Blog Posts - Although this commercial aired in the mid-1980s, I feel like its transcendental themes translate perfectly to today’s world. As a young child viewing this commercial, I identified with these young folks struggling to get through their first day in high...
A Great Idea That Didn’t Work Out
Blog Posts - We all have ideas. Some of them become inventions like the light bulb, television, or the wheel. Some ideas become fads or traditions like the 7th inning stretch, saying “break a leg” before someone goes to perform a show, or...
Understanding Your Boss
Blog Posts - With the release of their first comedy album Incredibad (2009) The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, & Jorma Taccone) have cemented themselves as a comedy force. The album features collaborations with Norah Jones, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Jack...
DeNiro Explains The Method To Elmo
Blog Posts - He’s just that good.
I’m An Idiot… on Mother’s Day.
Blog Posts - My brother, Mark, visited my family for the first time in 6 months this week and could not stay for Mother’s Day. So this past Tuesday, my brother, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, and great grandmother all came to visit me...
Bert and Ernie Are NOT Gay.
Blog Posts - The following post is a response to Marc’s comment on my earlier post on Comic Genius in Sesame Street. Marc made the assumption that Bert and Ernie are gay and I just wanted to clear the air for anyone confused...
The King of Cocktails
Blog Posts - I’m a big fan of booze. It’s delicious. I’ll try just about anything once. Dale DeGroff has taken bartending to an art form and beyond. I was first exposed to him on The Rachel Maddow Show about a month and...
Comic Genius in Sesame Street
Blog Posts - I’m a big fan of kids shows. I just think they’re brilliant. Currently I’m a fan of “Yo Gabba Gabba”. But few compare to classic Sesame Street comedy bits with Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Mostly they would play Bert...
The Perks of Being A Celebrity (pt. 2)
Blog Posts - When you’re a celebrity, you can just go ahead and mess with whoever you want and tell them that they’re on a show and it’s ok. The following video is a double-whammy. It not only incorporates the aforementioned principle of...
Finally, the Bulls Have a New Villain!
Blog Posts - For so long, NBA basketball in Chicago has been lacking here in Chicago. Many arguments have been made about which and how many elements NBA basketball has been lacking here in Chicago. I feel that something people have been ignoring...
