We're officially one whole week into the new year and that means that many of us have most likely abandoned our new year's resolutions. Sure, we purchased the gym membership and went on a tour of a facility with a tweaked out spandex queen but let's be real--by this point we've taken our free gym … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Be Kind, Rewind

With today being New Year's Eve, I'm sure many of you are making resolutions for the upcoming year. One of the most popular resolutions is to get in shape in the upcoming year, most likely fueled by fear of the bathroom scale after a holiday season of overindulgence and far too much eggnog. In honor … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: “Heavyweights”

    This year, A Charlie Brown Christmas turns 50. Originally released on December 9, 1965, this short cartoon was was finished only ten days before it was set to air and the director, Bill Melendez, was sure that he and the crew had single-handedly destroyed the Peanuts gang. Luckily for them, they were very wrong and it … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

By this point, we all know that product placement can be pretty blatant in TV and movies. Sales of Mini Coopers spiked after the remake of The Italian Job,  Will Smith starred in a two hour Converse commercial (also known as I, Robot), and it's 2015 and WE'RE STILL WAITING ON REAL, GODDAMN HOVERBOARDS. In 1992, Home … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Talkboy

One of the craziest holiday shopping frenzies ever was in 1996 with Tickle Me Elmo. The previous year, Beanie Babies caused a similar epidemic of insanity but they were nothing compared to the one month break from reality we all got when faced with the possibility of purchasing a giggling red monster. Tickle Me Elmo was … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Tickle Me Elmo