Archive for December, 2009
Eggo – Can’t “leggo” what you don’t have
When the story first surfaced over a month ago, I didn’t think anything would come of it. Then suddenly, the aisles were empty. That’s right, readers, I’m talking about frozen waffles. Back in November, Kellogg, maker of Eggo waffles, announced a slowdown in production courtesy of some flood damage at their Atlanta factory. Expect the [...]
Domino’s – changing recipe 49 1/2 years later
Here’s a Dinner Topic you can actually eat while talking about it. Coming up on its 50th anniversary, Domino’s Pizza is acknowledging its last place finishes in several taste tests by completely changing its pizza. That’s right – gone is the nondescript but harmless pie, and in its place is a pizza with more kick. [...]
Avatar, Cameron, and other movies in release
The big movie released today that you need to know about is James Cameron’s Avatar. Years in the making, Avatar is a $300 million movie with blue flying aliens, distant planets, and basic human greed as its theme. Cameron, you’ll remember, is the guy behind Titanic and the early Terminator movies, so he knows how [...]
Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke is a hot news topic, thanks to Time Magazine naming him the Person of the Year for 2009. The Senate Banking Committee also recently voted in favor of Bernanke serving a second term as the Federal Reserve Chairman. On to the things you should know before you start chatting it up this weekend. [...]
Hollywood officially out of new ideas
Of all the movies in the Hollywood universe, if there’s one that never needed to be recycled again, it would be Teen Wolf. Ok, it would actually be Teen Wolf Too, which was the EXACT same movie, but they replaced Michael J. Fox with Jason Bateman and boxing replaced basketball as the sport of choice. [...]
Dubai World and Abu Dhabi
In the news a couple weeks ago for failing to pay a $3.5 billion loan, Dubai World is making headlines again, this time because Abu Dhabi has agreed to lend the company another $10 billion. Before your conversation goes any further, you’re going to need to know what those two things are. Dubai World is [...]
DSLR cameras
Ok, so your wife has been bugging you to buy her a “real” camera for Christmas because she’s tired of those “point and shoot” ones about the size of a deck of cards. They take decent enough pictures, but there’s always that annoying lag between snapping pictures, and the flash never seems to come out [...]
Cocoa Puffs to be less cuckoo
Remember when I told you all about the high sugar content in cereal, even the so-called “good” cereals back in July? Y’know, back when I will still capitalizing every word in the post title, making it annoying to read? Well, cereal is back on the table as a topic thanks to some news from General [...]
