[ Video ] The Knack: Rocket O’ Love

Ma, ma, ma, myyyeeeeee Sharona. Do you think The Knack was the ultimate one-hit wonder (until Vanilla Ice came in)? Actually, they almost had their second chance. Riding the revival boom of the early 90s, they tried to ignite the fire again in 1991 with this song. It...

Why we still look back on the 80s: lost innocence

Hot Tub Time Machine has come out. This is how it (should have) started. Writer: Hot tub time machine. Friend A: What? Writer: Nothing. It just popped into my head. Friend A: Sounds lame but funny. What are you going to do with it? Writer: I don’t know. Maybe I can...

Is China becoming more like Japan?

Following the well-documented debacle between Google and China, the San Jose Mercury News says people are realizing that doing business in China is getting tougher for U.S. companies."It was inevitable after a certain time they would no longer roll out the red...

[ Video ] Jane Wiedlin: Rush Hour

The Go-Gos will forever be remembered as (1) the launching pad for Belinda Carlisle and (2) an extension that maintained the tradition of all-girls group started by The Runaways, followed up by the Bangles. It turns out there was another person who had graduated from...

What exactly is “Green Consumerism?”

The Rubber Manufacturers Association says it takes about seven gallons of gas to make a single tire, but new technology is being developed to make “green” tires using renewable raw materials. The Business Ethics Blog, always thought-provoking, asks us what we...

[ Video ] Hollies: Stop in The Name of Love

One of the many Beatles-clone bands who were forced to stick to the early  60s musically and fashion-wise, The Hollies became understandably dormant after the second half of the 70s. But they suddenly re-emerged as a trio in the 80s, with this song. It was a...