Monthly Archives: December 2009

2009/12/19

Hanukkah: The End

I initially resisted including this video in our Hanukkah clipdown, but since it’s really the be-all, end-all of Hanukkah faire in pop culture, really the only viable Festival of Lights carol.  Plus, I needed something to wash out the taste … Continue reading →

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2009/12/18

Friday Nostalgia Corner: Goodbye Chris Farley, 12 Years Ago Today

Normally at the Nostalgia Corner we like to focus on some kitschy, lame, dated show or fad from the late 80s or early 90s, like ABC’s TGIF or snap bracelets, but today’s edition is a little different, a little more … Continue reading →

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2009/12/18

Hannukah: The Penultimate Night

Is it me or has using the world “penultimate” really come into fashion lately?  I know it’s not really relevant, but I felt like I had to say it.  Anyway… My mom was recently laid off from her part-time job, … Continue reading →

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2009/12/16

Hanukkah Night #Seis: Jewing it up on “Late Night’

Like many, I was hard on Jimmy Fallon when he first embarked on his new role as Late Night host back in March.  And the criticism was well-earned.  He seemed ill prepared, unfocused, giggly, and generally too impressed by his … Continue reading →

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2009/12/15

Hanukkah Night #5: Jew They Know It’s Christmas

Moving away from Muppet news (however briefly), tonight’s Hanukkah post comes from musician and frequent The State collaborator Craig Wedren.  Back in the dark ages of 2005, Wedren and some of his closest friends (including State-alums David Wain and Joe … Continue reading →

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2009/12/15

Muppet Monday Continues into Tuesday! Jim Henson: The Movie?

(and, yes, I realize that it is now Wednesday on the East Coast.  Deal with it.) Doesn’t it just keep getting better and better for the Muppets?  If not for Bronson Pinchot, I’d say they were having the comeback of … Continue reading →

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2009/12/15

Hanukkah Muppet Monday: The Secret Connection Between ‘Growing Pains’ & ‘Sesame Street’

You didn’t think I’d let a Muppet Monday falling on Hanukkah pass by without posting some sort of hilarious video or funny picture or insightful essay relevant to both the Muppets and Hanukkah, did you? Well, it’s Tuesday now, so … Continue reading →

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2009/12/15

Muppet Monday!

For the past few weeks, starting with the days around Thanksgiving and the hoopla over the Muppet’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” video, I’ve been posting Muppet-related entries every Friday (I think).  However, today, we usher in a new era of Muppet posts, … Continue reading →

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2009/12/12

H(appy + anukkah)!!!!

Sorry about the title, just took the GREs and I must have factoring on the brain. Anyway!  Happy Festival of Lights!  Hope you have your menorah ready to light, latkes ready to burn,  dreidel ready to spin, and Hanukkah gelt … Continue reading →

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2009/12/11

Friday Nostalgia Corner!

It is Thursday?  Gnome it’s not! A Nicktoon before there was such a thing: If only life was like this.

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