Straight White Male Super Bowl 2016: The Oscar Nominees for Best White Female Acting

The Oscars are almost upon us, with all their unpredictability. You don’t need an oracle to tell you what will happen. You don’t even need a film critic. You need someone who sees into the very souls of the Academy voters. You need a Straight White Man. I talked a fair

Straight White Male Super Bowl 2016: The Oscar Nominees for Adapted and Original Screenplay

The Oscars are almost upon us, with all their unpredictability. You don’t need an oracle to tell you what will happen. You don’t even need a film critic. You need someone who sees into the very souls of the Academy voters. You need a Straight White Man. Guys, yesterday was hell. I

Straight White Male Super Bowl 2016: The Oscar Nominees for White Male Acting, and Open Thread

The Oscars are almost upon us, with all their unpredictability. You don’t need an oracle to tell you what will happen. You don’t even need a film critic. You need someone who sees into the very souls of the Academy voters. You need a Straight White Man. Monday's bullshit. You've undoubtedly

Straight White Male Super Bowl 2016: Original Song and Original Score

The Oscars are almost upon us, with all their unpredictability. You don’t need an oracle to tell you what will happen. You don’t even need a film critic. You need someone who sees into the very souls of the Academy voters. You need a Straight White Man. I didn't commit to

Straight White Male Super Bowl 2016: The Oscar Nominees for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects

The Oscars are almost upon us, with all their unpredictability. You don’t need an oracle to tell you what will happen. You don’t even need a film critic. You need someone who sees into the very souls of the Academy voters. You need a Straight White Man. Welcome back. This is

Commentist Beer Barrel: I’ve Had A Few Budweisers

That's the season, then. Just about a week ago, with either relief or chagrin, we all watched one of the NFL's most accomplished quarterbacks ride off into the sunset with a world championship and the short and sweet declaration, "I'm going to Disneyworld!" Wait. Peyton. Wait. You pronounced "Disneyworld" wrong. Like, really, really wrong. Peyton.

Commentist Beer Barrel: Bottle Royale

I've made my peace with the very strong possibility of another Broncos Super Bowl loss, or at least I'm going to keep insisting I have. I love my team, but as I see it, a Panthers championship would be pretty okay. Cam's more fun than any player has a right to

Super Bowl Shocker: The Unedited Footage Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Want You To See

Hey everyone. I'm David Daleiden, you may remember me from the video that blew the lid off the illegal aborted baby parts black market operation being run out of the Houston Planned Parenthood. Today I'm undercover at what we believe to be a large and hitherto unknown Planned Parenthood facility that's home to

Commentist Beer Barrel: The Spoils of Victory

It's been a pretty good football season for me. I got to watch my Broncos play the sort of defense that every football fan gets frustrated at his team for not playing. I got to watch them bring the world another Patriots Schadenfreude Day. And next weekend, there's a solid chance

Commentist Beer Barrel: Yes We Can

Austin is a great, great place to be a beer nerd, with roughly two dozen breweries and a wide variety of beer from all across the country on the shelves. When I first moved back to Austin eight years ago, though, the landscape looked very different. Preposterous licensing fees and nonsensical