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…
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…
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…
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…
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…