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Does Ludacris Have the Best Album Run Ever?
While my friend Stefon and I were watching a Thursday Night Football game, we started talking about the different reigns of NBA players (whether it be Lakers Shaq or Miami LeBron) and naturally the conversation veered over into rappers and ...
Politics Express: 2024 Republican Primary Draft – Post-Midterm Check In
After the 2022 midterms and our first Republican candidate jumping into the field, Lars, Michael, and Chris hop on to make some big moves in our 2024 Republican Primary rosters! Check out the lineup and the trades here, and listen ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Don’t Be Cruel and And Here’s to You
For All Mankind coverage continues. In part one, a plane takes off and doesn’t land causing lots of tension for our characters at NASA. Ellen is forced to deal with a sudden career change. Danielle’s visit to the Soviet Union ...
My Musings on Week 12 of the NFL Season
In The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg Tries to Make Sense of His Past
Over the past 15 years or so, the term “Spielbergian” feels like it’s become a phrase of both praise and derision. If a movie features a plucky group of kids, a broken home, and a supernatural/extraterrestrial source of both fear ...
My Musings on Week 11 of the NFL
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is Dragged Down by Marvel’s Heft
There’s a scene in Black Panther where Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), after appearing to kill the title character, slowly approaches the throne of Wakanda to claim the kingdom that he believes is rightfully his. The shot begins upside down, slowly ...
The Winners and Losers of the 2022 Midterms
With high inflation, elevated gas prices, and a Democratic president whose popularity is underwater, most observers went into election night expecting a red wave that would not only gum up President Joe Biden’s policy agenda, but also set the stage ...
My Musings on Week 10 of the NFL
It All Came Down to Nevada
We’ll have lots to say in the weeks to come about the incredibly strange midterm that continues to unfold. But with Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto’s successful reelection in Nevada, we can confidently say that control of the Senate will remain ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: The Weight and Best-Laid Plans
The Visitors have reached the halfway point of the second season! Mike and Louis discuss the trials and travails of Gordo and Tracy as they both deal with the “weight” of their life choices. The Russians are coming! They’re already ...
My Musings on Week 9 of the NFL
The 2022 Midterms: Live!
Join us on Election Night, Tuesday, November 8 starting at 7:30 PM until we just can’t go any longer! Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito will be talking through election results as they come in over on Twitter ...
Pony Express: Black Adam
Michael, Louis, and special guest Zachary Byrd discuss Black Adam, the DCEU’s latest superhero blockbuster and a backdoor attempt to launch the Justice Society to mainstream popularity. Did they think this worked in introducing more obscure characters to a wider ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Rules of Engagement and Pathfinder
Another week, another new episode of the Visitors! For All Mankind’s second season continues with Danielle, Gordo, and Ed developing new motivations for returning to space. Adopted daughter Kelly decides what her top school is going to be, with dramatic ...
My Musings of NFL Week 8
Fortress of Ineptitude: Judge Dredd
In the latest Fortress of Ineptitude, Michael and Louis discuss 1995’s Judge Dredd, a much maligned film that’s they find surprisingly watchable. Tune in to hear their thoughts of 2000 A.D., Rob Schneider, and the state of the modern comic ...
Ratings Update: Wisconsin Senate Race
In our initial rating of the Badger State’s Senate race, we gave the Democratic nominee -- Mandela Barnes -- the benefit of the doubt because the polls, which he often led in, pointed to a close race. That is no longer justifiable.
Ratings Change: Pennsylvania Senate Race
When we made our initial rating for Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Democrat John Fetterman had yet to trail in a poll and the NRSC was pulling ad buys out of the Philadelphia market. Now, the race has edged towards a true toss-up.
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Every Little Thing and The Bleeding Edge
Zounds! The Visitors return from hypersleep to cover Season 2 of For All Mankind. See what changes occur as we jump ahead to the 1980s! I want my MTV, indeed. President Ronald Reagan is drawing a hard-line in space against ...
My Musings on Week 7 of the NFL
DeAndre Hopkins continues to prove that he is one of the best wide receivers in the modern era with the impact he had in the Cardinals’ win over the Saints. Finally a Thursday game where both teams scored more than ...
My Musings on Week 6 of the NFL
Sheesh, my Bucs lost to the lowly Steelers. At least some funny Tom Brady memes came out of it. Maybe Russell Wilson should have taken that call from Marshawn Lynch. Because he might need a talk after another loss (albeit ...