We're not quite sure why, but there's something about toys doing drugs that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. (You know, other than the actual drugs...) From Thor to Barbie, just put a joint in their mouths and some coke on their noses, and these dope-loaded playthings come to life in a way y...

“My ABCs” and “My Cookie Pants” January 27th, 2009 I knew something was off when I was watching, especially, the first episode of last night’s Scrubs doubleheader. J.D. and Elliot didn’t seem particularly close despite getting back together last week, the interns ...

Filed under: OpEd, Scrubs, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free (S08E05) After four episodes that have ranged from the pretty-decent to the almost-classic, we start this week's double-shot of Scrubs with the season's first real clunker. Which is odd, because you'd think the presence of everyone's Sesame St...

Filed under: Fun & activities, Holidays, Toys & games Hard to believe, folks, and yet it is true. Not only do we have a truly historical election and to-be presidency on our hands, but we also have a toy that has at last broken the final frontier of consumerism--outselling Elmo! For those of...

The first year of study for a PhD in Marketing is a confusing affair. I vividly remember long days spent at Lancaster trying to decode the journals of marketing with the creeping sensation that I may have bitten off more than I could chew. The first theoretical model I fully understood was the Hiera...

Rollie's Bakery & Mexican Cafe 14071 Newport AveTustin, CA 92780(714) 669-8300 Listing on Yahoo! Local Listing on Yelp No known official website. Enter starting address: Address City, State and/or Zip Reprinted with permission is this review of Rollie's Bakery & Mexican Cafe in Tustin by "ElmoMonste...

so, last saturday, i was at the baby shower for my neighbor. my OTHER neighbor was there with her daughter. Her daughter and i were talking and she asked me if i wanted to meet anyone - she knows a guy who is friends with her husband. so, i said "sure!" anywhooooooo, this fella called me last night ...

The U.S. military must be in worse shape than we thought. Once content to harvest recruits from the ranks of the criminal, drug-addicted, and borderline retarded, they then moved on to calling up sad Southern muppets and asking them to serve. Now that our President has called an indefinite halt to p...

Most news articles I read are about one of the following: Foreclosures Bear Stearns Bear Stearns' effect on foreclosures Foreclosures' effect on Bear StearnsIt hasn't gotten old yet. I learned something new from a recent foreclosure-centric WSJ piece: often, the evicted residents of foreclosed house...

sounding a little more like "talking tina." or is this some evil plot by a certain pink bunny if energizer batteries aren't used. ...melissa bowman said her son received his elmo knows my name doll, a $40, 12-inch effigy of the high-pitched sesame street muppet, for christmas. the doll comes with a ...