Archive for October, 2011
31
Oct
Posted by Tim in Food, Joie de Vivre, Rankings, Symposium. Tagged: almond joy, butterfinger, california raisins, Candy, gobstoppers, halloween, hershey's, john s II, jolly ranchers, jujubes, kit kat, life savers, m&ms, mary janes, mel kiper jr., milky way, necco wafers, nestle crunch, raisinets, reese's peanut butter cups, reese's pieces, seinfeld, Skittles, slutty girls, smarties, snickers, sour patch kids, starburst, swedish fish, sweet tarts, three musketeers, todd mcshay, twix, twizzlers, various football and baseball candy analogies, york peppermnit patties. Leave a Comment
On this all-important American holiday, Tim and Josh decided to dive into one of their tastiest debates: candy. So give them a break while they chew it over with Twix, avoid laying a finger on each other’s Butterfinger, and taste the rainbow. You may find that first they’re sour, then they’re sweet. TIM: Well, it’s [...]
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31
Oct
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: 2011 MLB postseason, 2011 World Series, Aaron Sorkin, Apple, biopic, bullpengate, Edgar Allen Poe, Game Five, Game Six, halloween, iPod, Joe Posnanski, Jonah Keri, Matt Taibbi, Occupy Wall Street, Rick Perry, Roger Angell, seafood, seven-game series, st. louis cardinals, Steve Jobs, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Texas Rangers, The Mentalist, the raven, tim mccarver, will leitch, world series. Leave a Comment
What we read while–BOO! A great World Series concluded Friday night. As usual, the great series caused a lot of debate. Jonah Keri listed the 21 craziest things about Game 5 (only one of which was Bullpengate). That game alone was so fraught that Will Leitch needed an extra day to get over it. Of course, [...]
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30
Oct
Posted by NPI in Sports. Tagged: 2011 cardinals v. 2006 cardinals, Albert Pujols, Alexi Ogando, baseball, bernie miklasz, bullpens, cardinals vs rangers, casual baseball fans, chris carpenter, colby lewis, David Freese, Joe Buck, Josh Hamilton, lance berkman, Marc Rzepczynski, Mark Lowe, Matt Holliday, michael young, MLB, Nelson Cruz, NLCS MVP, Ron Washington, Scott Feldman, starting pitching, Tony La Russa, will leitch, world series, world series 2011. 1 Comment
TIM: Well, John, another baseball season has come to an end and, as is custom, the ritualistic falling of snow in late October in the northeast has commenced the off-season. As we look back on the World Series, I believe you owe me several units of Cassandran kudos. JOHN S: Yeah, I believe you are due several [...]
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24
Oct
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: chris jones, david foster wallace, esquire, gay talese, gq, Grantland, hockey, japan earthquake, joe dimaggio, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Franzen, joplin tornado, jorge luis borges, luke dittrich, michael paterniti, paris review, pti, roger ailes, roger ebert, shipping out, son of bold venture, stephen marche, The Corrections, The Dana Carvey Show, the walrus, tom junod, top tweets. Leave a Comment
What we read while assigning baseball allegiances to past assassins… It’s been an interesting stretch for magazine features, starting with Luke Dittrich’s Esquire piece — the title is too long to quote here — on the Joplin tornado. Also at Esquire, Tom Junod tackles Jon Stewart (in kind of the same way he tackled Roger Ailes, [...]
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19
Oct
Posted by NPI in MLB Preview Bonanza, Sports. Tagged: Albert Pujols, Alexi Ogando, Andrea Bargnani, baseball, bullpens, cardinals vs rangers, casual baseball fans, chris carpenter, David Freese, george w. bush, Joe Buck, Jonathan Lucroy, Josh Hamilton, lance berkman, Marc Rzepczynski, mariano rivera, Matt Holliday, michael young, MLB, Nelson Cruz, NLCS MVP, ryan braun, Shaun Marcum, starting pitching, tim mccarver, Tony La Russa, world series, world series 2011. 1 Comment
Well, just like Tim and John S always predicted (don’t bother looking it up), the 2011 season comes down to the Rangers and Cardinals. Will Tony La Russa prove his genius? Will a starting pitcher reach the seventh inning? Will Joe Buck emote? All that and predictions are discussed…. John S: Man, can you believe Jonathan [...]
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17
Oct
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: Community, Dan Harmon, david foster wallace, Duke basketball, Evil Troy and Evil Abed, florida marlins, Hank Williams, Jeffrey Eugenides, Joe Posnanski, Kim Gordon, Matt Taibbi, Michael Schur, Mike Konczal, NBA lockout, Occupy Wall Street, Red Sox collapse, Sonic Youth, statistics, the 99%, Thurston Moore. Leave a Comment
What we read while accidentally occupying Main Street… The Occupy Wall Street protests are heating up, with Matt Taibbi offering his uncharacteristically reasonable advice. Meanwhile Mike Konczal does a statistical analysis of the “99%” that’s interesting whether you sympathize with the protests or not. The lost notebooks of Hank Williams (it’s the good one, so [...]
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14
Oct
Posted by John S in Culture, TV. Tagged: Aaron Paul, AMC, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, cancer, Dodge Challenger, Giancarlo Esposito, good guys v. bad guys, Gus Fring, Jesse Pinkman, Mike, Morality, the decline of Walter White, TV, Vince Gilligan, Walter White. 2 Comments
“It’s super important to me that people stay interested in Walt. It’s not quite as important to me that people continue to root for him” —Vince Gilligan When did Walter White become a “bad guy”? If the pilot is to be believed, then he originally “broke bad” when he first decided to start selling crystal [...]
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12
Oct
Posted by Pierre Menard in The Sports Revolution. Tagged: ALCS, baseball is not cricket, batter vs. batsman, changing baseball, foul balls, monday night football, Pierre Menard, rangers tigers, speeding up baseball, The Sports Revolution. 1 Comment
Let me set the scene for you: The Tigers and Rangers play a tight afternoon Game 2 that many do not see the end of, because they have turned instead to a mundane Monday Night Football contest between the Lions and the Bears. Oh my. Let me reset the scene for you: The Tigers and [...]
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10
Oct
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: 1984, al davis, Apple, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Community, Dan Harmon, Dean Norris, Giancarlo Esposito, google book review, Harry Shearer, iPod, iTunes, Mac, Michael Lewis, Steve Jobs, The Simpsons, Twitter. Leave a Comment
What we read while Al Davis told Steve Jobs to “Just win, baby!”… Steve Jobs passed away last week at 56. His influence on the world of technology was obviously unmistakable. But perhaps almost as great was his influence on people, including Bill Gates. His career was inspiring, from his introduction of the Mac in [...]
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9
Oct
Posted by NPI in MLB Preview Bonanza, Sports. Tagged: a bit much on the phillies if you ask me, Albert Pujols, brewers cardinals, home-field advantage, joe maddon, lance berkman, milwaukee brewers, nlcs, nlcs preview, nyjer morgan, prince fielder, ryan braun, shaun marcum gif, st. louis cardinals, the 2006 mets, tony larussa, Yovani Gallardo, yuniesky betancourt, zack greinke v. chris carpenter. 1 Comment
You’ve already seen how spot-on our resident baseball experts were in Game 1 of the ALCS — John remarkably predicted two rain delays lasting approximately 45 and 60 minutes, both occurring in the bottom of the fifth (he was half-a-frame off) — so you should be psyched to see them back at it for the [...]
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