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Movie Revew — The Proposition

Filed under: Movies — Eric at 12:50 pm on Thursday, May 25, 2006

Eric reviews John Hillcoat’s Australian western “The Proposition”

A Small Handful of Wonderful Free Games.

Filed under: Video Games — Patrick at 11:11 pm on Thursday, May 4, 2006

In today’s internet blog entry, Patrick Cosmos tells all of you coastal elites about how to have fun without spending a dime. With games this fun, you may forget about how much you hate America!

White Sox Sign 40-year Old Reliever Jeff Nelson

Filed under: Sports — Eric at 11:31 am on Tuesday, May 2, 2006

I’m unable to confirm this anywhere on the internet, but according to White Sox broadcaster “DJ” Darrin Jackson, the White Sox have signed towering gangly right hander and notoriously ugly old man Jeff Nelson.
Jeff “Nellie” Nelson has played 14 seasons in the big leagues, where he started in Seattle, went to New York, went back […]

Movie Review — Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Filed under: Other, Movies — Eric at 11:50 am on Monday, May 1, 2006

Eric reviews Jonathan Demme’s concert film “Neil Young: Heart of Gold”

What Happened to All the Nicknames? (An interactive contest!)

Filed under: Sports — Eric at 11:04 am on Thursday, April 27, 2006

Not so long ago, White Sox players had a lot of nicknames. In fact, White Sox announcers had a lot of nicknames. This was of course, back when Sox TV broadcasting didn’t include “DJ” Darrin Jackson, but Tom “Wimpy” Paciorek. Or wait, wasn’t it “Duke”? Those were confusing days.
Ken “The Hawk” Harrelson remains however, and […]

Chicago White Sox: A One-Month Statistical Analysis (Part One, Team-Style)

Filed under: Sports — Eric at 10:45 am on Thursday, April 27, 2006

Ok, I know that after today there are three more days (and games) left for the Chicago White Sox in April, and plenty could happen, but in my first day of not-having-a-ton-to-do in a long time I decided I would spend this precious time discussing the defending World Champion and current AL Central leading Sox […]

THT “You Be The GM” Post

Filed under: Sports — James at 10:21 pm on Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Thoughtful, provocative, and nerdly baseball site The Hardball Times came out with a bit of a game, yesterday, called You Are the GM. I thought it would be a fun exercise for us, the writers, providers of wit and insight, to share with you, the readers, the purveyors of constructive criticism and jokes at our expense, to share our thoughts on the fictional prospects provided by THT writer Craig Burley.

Totally Awesome Ride Ruthlessly Slays Two

Filed under: Other — Patrick at 8:58 am on Friday, April 14, 2006

By Patrick Cosmos
Yesterday, Epcot Center re-opened a ride which had contributed to a woman’s death on Wednesday. The woman reportedly felt ill after riding; she wound up in a hospital and then she died. Disney re-opened the ride after it was determined that nothing had malfunctioned.
The woman is actually the ride’s second casualty; […]

White Sox 2006 Preview - Part 4, Starting Pitchers

Filed under: Sports — Eric at 4:23 pm on Saturday, April 1, 2006

With Opening Day approaching quickly, it’s about time to take a good look at the 2006 defending World Series Champion Chicago White Sox. What can we expect? We should we expect? Is Boone Logan a real person? Will Joe Crede have sideburns or not? Will Jermaine Dye be seen around the DePaul University campus with […]

White Sox 2006 Preview - Part 3, DH + position players

Filed under: Sports — Eric at 3:49 pm on Saturday, April 1, 2006

With Opening Day approaching quickly, it’s about time to take a good look at the 2006 defending World Series Champion Chicago White Sox. What can we expect? We should we expect? Is Boone Logan a real person? Will Joe Crede have sideburns or not? Will Jermaine Dye be seen around the DePaul University campus with […]

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