I’m not a big soda drinker, but I am sometimes a Pepper! Dr. Pepper has always been sold as an alternative – it’s not quite root beer, not quite cola, but it’s all delicious. The commercials always reflect that uniqueness – Dr. Pepper is different, but it has fans all over the world! Watch this great old commercial featuring David Naughton (of Makin’ It fame!) as he sings the praises of the Pepper. A fun flashback for Friday. Oh, and even Popeye gets into the act! Are you a Pepper?
The season is upon us. This weekend I’ve already got a mapped out list of my garage sale stop and shops. Refer to Facebook for Jay Blotcher’s “off-beat yard sale,” (a pop-culture smorgasbord), Ken Greene’s “Yarden Sale,” (includes delights for the garden), Stephen Gilman’s “UlsterCorp Barn Sale” (amazing stuff all for charity) and Hilton Purvis’s “Estate Sale” (from Eames to Limoges). Maybe I’ll even sneak over to my favorite Hudson Valley flea market, Stormville. One thing’s for sure, I’ve been inspired by Jailbreak.com’s list of the 100 best vintage lunchboxes to add these pop culture icons to my hunting list.
Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and it’s time to get to grillin’. But wait, your Weber hasn’t seen the light of day since Labor Day 2009? No worries! Check out a my friends at Good Housekeeping’s favorite grilling recipes and to really get you sizzling, here are some top of the line grills and gadgets. Of course, what would the start to summer be without the hilarious-grill-blooper video. (Hint: Keep the Weather Channel guy away from your party! He’s clumsy and they always get the weather wrong anyway.) Have fun!
Shocking. Appalling. Outrageous. How could parents let their 2-year-old smoke more than a pack a day?! But Sumatran toddler Ardi Rizal is up to 40 cancer sticks a day thanks to his dear old dad who gave him his first taste of nicotine at 14-months-old. It’s oddly captivating to watch him do the deed. Ardi’s mother says her son cries if he doesn’t get his smokes. “He’s totally addicted,” she said. “If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick.” This calls for an international crime tribunal or something. Enjoy your dinner.
We all (I think) want to live long, healthy lives, and in this age of work, work, work and stress, stress, stress, we need all the help we can get. Men’s Health has compiled a list of the 40 best age-erasing superfoods. A few of my favorites that I’ve been eating for ages: almonds (lower bad cholesterol), tomatoes (drastically reduce risk of cancer), sweet potatoes (half a small sweet potato daily for 3 years decreased wrinkles by 11 percent), blueberries (neutralize dangerous free radicals), and dark chocolate (increases cognitive function). Check out the rest of the list… and make a commitment this summer to eat right. You’ll be younger by fall!
The venerable Liza with a Z Minnelli will be performing Beyonce’s wildly popular “Single Ladies” in the movie Sex & the City 2, which opens (gasp) Friday! Here’s her wobbly version of the song… I love me some Liza, but um, not so much. How many of you will be breaking out your Louboutins and Chanel bags to catch Carrie, Sam, Charlotte and Miranda in the second reprise of the 90’s HBO hit? (P.S. please let this be the last installment, unless the next is Sex and the City 3: Golden Girls!)
Keep an eye out for this kid! Last week, amateur golfer Jordan Spieth tied for 16th place at the prestigious Byron Nelson tournament in Irving, Texas. He’s 16, but forget about first dates and drivers licenses… Spieth is on a mission to win, and ESPN has him pegged as the next big thing to watch in golf. Frankly, I think this is a breath of fresh air for a classy sport recently marred by scandal. Cheers to this exceptionally talented Dallas kid going pro!
I love people who make lemonade out of lemons. Kevin Cotter is one such dude. His wife (of 12 years) left him and left behind her wedding dress. He asked if she wanted it back. She said, “No! Do whatever you want with it!” So, he has! He’s started a blog to find 101 uses of his ex-wife’s wedding dress. He’s up to 21, which include everything from a Darth Vader scarecrow to a pasta strainer. Revenge isn’t sweet.
Remember the exploding candy “Pop Rocks?” And the legend, that if you ate Pop Rocks and drank Coke your head would explode. Urban legend even had Life cereal’s Mikey die from the combo. Here are all sorts of experiments with pop rocks, one that proves that myth is not true. Thank goodness… because watch these two eggheads, in the name of “experimental parenting,” give their little Beckett a pop rock. His face is pop-riceless, but will child pop-rotective services come knocking on the door?
American Idol comes to a close this week and let’s be Frank Sinatra, it has been a real snooze. Where was our contestant to really cheer for? Even little Greyson with his 6th Grade Gaga moment attracted more attention and stirred more excitement than anything on Idol’s Season 9! Fortunately, to ease our cuticle-picking boredom, Norman Gentle (the comic relief from Season 8 ) has crawled back to release his new song and video, Bitchslap!… publicitonically, the same week Idol 9 comes to its snoring end! Sure, Norman’s crazier than a sack of weasels, but I’ve gotta admit, his tune’s sort of catchy and the video is funny. I’ll bet his club appearances sell out before this summer’s Idol tour. Seriously, wanna bet me?
