Archive for January, 2010

TTP | Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid (Sail the World) -- Jan 29th
Most 16-year-old girls are concerned about pimples, prom, and being popular. For Californian teenager Abby Sunderland, being hi-jacked by pirates, crushed in blinding squalls, or starving to death top...
TTP | Kicks with Bricks (Lego Turns 52) -- Jan 28th
For kids, they spark imagination and encourage free-form play. For parents—if stepped on with bare feet—they can elicit a pants-sh!ttingly loud scream. Legos, the multi-colored snap-together...
TTP | State of Confusion (SOTU) -- Jan 27th
Few things are less pleasant to hear than a drunken lecture from a prostitute, anything by Metallica after The Black Album, or political rhetoric. However, since tonight’s 9:00 PM EST State of the...
TTP | Dancin’ to the Indies (Sundance 2010) -- Jan 26th
You know it’s a big deal when, instead of nailing snow bunnies in the keister, young directors are more focused on finding distribution for their films in the can. The Sundance Film Festival is in...
TTP | Cuckoo for Gaga! (Dames We Dig) -- Jan 22nd
Thank God for the ladies! "Dames We Dig" is a new monthly feature where we celebrate a woman that impresses us; whether it be for her intellect, innovation, style, sense of humor, creativity...
TTP | Dough! (Simon Cowell – Billionaire) -- Jan 21st
When we hear the words "salt" and "lime," we think of Mexican beer, tequila, and an unfortunate incident involving a taquito and a donkey in Nogales. When we hear "salty limey,"...
TTP | She Works Hard for Her Money! (Wealthy Wives) -- Jan 20th
The old joke, “Why don’t women wear watches? Because there's a clock on the stove,” used to get hearty laughs. Today, is about as relevant as the VCR. According to a Pew Research Center...
TTP | Been Caught Stealin’ (Jerky Bust) -- Jan 19th
Lots of gals enjoy the salty taste of jerked meat from time to time. The only difference between them and Julia Laack of Sheboygan is that they normally don’t steal it. Laack, 36, was busted after...
TTP | 700 Flub! (Hatin’ on Haiti) -- Jan 15th
Pat Robertson is the Kurt Warner of lunacy. Just when you think he can’t possibly top himself, the old boy steps up and blows people’s minds once again. In the wake of Haiti’s catastrophic...
TTP | Mad Seasoning (NYC Salt Monitor) -- Jan 14th
Telling a suicide bomber to floss before he leaves the house may sound kind of weird until you consider the logic of the NYC Health Department over the past two weeks. The same folks that want you to safely...
TTP | Good Guys Wear Black (Cash at Folsom) -- Jan 12th
Forty-two years ago today, Johnny Cash entered the heavily guarded gray stone walls of Folsom Prison and unleashed two invigorating performances for the inmates. The bold and unconventional move was not...
TTP | Fake Planet, Unreal Fans (Sci-Fi Sufferers) -- Jan 12th
Holy blue-skinned sapient humanoid! How good are the 3D special effects in James Cameron’s blockbuster, Avatar? So good that some mental creampuffs are complaining of depression and suicidal thoughts...
TTP | Shrinkage (Winter Freeze) -- Jan 8th
Robert Frost once wrote that the world would end in either fire or ice. After a week that found most of the U.S. trudging around like the dude in Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” the...
TTP | Less Than a Feeling (G-Spot A Myth?) -- Jan 7th
Attention all vagineers! After years of exhausting exploration, it’s time to take off your spelunking helmets and come up for air. Scientists in London have discovered that the elusive and mysterious...
TTP | Gobsmacked! (NYC Heroin Guide) -- Jan 6th
Ol' Hitler and Jeff Dahmer are blowing the dust off their hockey skates as hell continues to get a little closer to freezing over. Fearing their heroin-addled homeless and smack-addicted Gothamites may...
TTP | Back In The Ring (A New Year) -- Jan 5th
It’s 2010 and still no Jetsons fold-up cars or Back to the Future hover boards. However, it’s hard to be disappointed with mankind’s technological progress when you consider that we do...