The first thing I can credit Game of Thrones for is inspiring me to read the monumental A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. (More on that later.) The second thing I can credit the show for is being an excellent, admirable adaptation. It hews closely to the books, but not…
I got into Taking Back Sunday and Brand New completely at the wrong time. When I was in high school, I listened to music for 20somethings. Now that I’m in my mid-20s, I spend an inordinate amount of time listening to stuff written for, consumed by, and most heavily applicable to high schoolers. And few groups…
If you read about sports online, there’s about a 150% chance you have crossed paths with Simmons or his site, Grantland. Simmons is one of the golden children of the ideals of online journalism and “sports blogging.” Regardless of how much you enjoy him, you have to admit he’s been influential in shaking up sportswriting…
Alone in the car, we can sing as loud as we want. Highway//Catharsis is a series in which I share the albums that get me all worked up when I’m behind the wheel. To earn a post, the CD must bring me to tears while I’m screaming along. That means every drive is an audition.…
Note: This is the “legacy” Mixtape page, which we are not updating anymore. We’ve since renamed the series to Mix This and expanded it to include collections in other media than music. ….. In the Mixtape series, Earn This writers choose about 20 songs (usually favorites) in a given genre or category and write their thoughts about…
This is an entry in the Pokemon Movies Retrospective Movie #7: Destiny Deoxys “That Pokemon came from space. Four years ago, a meteorite struck near the North Pole. From that meteorite, a new Pokemon was born. Professor Rondo named that Pokemon Deoxys. At that moment, Rayquaza suddenly appeared and began to attack. Rayquaza believed its territory…
Today’s post is a crossover Top 100 Everything and Mixtape post. It’s a playlist of 20 of my favorite songs by artists who did not make my the Top 100 or the Honorable Mentions. I tried to focus on “one-hit wonders” — artists or bands whose playtime in my headphones is dominated by one song…
Every 25 entries, I’m going to take a break listing my favorite things to talk about something I don’t like: Deadspin is easily my least favorite website that I regularly visit. They’re the sports wing of the Gawker empire and a frustrating, mean-spirited, unambitious web site that does more to poison online discussion about sports…
Today’s entry is presented through some of my favorite clips and quotes from Dumb & Dumber. Sometimes, when I tell people that Dumb and Dumber is one of my favorite movies, they just sort of look at me in confused silence… It’s a dumb Jim Carrey movie from the 1990’s with almost no plot, they…
It’s a cliche for white males under the age of thirty, but my favorite comedian is definitely Louis CK. Prolific, hilarious, and insightful in a dark sort of way, CK is always a delight. He’s also someone whose creative career I admire. There’s an independence and perseverance about him that carries over in everything he…