Posts tagged as Holidays
Gucci Mane, "North Pole"
The lyrics are Christmas themed. The beat and the video, more appropriate for Halloween. But Gucci Mane is Gucci Mane, so he'll put it out late January. Sort of in time for Valentine's Day.
Wham!'s "Last Christmas" Is the Most Horrible Holiday Song Ever Made
Christmas songs are designed to be catchy, annoying and vaguely reminiscent of winter. The most successful are horrible holiday earworms, such as "Wonderful Christmastime" and "Heat Miser/Snow Miser." But one song is so overplayed and over-covered and so mediocre to begin with that it makes the rest sound like "White Christmas." Its recent exclusion from the A/V Club’s recent list of worst Christmas songs is a gross injustice to the holidays and to musicdom in general. READ MORE
What Cat People Are Like
"Cat people are happy, sensitive, gentle, gifted, reserved, ambitious, nice to be with, affectionate, and charming." READ MORE
The Boston Bawl 2.0: Save the Date of December 16
While you are already perhaps saving the date of December 10 in New York City (6 to 10 p.m., at the Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard Street) for a reader-sponsored Hawliday Bawl, perhaps you live in the greater Boston area! If so, our apologies, but here: Boston-area Awl readers are throwing a party for Boston-area Awl readers. READ MORE
Drinking During Work: The Extension
Many of you have complained that you were notified about National Duck Out For A Drink Day too late to properly celebrate the occasion. I am sympathetic to your plea, and also deeply moved by the fact that it is, at least here in New York, an absolutely gorgeous day. So, by the power vested in me by the Internet, I hereby declare today, August 26th, to be National Duck Out For A Drink Day (Observed). Tell your friends and co-workers! But mark your calendars for next year, though; I have better things to do than spend my days encouraging you to leave work to knock back a quick shot. Oh, wait, I don't. Anyway, Happy Holidays!
You Deserve A Secret Drink Today
August, you have brought this on yourself: In accordance with all local and federal statutes governing the declaration of holidays by self-important Internet "personalities," I, Alex Balk, hereby designate today, August 25th, as National Duck Out For A Drink Day. To recognize this special occasion, you need only to slip away from work for a quick shot at a nearby bar. (If you have time to down a beer as well then by all means do so, but it is not a requirement.) It's fifteen minutes out of your life that will almost certainly be the best part of your day and, to top it off, you're getting paid for it! I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. So go ahead, employed people, and duck out for that drink now. You have nothing to lose but your jobs. (Bring mints just in case.)
Mild Dread and Some Aversion in Aspen
When Hunter S. Thompson used to make the quick trip from his home in Woody Creek to downtown Aspen, he would stop at the J-Bar, the ancient watering hole that has soused up the tenants of its adjoining Hotel Jerome since 1883. "Right over there," the bartender at the 19th-century artifact said, as I ordered a Stella. "Hunter would always sit in that corner." The bar even has one of the iconic "HUNTER THOMPSON FOR SHERIFF" posters hanging there. And, yeah, it's a genuinely classy place. It has a classic rust-bruised tin ceiling that would be "trying too hard" if it weren't, well, real. Yes, Hunter might like this place. But hold on a second, you think to yourself. You're in Aspen, and the people here blow. READ MORE
Prison Island Celebrates Groundbreaking Of First Prison
Today is Australia Day, when those happy residents of Prison Island commemorate the arrival of a British fleet looking for a suitable place in which to outsource its penal system. But not every Prison Islander sees the event as a cause for celebration; many are upset that the Prison Island flag still contains part of the Knifecrime Island flag in its design. In a country not 35 years removed from the ouster of its Prime Minister by the Queen of Knifecrime Island's representative, the taint of British rule still rankles, particularly to those who call the holiday "Invasion Day." Will Prison Island grow up and throw off the shackles of colonialism? It's too soon to tell. Plus, the British have all the knives, and you don't want to mess with that, no matter how much convict DNA you've got running through your bloodstream. Anyway, Happy National Day, Prison Islanders!
