It's the evening before Easter, the annual day of the year where most Christians commemorate the resurrection of their Lord by hiding egged-shaped goodies and asking children to find them. Or, something like that, whatever. But until then, how's about a fresh "End of the Week" column for you to enjoy? The following are the moments that I selected to be the best of the week beginning on April 1st, 2012:
Prank of the Week (Since Sunday was April Fools Day): The Criterion Collection
Sunday was full of its usual doses of playful gags around the Web to commemorate the annual occasion, from Funny or Die (who redesigned their website specifically to include only videos of actress Charlize Theron doing stuff on their front page) to even the BBC News' website. But, if you ask me, the winner of the best prank on April Fool's Day goes to home video distributor The Criterion Collection, a company often known for releasing important classic and contemporary films for home viewing, for announcing that they will releasing what they call the "landmark" Ivan Reitman 1990 film "Kindergarten Cop" to DVD and Blu-Ray. This is what the company's press release had to say about this decision:
"Historically, the policier and the family comedy were two distinct categories. Then, in 1990, Kindergarten Cop gave us all a lesson in genre revisionism. With muscular sensitivity, Hollywood's last action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger embodies detective John Kimble, who is compelled to go undercover as a teacher of five-year-olds in order to catch a ponytailed drug dealer."
Well played, Criterion, although I'm not sure why it decided to release this film before "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead." Now that's a true comedic masterpiece in need of its stamp of approval.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Mitt Romney Wins Primaries in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin
And so, with his lead over Santorum and Gingrich in the delegate counts widening, the former Massachusetts governor has now taken another big step in his quest for the nomination. And with so many new members of the Republican elite now flocking left and right to give him their endorsements, it seems now more likelier than ever that a non-brokered convention with Romney as the clear nominee is going to happen. All Romney needs, according to pundits now to seal the deal is with a victory in Pennsylvania. Anti-Romney conservatives, prepare to start following Stephen Colbert's lead any moment now.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Google Unveils 'Project Glass'
Great, just another piece of technology that will drive us into unnecessary accidents!
Firing of the Week: General Service Administrations' Chief Martha N. Johnson
who was fired after news reports came out over the exact details of what can be best described as a really extravagant conference in October 2010. Gee, from all that spending, I wonder if any of those guys are at any related to Jean-Ralphio from "Parks and Recreations."
Video of the Week: "Pugs Performing Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony's 1st of Da Month"
My reaction: http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwzpc4w1LI1qb08qmo1_500.jpg
BONE PUGZ from Bone Pugz on Vimeo.
Person of the Week: Iraq War Veteran Jeremy Feldbusch
A fine ceremonial first pitch if I ever saw one.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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