If you live a life of ignorance that can only be described as blissful, you might have missed the announcement. If you, like myself and millions of others who, like two trees growing into eachother over time cause the trees to become one, have your phone semi-permanently attached to your hand so that you can be hyper aware of the latest things happening in pop culture, have surely heard the news last week that Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle have decided to split away from the Royal Family of England to create a life for themselves.
Continue reading “A Royal Mess”EYE ON PLAINFIELD: IM PRETTY SURE THATS A FOX IM LOOKING AT
I’m not quite sure, but I’m pretty sure that’s a fox I’m looking at. I was unaware we had them around here, but I’ll be honest I’m not really paying attention to nature all that much. It looks kinda small for a dog, but kinda big for a cat, but when I first saw it I swear there was a collar or something around its neck.
Continue reading “EYE ON PLAINFIELD: IM PRETTY SURE THATS A FOX IM LOOKING AT”The Astros Fought the Law and the Law Won
Baseball was the last pure game. Unchanged by time. Still played by nine men under the summer sun, fans in the stands, burying their real lives in sport and beer. Children played the game on the streets until the street lights illumination dictated the universal calling card to come home for dinner. Yea, this is a long ago ideal that has had its nostalgia sugar coated to a diabetes induced level. The fact is, baseball has always harbored cheating for the sake of victory above all else. Ty Cobb, one of the greatest players ever, sharpened his spikes so he could injure opposing players who made the mistake of being near him when he slid. Hank Aaron and Willie Mays admitted to using “greenies” for energy. “Greenies” were actually a version of methamphetamine. Steroids became chic in the late 90’s revival of the game.
Continue reading “The Astros Fought the Law and the Law Won”My Best TV of 2019
TV has quite the broad spectrum these days. If I were an actual TV critic, imagine the amount of tax deductions I’d have subscribing to everything from Amazon Prime to Zee TV. Frankly I didn’t even know Zee TV existed and I’m pretty sure it exists primarily for me to have a complete A to Z joke.
Allow me to take you through a ‘best of’ similar to watching 3+ hours of god-awful backslapping known as the Emmys without actually having to watch the Emmys. Did you know there are nearly 100 Emmy categories? Holy crap these people love to congratulate one another. Relax. I’m only hitting the highlights I want to hit. Let’s start with a couple you won’t see given out while you’d eat your gourmet popcorn and watch:
Outstanding Cinematography
Oklahoma is Oklahoma, so Watchmen, you’re out. I’m throwing Chernobyl a radioactive bone here because it’s got to win something, right? Can’t understand why all the Russkis had British accents, but the dreariness of a nuclear disaster was just how I imagined it would be, along with the patently dull British clothing, so it wins for Outstanding Period Costumes too (yes, that’s a category).
Fancy Boys Football Mailbag: Divisional Round
Fancy Boys founder Matt Drufke doesn’t know anything about football. Lucky for him, Brandon Andreasen and Jack Baker do.
Each week, Matt emails Brandon and Jack NFL questions, they then immediately go and make fun of his lack of knowledge in a secret group chat. They then go and answer the questions. Here are those answers.
Continue reading “Fancy Boys Football Mailbag: Divisional Round”FBC Oscar Coverage, Part III: Nominations Recap (Or re-crap, amirite?)
Earlier this morning, AMPAS released the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards, to be held on February 9th. How did I do in predicting the nominees? A very respectable 39/50, which earns me the right to force my opinions on your eyes.
Who were the big winners and losers? Let’s get Oscars, baby!
Continue reading “FBC Oscar Coverage, Part III: Nominations Recap (Or re-crap, amirite?)”FBC Oscar Coverage, Part II: The Host With The No-st
Earlier this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) announced that, for the second year in a row, the Oscars broadcast will not have a host.
Let’s dive into it.
Continue reading “FBC Oscar Coverage, Part II: The Host With The No-st”FBC Oscar Coverage, part 1: Predicting The Big 9 Nominations
When this site launched, the NFL season was beginning, and that was fantastic as Jack, Brandon, and Alec all know a lot about football. Rick and Michael have written cleverly and wonderfully about the MLB, NHL, and NBA.
Well, it’s Oscar season. It’s my time, shitbirds.
Continue reading “FBC Oscar Coverage, part 1: Predicting The Big 9 Nominations”NFL Winners & Losers Wild Card Weekend
What a fun wild card round that was. Josh Allen Josh Allen’d real hard. Derrick Henry is a monster that no single man should have to tackle. And Eagles fans are pissed like always. Let’s break down the Winners & Losers of Wild Card Weekend!
Continue reading “NFL Winners & Losers Wild Card Weekend”Fancy Boys Football Mailbag: Wild Card Weekend
Fancy Boys founder Matt Drufke doesn’t know anything about football. Lucky for him, Brandon Andreasen and Jack Baker do.
Each week, Matt emails Brandon and Jack NFL questions, they then immediately go and make fun of his lack of knowledge in a secret group chat. They then go and answer the questions. Here are those answers.
Continue reading “Fancy Boys Football Mailbag: Wild Card Weekend”
