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Top Chef wraps up its solid fourth season tonight, which means that by the end of the evening, one of the three remaining "cheftestants" will be walking home with the proverbial gold medal. By most accounts, it's a tight race between the affable Richard (he of the oft-maligned faux-hawk, the dorky puns, and the generally well-executed dishes) and the dark horse Stephanie (really? I keep thinking she got eliminated five weeks ago). However, there's always a chance that the bitter, living incarnation of Cookiepus, Lisa (best known for her perma-scowl, greasy hair, and gruff attitude) will serve as the spoiler yet again. Most people are shocked she's made it this far as it appears there have been a host of other chefs seemingly more deserving of a shot at the finals than she. However, this is Top Chef, a show that hasn't been afraid to knock frontrunners out the competition following one bad pilaf. Remember Sam? How about Tre? Anything goes on Top Chef, and it got me thinking: what have been the most surprising exits in the series' history? Who have been the chefs that we thought had a true shot at the finals, only to come up short?
Now that Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites is over, I can get started with my favorite semiannual tradition: ranking the seasons. It's a task that seems to get more difficult every year. So many special moments, so many blindsides, so many colorful characters. How to prioritize them all? I can try to explain my thinking, but ultimately, it just comes down to that gut feeling you get when you look back and reminisce. And with that in mind, let's get this bad boy going.
Inspired by my recent trip to NYC, I've decided to come up with the ten most awful things that happen at an airport baggage claim (short of actually losing luggage). I'm sure there are more annoyances than this list can handle, but at least this is a good starting point.
Last week, the above clip was featured on Digg and quickly became a viral hit. It's not the funniest video in the world and I still can't decide if it's fake or not, but I laughed anyway. The reason: it's in German. Yes, I've recently concluded that everything seems funnier when it's in German (unless, you know, it's archival footage from World War II), and this video is no exception. After watching it, I decided I needed to see more Teutonic craziness. So in an effort to find similarly amusing videos, I plundered the world of YouTube and came up with several notable clips — most of which are musical. I won't be so brazen as to call these the top German YouTube offerings of all time (because I've hardly scratched the surface), but I will, however, say that these videos are more or less hilarious.
There are tons of very scary movies out there, and when you're someone like me — prone to jumping, shaking, and mild paranoia — even the most innocuous films can be a bit harrowing at times. However, nothing is quite as frightening as some of the more mundane things that can happen in an apartment. I know what you're saying: how can the guy who got scared (a little) during Monster House be the authority on what things are truly scary. Point well taken. Still, I know what gets the heart racing, and these terrifying incidents — which have happened to nearly everyone, I'm sure — can hardly be refuted. Read on... IF YOU DARE (insert Vincent Price laughter here).
Before I go any further, I probably should make a disclaimer. I'm not writing this post to be a dick. I am appreciative to all my friends who send me application invites, even if the applications themselves are retarded. It's a very kind gesture, and I'm certainly not intending to piss on people's good will and thoughtfulness. That being said, let's get down to business. Behold, the Facebook applications that should die:
What's the fun of making a Best Of list when there's no Worst Of to accompany it? Well, fear not. I've rounded up a list of the worst pop cultural elements of 2007 — the sort of things that we'd all be better off without had they never occurred in the first place. Then again, without them, we wouldn't have anything to complain about; so I guess I should be thankful that they existed. Or something like that. Full list after the jump...
It's the end of the year, and since everyone is writing lists, I figured I might as well throw my hat into the ring and pen one of my very own. Unfortunately, I haven't really seen enough movies or listened to enough music to compose a proper, thorough list. Therefore, I'm gonna do some sort of year end list/awards hybrid mess. Honestly, I really don't know what I'm going to do, but whatever it is will be after the jump...
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