Fun Fact: Did you know that Ja Rule is a leaper? For anyone who doesn’t know what that means, a “leaper” (not “leper”) is someone born on Leap Day, or February 29. This is an extra cool birthday for anyone looking for the fountain of youth because you can technically exploit your age by saying you’re a quarter of however many years old you actually are. So, happy ninth birthday, Ja Rule!
As I recently learned from a particularly hilarious episode of 30 Rock, Leap Day is a day of endless possibilities when Leap Day William emerges from the Mariana Trench to trade children’s tears for candy. That sounds legitimate, right? Regardless, it’s made clear that Leap Day gives us the opportunity to do whatever we want just for the heck of it because it “doesn’t count” — after all, it’s a magical day that isn’t real. I’m not one to do things completely out of character, a situation Liz Lemon found herself caught in, but, as a foodie, I like to believe that Leap Day can be a day to eat whatever and whenever you want without consequences. In other words, Leap Day William tells me that I could eat anything in the world without running the risk of permanent arterial damage or becoming overwhelmingly full. Oh, what a joyous day that would be! [Read more →]
Remember your favorite TV dad, NigelThornberry? Well, luckily for us, it looks like he’s given up making nature documentaries and has pursued a career in music.
Nigel has teamed up with your favorite artists to bring his magic “blargh”s touch to the most classic of jamz. He’s just such a wild Thornberry.
Whip My BLARGH – Willow Smith (feat. Nigel Thornberry)
Some students (read: we. We’re the students.) were pretty confused the first time we saw a stranger walking around with a balloon attached to his backpack. And then we saw another. And six more.
There are only two possible explanations for this many free balloons being given out: either it’s Ruth’s birthday or a senior has created a sort of human Mario Kart to live out a nostalgic childhood dream. Ruth’s birthday is in July.
Just like the video game, but with people.
The balloons are part of “Namosaur Wars,” a war for survival. The game was thought up by namesake Aaron Nam ’12, according to whom “one’s best ideas come between the ages of 5 and 15. I tied a balloon to my backpack one day after I got sick of holding it, and people kept trying to pop it.” Thus, “Namosaur Wars” was born. [Read more →]
Remember your favorite awkward pre-teen idol (or crush) Lizzie McGuire? You got inside her head, loved her bangs and her tie-dye threads. Maybe you walked her walk, maybe you talked her stutter talk, but you definitely turned up the volume on your internal monologue (complete with animated rendering of yourself).
Lizzie is no longer on the air, and Hilary is now married and expecting. The pre-teen bubble has burst, but we see you, Lizzie McGuire — in our awkward moments and academic crises, our #collegekidproblems seem to look a lot like your #middleskoolproblems.
A semester’s trajectory, using the Lizzie lexicon: [Read more →]
Amidst final papers, quarter-life crises and other various #BrownUProblems, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade provides a respite from an ever-changing, fast-paced and stressful world and is also quite the nostalgia trip. Fortunately for those looking to regress over the holiday, this year’s parade didn’t disappoint—remember Gordon and Bob from Sesame Street? Buzz Lightyear? Tommy Pickles? Sonic the Hedgehog? These Thanksgiving Day Parade regulars made us feel like it was 1996 again. All we’re missing is Danny DeVito that weird monster that held its eyeballs in its hands from Aaahh!! Real Monsters. Oh yeah, and the fairest biddie of them all, Patty Mayonnaise.
Unfortunately, Macy’s introduced new balloons/performers that reminded us that we’re old and that the ’90s are long gone — and sometimes taken for granted. For example, I think we can all agree that the Diary of Wimpy Kid Balloon is just a paler, uglier version of Doug. Also, the recent addition of a Kung Fu Panda balloon makes us contemplate and realize that if Kung Fu Panda/Jack Black is the best character/talent of the past five years, we have a serious issue. [Read more →]
In honor of Camp, the much anticipated first label release by Community star Donald Glover’s rap alter ego Childish Gambino, dropping today, we thought it would be fun to rewind 5 years to the heyday of Glover’s old comedy group, Derrick Comedy. Check out “Drunk Baby” above and a bunch of our other favorites after the jump. [Read more →]
For those of us who remember the Internet before YouTube (do you remember, freshmen?), eBaum’s World was the entertainment staple of the World Wide Web. Before “Charlie Bit My Finger,” this site provided annoyingly catchy Flash animations and a host of other videos that now make us question our former preteen senses of humor.
The eBaum’s World of today appears to be but a shell of its former glory. Eric Bauman, or eBaum himself, sold the site in 2008 after numerous accusations of stealing content from other sources. But while the site’s popularity seems to have been usurped for the most part by YouTube, its old gems are still floating around the Internet. [Read more →]
Remember middle school dances? The ones where no one really knew how to grind yet and just kinda danced around in circles? We were young, naïve, and just wanted to have a good time, albeit an awkward time. We were tweens. Maybe it’s because college makes me feel old, but recently I’ve been remembering those middle school days and rediscovering some of the great/funny rap songs of not-so-long ago. Here are a few helpful suggestions for some classic pre-game music this weekend. Enjoy the nostalgia and the ridiculous music videos.
Jagged Edge feat Nelly “Where the Party At”
Don’t you just wish you could parachute yourself onto a beach resort sometimes? Where is that Bacardi anyway? [Read more →]
Original cast is back. The only Stifler relative present will (hopefully) be Stifler’s Mom. There will be awkward scenes involving masturbation. Enough said.
The Netflix Files works to find the hidden gems of Netflix’s Watch Instantly feature, the films and TV shows that have gone largely unnoticed by the streaming community. We understand that no one has a Netflix account anymore, but we’re worried we can’t come up with another column name as good as “The Netflix Files.”
Netflix knows it needs to make some big plays to win back our loyalty. Early next year, they will launch their first original series — “House of Cards,” a Kevin Spacey vehicle directed by David Fincher. If they can snatch up the new mini-season of “Arrested Development,” they’ll be back in the good graces of millions of potential subscribers (all in the 18-34 demographic, all possessing impeccable senses of humor).
Their first appeal for our affection, however, came about last Saturday, when they officially released all 114 episodes of “The Wonder Years” on Watch Instantly.
The beloved show, which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1993, is perhaps better known to our generation as the Nick at Nite staple that we all tuned into right before bedtime. It’s also very likely the best coming-of-age drama to ever air on network television. [Read more →]
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Fun Fact: Did you know that Ja Rule is a leaper? For anyone who doesn’t know what that means, a “leaper” (not “leper”) is someone born on Leap Day, or February 29. This is an extra cool birthday for anyone looking for the fountain of youth because you can technically exploit your age by saying you’re a quarter of however many years old you actually are. So, happy ninth birthday, Ja Rule!
Their first appeal for our affection, however, came about last Saturday, when they officially released all 114 episodes of “The Wonder Years” on Watch Instantly.
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