Here we are: the highest ranking member of the list of semi-inspiring critics/websites/writers/comedians/bloggers that have peppered my list and have earned my respect by being different and independent and cool. Except Rick Reilly isn’t cool. In fact, he’s sportswriting’s Public Enemy No. 1 (if I am to trust the anecdotal things I read online). Chances…
It’s probably safe to say that you wouldn’t be reading this right now if it wasn’t for The AV Club. It was August 2009, the beginning of my senior year of college, and I was growing weary of the intense editorial standards and rigorous deadlines of my position as an editor of my college’s newspaper.…
Is Freaks and Geeks the greatest high school show of all time? Okay, I haven’t seen all of The OC… or Beverly Hills 90210… or Friday Night Lights… or all of Dawson’s Creek… or… etc. But, yes, as far as I’m personally concerned, Freaks and Geeks is the quintessential show focused on high school life. It’s…
Hey all. Like last year, I’ll be covering all of this season of Game of Thrones for our friends over at Character Grades. The recap of last night’s opener, “Two Swords,” is live, and you can check in every Monday morning for ~1500 words on the previous night’s episode. “Two Swords” indicates that this season…
It would be an exaggeration to say that Roger Ebert got me into movies. But it wouldn’t be THAT much of an exaggeration. It’s probably he and my college buddy Sean* who deserve the most credit for transforming me into a “cinephile”… at least to the extent you can honestly call me that. (* Sean’s…
Here’s part 3 of 3 in the trio of somewhat geeky film trilogies in my countdown. As with the previous two entries, I’m going to spare you recaps or big-picture overviews because Brian already did it way better than I could have in his 100 Film Favorites. Instead, I’ll list ten reasons I love the…
Today’s entry into my Top 100 Everything is the second in a trio of beloved, somewhat geeky trilogies — and all nine films have been discussed by in depth by Brian in his 100 Film Favorites. Like that entry and the next one, I’m going to keep the post pretty short, listing ten things I…
This is an Earn This Mixtape For the sixth entry in the Earn This Mixtape Series, Grant and I came up with twenty songs that give us serious cognitive dissonance. The first half of this mixtape is a list of songs where the chorus overpowers the rest of the song. The second half…
Up next on the countdown are a trio of legendary film trilogies. All three are at least somewhat in the “geeky” realm, and all nine of the movies have been previously reviewed by Brian on his 100 Film Favorites series. For that reason, I’m gonna keep these relatively brief when necessary, and link to more…
Whoa! Bet you didn’t expect a PopCap casual game to crack the top fifty, did you? But here it is. And frankly, it deserves it. Three times I’ve gotten sucked into Peggle, become totally obsessed, and emerged about a week later wondering if I’m what’s wrong with America. Can you really blame me, though? Peggle…