Culture, Nostalgia, Reviews

Review: The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story

Review: The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story (which I'd been eagerly anticipating for about a month) premiered last night on the Lifetime Network. I think pretty much any kid who grew up in the 90s knows about this show and has seen at least some of the episodes. The… Continue reading Review: The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story

Culture, Current Events

When cultural insensitivity goes horribly wrong

When cultural insensitivity goes horribly wrong   Zara, a Spanish clothing retailer with more than 2,000 stores worldwide, apologized recently for selling a shirt that bears a close resemblance to clothes worn by Jews in Concentration camps. The clothing retailer committed a huge faux pas when it allowed the shirt (which was labeled as a… Continue reading When cultural insensitivity goes horribly wrong

Nostalgia

90s slang that we need to bring back

90s slang that we need to bring back I love to use slang. I love learning new slang words and expressions and incorporating them into my writing and everyday conversations. I even used to make up my own slang, but we won't talk about that. I don't quite understand my fascination with slang, but I think… Continue reading 90s slang that we need to bring back

Current Events

These locusts, tho…

These locusts, tho... I'm generally not one of those 'doomsday,' 'we're living in the last days,' 'let me lose my crap over anything that vaguely resembles biblical prophecy' types, but this mess right here... Locusts. MILLIONS of locusts. Everywhere. EVERYWHERE. EVERY WHERE. EV-REE-WHERE. I ain't even scared of bugs, but the thought of this has… Continue reading These locusts, tho…

Reviews, Special

Snatchin’ Wigs (A review of *NSYNC’s latest album)

This post is part of a sneak preview series that I’m doing leading up to the official launch of this blog in September. Please enjoy, comment, and share any of these posts that you feel are worthy of sharing. Like The Armchair Commentary on Facebook and follow me on Twitter.  Snatchin' Wigs (A review of… Continue reading Snatchin’ Wigs (A review of *NSYNC’s latest album)

Humor, Reviews

I secretly judge people when they do these things…

I secretly judge people when they do these things... I'm not a judgmental person by nature, but sometimes...sometimes people's actions defy all understanding, reason, and logic and I'm left without words. I'm left with no recourse but to judge folk. I don't want to, but people do stuff that FORCES me to judge them. Like… Continue reading I secretly judge people when they do these things…