It's Time to Kill the Cupcake

(The following post was inspired by Tom Scocca) WARNING: This blog post is not about sports. It is about cupcakes. So if you were expecting a sports-related post and you do not want to read about cupcakes, you might want to get out while you still can. As for the rest of you, hold on to your dicks. It is time for us as human beings to completely abolish the...

Overdue Album Review: Mt. Desolation

What happens when members from groups like Keane, The Killers and Noah and the Whale come together to record an alt-country/bluegrass album? You get Mt. Desolation, whose debut album was released this past October. Is it worth picking up? Read on for my revie...

The Brilliance of Chris Paul

I know Chris, I missed you too. Three years ago I was best described as a casual basketball fan. Then I watched Chris Paul perform in the 2008 NBA playoffs, and I wasn’t a casual fan anymore. Chris Paul’s run during that postseason made me want to be a basketball fan, much the same way that reading The Great Gatsby made me want to understand literature...

Overdue Review: Portal 2 (PC)

Butler brings you the scoop on Portal 2 and his thoughts on what makes for an effective sequel.  He'll try to keep his delighted squealing to a minimum, though promises nothing.  Find out if this game is awesome, or the awesome-EST after the jump...

U MAD, ADRIAN?

On Tuesday night a shorthanded New York Knicks team lost 96-93 to go down 0-2 in their first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics.  The Knicks had to play the entire game without Chauncey Billups and a majority of the game without Amar’e Stoudemire If you were wondering how the Knicks were able to keep the game so close without the services of...

New Music Review: KT Tunstall's "The Scarlet Tulip EP"

KT Tunstall has certainly made a name for herself for her radio hits like "Suddenly I See" and "Black Horse and The Cherry Tree".  Tunstall's real talent, however, is her ability to make amazing music with just her voice and her guitar. Her new EP "The Scarlet Tulip", released just last Friday, is a great highlight of that. Read on for my revie...

On Dots, Baseball and the Depravity of my Mind

CONFESSION TIME: I spend a lot of time watching baseball games on the internet. Now I know what you may be thinking, “Why does this warrant a confession, Tom? I watch stuff on the internet all the time. In fact, I just watched an episode of Parks and Rec on Hulu. Boy, that Leslie Knope sure is hilarious!”The thing is, friend, that I don’t watch actual games...