Party Like It's 1999

The first week of May is a week of holidays. First you have May Day, on May 1, in which we celebrate…planes crashing, I think. I've never been sure on that one. I don't think May 2 and May 3 are anything special, but then you have Star Wars Day on May 4 ("May the fourth be with you") (My son was really upset to learn that Star Wars Day was just "people making fun of jedis"). May 5 is Cinco de Mayo, which is a big deal in the US, but which nobody in Mexico actually cares about; it's like if a ...