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All 32 NHL Logos – Ranked
Back when I ranked all 30 Major League Baseball logos, I talked about how my early interest in sports as a child was really an early interest in logos and uniforms. What I left out is that the NHL, more ...
‘American Dad!’ is the Longest Running Animated Show to Stay This Good for This Long
At some point after age 14, I grew out of Seth MacFarlane’s typical shtick, as everyone should. Yes, there are funny moments in Ted and Family Guy has some good jokes hidden beneath the “bits” so ingrained in American pop ...
My Favorite Songs from Mac DeMarco’s 199 Song Album
A couple weeks ago, Mac DeMarco informed everyone that he would be releasing One Wayne G, a 199 song album. Like, 199 in one album. Not broken up into smaller versions, not spread out over a year. One whole shebang. ...
When Will We See a Blue Texas?
If the last few elections paint any picture, it's that a blue Texas is probably a matter of when, not if. Even if takes decades for Democrats to build an advantage in the Lone Star State, a win is likely far sooner than you think.
It Ain’t Over Is a Breezy Tribute to One of Baseball’s Greatest Personalities
In 2015, Major League Baseball held an online, fan-driven vote to determine the greatest living players of all time, the results of which were revealed at that year’s All-Star Game. Once the ballots were cast and counted and the mid-summer ...
Who Should Host the Party Conventions in 2028? Here Are Five Novel Ideas
Many of America's great cities have yet to host a major party convention. In this piece, our Politics Editor suggests five cities that meet the political needs of the 21st century.
Politics Express: 2024 Republican Primary Draft – DeSantis Joins the Field
Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott enter the race and Lars and Michael hop back in to check on their primary draft! Check out the lineup and trade record here and listen to the discussion happen live in our latest Politics Express episode. ...
Mo Troper and The Mo Troper Band Bring Their Perfectly Craft Pop to The Sultan Room
I have to admit that I don’t always understand what Mo Troper is going for. The prolific Portland, Oregon songwriter’s cracked, sometimes crude take on power-pop straddles the line between earnestness and irony, delivering otherwise sweet lyrics with a warped, ...
What to Make of 2024’s Underwhelming Party Convention Locations
The major political party's conventions in 2024 are underwhelming. One is located in the most popular convention city... the other in the city the other party used four years prior. Does this matter?
Fortress of Ineptitude: Road to Perdition
In a drastic change for the show, Michael and Louis decide to watch a movie that’s actually good: Sam Mendes’ Road to Perdition, an Oscar-winning flick that most of you probably didn’t realize was even based on a comic book. ...
John Mulaney: Baby J is Juicy and Subtly Accusatory
There are three celebrities I feel confident that, in an approval poll of Millennials from around 2019, would poll at over 90%: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and John Mulaney. Or at least he would have. A former writer for Saturday Night ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening: Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes
Tim Burton is an interesting choice to direct for a Planet of the Apes film. What might be interesting in theory doesn’t hold up much in practice. The Visitors are at a real loss to say anything complimentary regarding this ...
We Want YOUR Political Insight!
Do you have strong feelings about the political goings-on in the United States? I bet you do – so please read on! One of my favorite things about The Postrider is that, no matter how broad or narrow this project ...
boygenius and Wednesday Represent Indie Rock’s Stale Past and Exciting Future
Earlier this year, I covered the announcement of the release of Wednesday’s Rat Saw God and boygenius’ the record in the same article. I did so because both announcements were made on the same day, and because both albums figured ...
Fortress of Ineptitude: Steel
Michael and Louis discuss the 1996 Steel film, one of the first major superhero movies to star a Black actor, but one that unfortunately also looks like a Disney Channel original movie.
Politics Express: The Debt Ceiling
Politics Editor Lars Emerson is joined by Chris Choban to discuss the debt ceiling — what it is, why it exists, why it’s dangerous, and how can America get out of the pattern of debt ceiling impasses (yes, the trillion ...
Democrats Shouldn’t Dismiss a Practical Pro-Oil Pivot
Climate change is a serious problem deserving of a radical solution. But a lot of people (and the party's own electoral prospects) will be hurt if Democrats throw the baby out with the bathwater and ignore the role fossil fuels play in any transition.
The Visitors Might Be Listening: Battle for the Planet of the Apes
The end has come. The first end, anyway. The original Apes saga comes to an end in the fifth installment, Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Nuclear war has broken out in human cities, leaving the Apes lush forest ...
Who Are All These Other People Running for the Republican Nomination?
Earlier this month, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Along with former South Carolina Governor and Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump, he’s probably one of ...
The Case Against Ron DeSantis
Besides a former president, no other name dominates the 2024 GOP primary chatter more than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. But his candidacy (and chance of being president) is incredibly inflated -- here's why.
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“To really get it, you’ve got to see them live” may be a music fan cliche as tired as yelling “Free Bird,” but, what can I say – I feel that I can never truly understand a band or artist ...