High Points of Summer (so far)

Summer's here and never mind global warming, and slim down tips, we've already had a lot of excitement. We bring you this list of highlights from what promises to be one of the most exciting summers in America yet! (Note: in our margarita addled haze it is entirely possible we have confused several signs of the Apocalypse with summer highlights)

• Opening of Jimmy Choo shoe store in SoHo
• Kosovo! Kosovo! Kosovo!
• Dana Plato overdose
• Smug called "Elitist" by ill informed web logger
• First annual Smug staff meeting and questionable Mexican food eating contest (there were no winners, trust us)
• Littleton shootings
• Ban of trenchcoats signals end of ska
• Overuse of phrase "for the children"
• Capri pants
• New Guided by Voices record
• Episode I
• Mel Torme dies
• Rushmore (can't see it enough)
• Matthew Broderick in genuinely watchable film
• Lynnfield Pioneers appear in Nike ad
• Ian from Gomez won't return our calls
• Women's basketball gets own hall of fame
• Xenical
• Disco ball launched into space
• Goth depicted in cereal ad
• Smug latest ever to publication this issue. (sorry about that)