
Looking at the Tonight Show’s Conan / Jay Battle from a Political Perspective
As happy as I am to see Conan O’Brien on Twitter and the rise of Team CoCo, I’m saddened by the way he was ushered off NBC. When everything went down, there were two stories that came forward as explanations: NBC’s — Conan’s ratings are poor, therefore we cannot afford to continue. Conan’s — Network [...]
What I Learned From Guy Richie’s Sherlock Holmes
We went to see Sherlock Holmes on Christmas day. It was a crowded mess, so we bailed early, exchanged our tickets, and watched it the next day instead. Which is lesson 1. Be early. Web publishing it a lot like going to the movies — there’s no reason to be last to the party. The [...]
Goodbye, Nexus One — Are our smartphones making us stupider?