Not suffering April Fool’s gladly
02/04/2016
These days, April 2nd regrets are almost as common as the pranks themselves. They come from police forces (in 2013, a Dutch officer’s tweeted joke […]
Who spams the spammers?
01/03/2016
Stories about engaging spammers in witty banter have been popping up once again, possibly sparked off by the release last year of a book called Dot […]
Our favorite scream of the silver screen
04/12/2015
Making its first appearance in the Star Wars saga in 1977, the so-called ‘Wilhelm scream’ has become a familiar sound effect in modern movies. Frequently […]
That list, from the other perspective
11/10/2015
Following what sounded like a very pleasant holiday to the UK, an American gentleman by the name of Scott Waters put a list together of […]
US to UK journalism job title translations
07/10/2015
As if it wasn’t hard enough trying to break into New York’s extremely nepotistic, insular media industry, the task is further compounded by the fact […]
London Underground vs New York Subway
27/08/2015
A few years ago, a writer for The Guardian by the name of Bim Adewunmi was utterly ripped to shreds on the internet after she […]
Why the start to Airwolf still gives me goosebumps
27/08/2015
The 80s was a golden decade for original TV programming. We would drop everything and rush home on Saturday evening just to watch another adventure […]
A fond farewell to FAO Schwartz
25/06/2015
Not everyone has heard of FAO Schwartz, but everyone has seen the movie Big. In that movie, there’s a scene where Tom Hanks plays Heart […]
My Twin Towers tirade
30/05/2015
When two hijacked passenger airliners crashed into the World Trade Center in downtown New York on September 11th, 2001, it was obvious nothing would be […]
