Between the proposed soda tax and a vomiting Diet Coke virgin on Jezebel, it has been a rough week for caffeine lovers. We really needed this infographic by Nathaniel James to help cheer us up. Click through for the infamous caffeine pill-fueled Saved By the Bell clip that inspired it. Yes, it’s hilarious now, but we remember being kind of traumatized by this very special episode the first time it aired. How about you?

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This Saved by the Bell resurgence really came on like gangbusters, right? After a People magazine cover story and a tell-all from Dustin Diamond, here’s the latest from Bayside High: Dennis Haskins — better known as the gang’s principle, Mr. Belding — has a karaoke album dropping September 1. In a press release (and truly a marvel of the form at that), Haskins says: “I love to sing and have been doing karaoke for the past six years. Karaoke is about having fun and I hope everyone will have fun singing along with me or on their own with our karaoke CD/DVD!” Read More »

Today at Flavorpill, we chortled over Hipster Runoff’s annotated list of NME’s 50 artists who will change the face of music. We checked out the Susan Boyle spread in Harper’s Bazaar. We wondered if it was finally time for us to enlist in the Foursquare army. We got an extremely sneak peek at Disney’s upcoming animated film, Princess and the Frog. We compared the grown-up version of Saved By the Bell cast with their former selves and decided that most of them look the same. We listened to his oddly addictive cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless” on repeat. We were happy to hear that New York Times critic A.O. Scott will be taking over the reigns from the two Bens At the Movies. And finally, we lusted after this Swiss Family Robinson-inspired treetop office.

Today at Flavorpill, we were saddened that Kelly Kapowski hasn’t signed on for the Saved by the Bell reunion. We watched comparatively teeny lines form for the new iPhone whilst silently cursing our Verizon contract.  We tried to watch this trailer for HBO’s new show, Bored to Death, without sound and thought it looked pretty good. We thought about the best beach reads of all time, and wondered if we’re the only ones who prefer to to read indoors.  We were pissed that this huge Grey’s Anatomy spoiler got out, but upon further reflection, have decided to re-evalutate the impact that Grey’s Anatomy spoilers have on our lives. Finally, we read this list of best father-kid combos, and think not only that Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus suck, but that Ryan and Tatum O’Neal were totally robbed.

It’s time for Screech (Dustin Diamond) to stop making pornos, and get in on the Saved By the Bell reunion train. No stranger to the financial problems, is now being sued by an energy company. You gotta read the fine lining on those contracts: apparently utilities weren’t included, Screech.

Remember when Michael Vick was one of the NFL’s highest paid players? (We don’t either.) Well, now the ex-Atlanta Falcon-er is behind bars for his dogfighting operation and claiming bankruptcy. Ew. Read More »

“I know there may be some hard feelings in the past, maybe some desire to distance yourself from the roles of Saved by the Bell (Screech), but, hey, we got Mr Belding. I urge you all to put those petty differences aside and come together for the greater cause.”

– Like many of us, Jimmy Fallon reveals that he would like to see the cast of SBTB reunite. Read More »