Salt and pepper go together like… salt and pepper.  (They don’t go together like things, things go together like them!)  We all have salt and pepper in our house, and most of us use them for more...

Forget the Dali Lama… If one man has the power to unite the world, it’s Bill Murray. He’s played scientists, mobsters, bank robbers, Garfield, professional bowlers, and perhaps his most challenging role: himself (at least 3 times)....

Wish you could go back to a simpler time, when man didn’t need to concern himself with things like taxes or mortgages… Back in the good old days, all a man had to worry about was filling...

The bond between us and our dogs and cats is much stronger than that of just mere pets… we prefer to think of them as servants or slaves. Minions, even. And the lesson we learned when we...

Have you ever chosen snoozing over your job? For some of us, it’s a critical decision we make every single day of our lives. Those first moments in the early morning are a chaotic warzone where your...

Animals are so cute! And what’s better than picture of one animal? A picture of two animals, morphed together into an ungodly abomination that would make the Human Centipede scientist jealous. Hence, the photoshopped hybrid animals trend....

Despite the bugs, the manual labor, and the soul-withering heat, for some strange and unknown reason, we love gardening. There’s just something about backseat driving with Mother Nature, telling her what plants should go where because, after...

Disney has made a fortune by not preparing kids for reality. One of the appeals of Disney movies is escaping to a fantasy world where candlesticks talk, carpets fly, and every character has their own quirky animal...

If nothing else, The Checkout is known for its class. We’re a sophisticated consumer goods blog. We appreciate the finer things. We watch movies with subtitles. Our distinguished palettes can detect the subtle differences between wine and...

In 1988, one of the greatest comic book writers of all time penned the origin story of one of the most popular villains of all time in a graphic novel vignette from one of the most popular...

It’s no big deal that you forgot Mother’s Day. You’re just a horrible son or daughter with no appreciation for the tireless sacrifices of the woman that gave you life, that’s all. But fear not — there’s...

It’s not easy having a dark and depraved sense of humor. Our sensible friends stopped talking to us. The family-friendly prime time lineup can’t entertain us. And the people who we do get along with and who...