You Know it’s a Lawyer’s World When…

18 years ago

...you see a sign like this: Photo taken by your 'umble chronicler. (I saw this yesterday at my nephew's birthday…

Has Anyone Seen the Liberal Party TV Ads?

18 years ago

The Conservative Party of Canada has done an excellent job of marketing itself in the Canadian election by making party…

Marble Slab Creamery

18 years ago

First, Cold Stone Creamery I'd heard of the ice cream parlor Cold Stone Creamery but didn't get a chance to…

Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live” and the New York Times

18 years ago

In case you missed it, here's the opening skit from last night's Saturday Night Live, in which alumna Tina Fey…

R.I.P. David Foster Wallace

18 years ago

David Foster Wallace, author of the novel Infinite Jest, the essay collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again…

The Jazziest Title Sequence for a Sci-Fi Show Ever: “UFO” [Updated]

18 years ago

The 1970s TV series UFO was Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's first foray into completely live-action television. Prior to that, they'd…

Reasons We’re Getting Fatter, Part 2

18 years ago

It's not just pizza that comes from vending machines these days: Click the photo to see the full picture.

What IS the Bush Doctrine, Anyway?

18 years ago

Do I Know What the Bush Doctrine Is? Yesterday, I saw a number of articles on the 'net saying that…

Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld’s Second Microsoft Commercial: Longer and Weirder

18 years ago

The first Microsoft commercial featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld established them as oddball buddies in a commercial running one…

Jack Layton Teaches Us an Important Lesson in Online Security [Updated]

18 years ago

Update: The screen capture of Jack Layton's Twitter page shown below is a Photoshop edit -- all the entries save…