On Justin Bieber and Fruit Loops

One day, Canada is going to look back on history and apologize for Justin Bieber.
Just like they did with Bryan Adams.






Fruit Loops taste uncomfortably similar to crunchy cardboard that has been shellacked with citric acid and painted with melted sugar, and though I know this, I could still very happily eat an entire box. Whoever first thought of making tiny, edible Play-Doh donuts was a mad, mad genius.


 

Amy Winehouse: Hopefully Not Too Soon Now

With some distance between us and the tragedy itself, in retrospect does Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" come off more like a desperate cry for help, or a preemptive suicide note along?

You know, like anything by Nirvana ever.

The Avengers: All the Non-Spoilers You Need to Watch For

*Disclaimer: The following are non-spoilers*

What follows will contain no references to events or plot development, only subtle gags and blink-and-you-miss-it throw-aways. If you don't even want those, bugger off.

Okay, first off, what everyone always needs to know: Yes, you need to sit through the credits. 

All the credits. There's– there's no easy way to say this. Joss Whedon must have awoken from a dead sleep sweating and panting with his own brilliance, because he did two. Well, sort of. One and a half. Look, just sit in your seat until the lights come up, okay?


Now then, let's move forward. Other items to watch for:

• Stan Lee: Yes, he's there. Yes, speaking; one line. Late in the movie.

• Thor Easter eggs: Yes, a few of them come up.

• Coulson: Adorable.

• Joss Whedon Dialogue: Amazing.

• A certain tower.

•  Grand Central Terminal. Related: a quiet moment therein.

• "Puny God."

• Schwarma.

Listen, I pretty much went into this deciding that no movie on Earth could possibly live up to all the hype surrounding it. I also preemptively decided this movie did.

I wasn't wrong.