Beetlejuice is a heck of a salesman. In his first movie, he made his own TV commercial, and convinced the ghostly Maitlands to hire him to purge their house of its new corporeal owners. Mr. Juice’s pitch concluded with him dancing about his model graveyard home as he bellowed “I’ll eat anything you want me to eat! I’ll swallow anything you … Read more
Joey Chestnut, the undisputed champion of hot-dog eating for all but one of the last 17 years — the proverbial winner of the wieners for nearly two decades — will not compete in this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, a July 4 tradition going back more than half a century. That’s because Chestnut recently signed a deal … Read more
If only IHOP stood for “Imaginary House of Pancakes.” Then I wouldn’t have to eat anything today. Alas, unlike the magical creatures in John Krasinski’s new kids movie, IHOP is very real. And so is their new themed menu inspired by Krasinski’s IF, which consists of four entrées and two drinks. Today, I’m going to eat all of it. … Read more
The original Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory ends with one of my favorite scenes in any movie. Pure-hearted Charlie Bucket proves himself worthy and Willy Wonka bequeaths him his amazing chocolate factory. After they launch themselves into the sky in the Great Glass Elevator, Gene Wilder‘s Willy pulls Peter Ostrum’s Charlie in close for one final lesson. “Charlie, don’t … Read more