The Crier
Articles by Alex Dziadosz
What is “The Delicious”?
Amused · Mar 22, 2007
Who thought a red pantsuit would spur so many awkward confessions? The Crier goes behind the makeshift scenes of Scott Prendergast, mastermind behind “The Delicious,” and recent conspirator of Lisa Kudrow.
Wikipedia · Mar 16, 2007
The actual 8 Mile….
eBay · Mar 16, 2007
Keeping with the “Rabbit” theme, here’s some very special bling….
YouTube · Mar 16, 2007
Director’s cut battles from the conclusion of 8 Mile….
MP3 · Mar 16, 2007
The Mobb Deep song whose beat the 8 Mile’s real final battle is based on. “Shook Ones Pt. II”…
MP3 · Mar 14, 2007
A thick mixtape of Biggie and Pac freestyles as well as other tracks….
eBay · Mar 14, 2007
What’s Pac drinking in that? Looks delicious… wish I could make it at home. But wait — I can!…
YouTube · Mar 13, 2007
Together now. Not only a reminder of better days, but an interesting contrast in Pac and Biggie’s styles….
Wikipedia · Mar 13, 2007
The rivalry that made the YouTube moment so precious….
Goodbye, Bond-Mobiles
The Exchange · Mar 13, 2007
It’s no surprise that Ford is jettisoning vanity programs like Aston Martin. But the most troublesome aspect of the Detroit automaker’s decline is not the revelation that the auto industry is sinking, but that it might mean America is losing footing in an area it has perennially led: good management.
eBay · Mar 13, 2007
Definitive proof of an ad campaign gone too far….
YouTube · Mar 13, 2007
Yesterday, we brought you a youthful Biggie freestyling. Today, we bring the natural counterpart….
Wikipedia · Mar 13, 2007
Is he still alive? The 7 Day Theorists think so….
MP3 · Mar 13, 2007
Sorry, I just couldn’t resist this one. Tupac, “Changes.”…
eBay · Mar 12, 2007
If you can’t sound the part, might as well dress it….
MP3 · Mar 12, 2007
Biggie meets Big Daddy Kane. Simply beautiful….
YouTube · Mar 12, 2007
This is why I love YouTube. Biggie at 17, crushing some sucka in Brooklyn….
Wikipedia · Mar 12, 2007
Pretty basic to start, but necessary reading….
Freestyle Rap
Theme · Mar 12, 2007
You Really Should Be Watching Rome
Amused · Mar 07, 2007
How can you resist this show? The mingling of drama and history is the most delightful thing this side of Coriolanus. Whether wittingly or not, Rome’s producers lend credence to the Herzogian idea that truth lies in the elevation of reality.
Can YouTube Bring Out the Art in Advertising?
The Exchange · Feb 05, 2007
Nascent forms of media are blurring the line between advertisement and entertainment. Could art be next? (Insert Walter Benjamin reference here.)
Golden Smoke Rings
The Exchange · Jan 29, 2007
Americans have a knack for popularizing foreign cultural traditions. Could the hookah lounge duplicate the coffeehouse’s remarkable success?
