Cliché #2143: Musical artists who say that if they could pick one MTV Video Music Award to win, it'd be the viewer's choice award. When Lil' Bow Wow dropped the first word from his name last year because "he was growing up and wasn't a…

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Recently, I visited Washington D.C. It was Monday. I was supposed to have coffee with Sima that afternoon. In the summer, the eastern seaboard seemingly becomes a giant Crock Pot, slow cooking human bodies until nightfall relieves them of ever-present sweat. Humid weather is not…

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At its peak, the Chiquita [banana] song was played more than 350 times a day on American radio stations. The lyrics have been rewritten several times, and the changes reflect Americans' improved understanding of bananas. —The Wall Street Journal 08.20.03 Next year, it'll be XgamesX….

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I saw a commercial for Dawn Plus Hand Care, a dishwashing liquid that contains unique skin-vitalizing proteins so you can clean the toughest grease and revitalize your skin's surface at the same time. I like the convenience of two-in-one products. Why shampoo and then condition…

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—You never talk about Sex and the City on your website. I…don't know how to respond to that.

—freddy is kicking his ass —'cause he's in jason's dream —that's how freddy kills, he kills you in your dream —it's cool 'cause freddy tranquilizes jason to get him dreaming —the kids are smart enough to take sleeping jason back to crystal lake —the main…

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Have you seen the latest Subway commercial? —For seven months, we ate nothing but Subway! proclaim Sherman and Herman, two black twins. Seven months. They might as well have been in prison for seven months. At least in there, the state pays for your bland…

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VI One-way streets are frustrating. Trying to find the theatre screening The Hebrew Hammer, we somehow ended up at the top of a mountain. Eventually, we found the theatre, bought tickets, secured a hotel room, and crashed. —This is the plan. We'll nap now. Then…

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