Archive for February, 2009

The Return of the GPR

For the record, the Global Power Rankings began as a drunken parlor game between my friends Dave and Steve.
It was a crisp Friday afternoon in a sleepy midwestern college town, and the guys had started Happy Hour a few hours early in their living room.
As they guzzled cans of Milwaukee’s Best, one asked the other, [...]

Godzilla: 25 Things About Me

All right, Mothra. You talked me into it.
1. I wish people wouldn’t take my rampages so personally. Nobody has ever mentioned all the construction jobs I create when I knock down a building. I guess the media will always focus on the negative.
2. Case in point: That incident with Donnie and Marie on the “Today” [...]

There are TV Events, and Then There Is This

I’m feeling pretty bummed about Super Bowl Sunday being over. At least I got to enjoy a decent gameĀ  … and Animal Planet’s inspired “Puppy Bowl.”
The good folks at Animal Planet really elevated their game this year. Not only did we have the “Bissel Kitty Halftime Show” and scenes from a doggie tail gate party [...]