World’s Largest Trivia Contest Returns to Stevens Point by Jon Fuller The only things I’ve read this week are directly related to the strange pastime I’m participating in this weekend. So this regular Staurday exercise in linking to the words … Continue reading Outside Reading — Pursuing Trivia edition
Annie Clark makes no secret of the creative inspiration behind the forthcoming St. Vincent album Daddy’s Home. In a quick Q&A on Twitter, she cited the work of a musical genius during inarguably his period of greatest jaw-dropping accomplishment. Since … Continue reading This Week’s Model — St. Vincent, “Pay Your Way In Pain”
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. To my fellow motivated Wisconsinites to the north, I would like to thank … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Minocqua Brewing Company Biden Beer and ,la
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. Bravo, New Orleans. Bravo. Other entries in this series can be found by clicking on the “Art of … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — #SleevesUpNOLA
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. Back in the days when it was reasonable to move about the country, … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — pFriem Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
Now those were three strange days. For over fifty years, my alma mater college radio station, WWSP-90FM, has staged an on-air trivia contest every spring. Over time, the contest grew to became a major endeavor, once earning an outside declaration … Continue reading 20 (or Higher?)
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Backgammon
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. Look, there are reasons to be happy that it’s fall. Previous entries in … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — New Glarus Brewing Co. Staghorn Octoberfest
Since great television comedy always begins with the script, this series of posts considers the individual episodes that have claimed the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over the years. A familiar woman stands before one … Continue reading Golden Words — Fleabag, “Episode 1”
Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. A few years ago, … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Saturday Night Live, “White Like Me”
Coffee for Two 