Bad

I rarely view tv shows or specials as "events", as the networks seem to want us to... but last night was a great night for TV, thanks to a special called "Living with Michael Jackson". You might have heard of it - there's been some media attention on it.
February 7, 2003 | TrackBack (1)

Confessions of a Jewish Singles Event Masochist

Braving the world of New York Jewish singles events, David Berkowitz manages to file this report from the field
June 10, 2002 | TrackBack (0)

Letters to the Editor

We get the occasional letter to the editors here at BRR. Some of them are, well, interesting.
February 11, 2002 | TrackBack (0)

My Escape from New York

I thought nothing of it when the lights flickered the first time. When I overheard a co-worker saying a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center, I initially dismissed it as nonsense. Then, I ran.
November 1, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Remembering NES Basesball

Not having played the game in over a decade, how well does RBI Baseball for Nintendo stack up today?
August 6, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Conversations with the Active Buddies

ActiveBuddy has created a lot of buzz around its instant messaging "agents." But how well do they stack up to the challenges of a bored BRR editor?
July 12, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Drier, Happier, More Productive?

I have become aware of a dismaying piece of news. My alma mater is preparing to ban hard alcohol on campus sometime within the next two years.
June 18, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Online Porn and Work

While there hasn't been much activity here recently, Andrew has been writing about online porn for work.
May 21, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

The Crack Cocaine of Reality TV

We're addicted to VH1's Bands on the Run. It's the crack cocaine of reality tv.
May 20, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Getting Out of Town

Last weekend was a three-day weekend (Fri-Sun) and I decided that Id go to Kyoto to visit. I was very excited as I hadn't had a chance to return yet this year.
April 11, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

I Pity the Fool who doesn't take this 80's quiz

See how well you remember the 1980's, fool.
April 11, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Revenge of the 1980s

Welcome to the Twenty-first century. Here, every night is 80's night.
April 9, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

The Invading Hordes

Krikor ponders the origins and nature of the Bridge & Tunnel crowd.
March 28, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

The Song of Steve

Since I don't do any work that requires me to read documents in Japanese, it is very easy for me to forget kanji and various grammar patterns that only appear in writing. Therefore, I have started translating the lyrics to Japanese songs that I like.
March 12, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Reactions from Across the Pond

In Japan, our columnist Stephen Horowitz discusses the Japanese reaction to the crash between the USS Greenville and the Japanese ship Ehime Maru. The Japanese feelings can be summed up in one word: pissed!
February 25, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Employee of the Month

Scarves, supermarket employees of the month and the ex-president.
February 20, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Tax Cuts, TV Guy and More

From Temptation Island to tax cuts to Survivor 2 to Israeli politics to TV guy, The Buzz covers a lot of ground this week.
February 10, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Thespians and Computer Geeks

Imagine a slightly different world, where acting is a very lucrative profession.
February 5, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Love the One You're With

One outgrowth of the reality TV fad has been the renewed popularity of shows about couples on dates (or islands of "temptation")
January 31, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Looking Busy

Well, here starts another edition of country life. That must mean that I'm bored at work, since this is one of the many things that I do to make myself look busy.
January 30, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

No Politics for You!

Owing to the fact that all the previous editions of The Buzz that I have written have been heavy on the political commentary, I will make this edition politics-free.
January 18, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Andrew's Take on The Buzz

Andrew sits in this week and writes a Buzz column. We still have no computers at Buzz Rant & Rave World HQ. New Apple Powerbook. WNEW is going down the drain.
January 12, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Work and Play in Japan

There are a few things which the Japanese take very seriously. The first is work and the second is drinking. I found out that the second is especially true out in the country where there is not much else to do.
January 12, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

The Stock Market, Super Bowl and Survivor

The stock market... like father, like son... the super bowl and survivor
January 5, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Country Life

Although at first I was disappointed at being placed in the boonies (or as the Japanese say, inaka), and although it does have its fair share of disadvantages, there is something to be said for living in the country.
January 5, 2001 | TrackBack (0)

Thoughts from the Elevator

The Buzz takes on the incoming cabinet... NJ governor Christine Todd Whitman.... elevators... souped up Japanese cars...
December 30, 2000 | TrackBack (0)

Thoughts from the Elevator

The Buzz takes on the incoming cabinet... NJ governor Christine Todd Whitman.... elevators... souped up Japanese cars...
December 30, 2000 | TrackBack (0)

The Buzz

Krikor ponders the election after-math and more in this first installment of The Buzz
December 20, 2000 | TrackBack (0)

Modern Literature Sucks

Modern literature sucks. Maybe I'm just overly critical; maybe great literature of the 1990s does exist, but is just hidden away, out of the public eye.
December 13, 2000 | TrackBack (0)

The Great Muffin Battle

Krikor takes on the arch-nemesis of his morning commute: the routine.
December 8, 2000 | TrackBack (0)