An Open Letter to King Hippo, Sill Bimmons, and the other EPL lovers/La Liga haters

Dear Invisible Imaginary Internet Friends, Please don't take this post the wrong way.  I love international football just like you do.  I like Rebecca Lowe as a host and as an expert on all things footy.  I also enjoy watching the English Premier League along with you and I was raptured

Straight White Super Bowl 2016: Oscars Recap

The Oscars were last weekend. Let's see how my predictions did. Best Picture, Best Director, Acting Awards (5/6) I missed only one of the big six awards, with Best Director going to Alejandro González Iñárritu for The Revenant instead of George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road. The lead acting categories went, as expected, to Leonardo DiCaprio and

Oscars 2016: Best Picture and Best Open Thread

They'll start handing out the awards in an hour or so, and I still have a personal Best Picture to anoint. But before I do, let's take a moment to remember that Straight Outta Compton was not nominated, and neither was Beasts of No Nation, and neither was The Danish Girl, and neither was Carol. Beasts

Straight White Super Bowl 2016: The Oscar Nominees for Best Cinematography and Best Director

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. We're almost there, guys!

Straight White Male Super Bowl 2016: The Oscar Nominees for Best Documentary Feature and Best Animated Picture

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. The Academy Awards can

Straight White Male Super Bowl 2016: The Oscar Short Film Nominees

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. The short film categories