BattleBots Beat: Two For One

Senor Weaselo - June 27, 2019June 26, 2019

Hello, and welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, DUCK! laughed at Bombshell while getting some sweet revenge, Shatter! lost its head, BattleBots went full fucking Beyblades, and I learned you can't embed video directly onto the site but in my defense I am finishing these at an ungodly

BattleBots Beat: Bots on the Ground!

Senor Weaselo - June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, Tombstone clipped Lock-Jaw, HyperShock blazed by Valkyrie, and Cobalt made SubZero's team rage and regret swapping the fight. This time we've got the return of HUGE and a robot even bigger than it, a new Brazilian bot, the first

BattleBots Beat (Part 2): Back to the Studio

Senor Weaselo - June 14, 2019June 14, 2019

Hello there, and welcome back to the Beat, the second-funniest Thursday (normally) running BattleBots review column! This becomes a special two-parter because I realized, "Holy shit, if I just do the re: MARS stream it's still a 3500 word post," Also it was 3 AM because I was finally actually

BattleBots Beat: re: MARS Remarks

Senor Weaselo - June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

Welcome back to the Beat! We're back for realsies this time, not just a preview but actual honest to goodness fighting. And for this premiere we've got way too much work for me to do—it's so big we're going to split it into two parts. So let's just get to

Copa América 2019 Team Preview: Japan

Senor Weaselo - June 11, 2019June 10, 2019

Yes, lizard people, we're covering the Copa América, the CONMEBOL South American lesser footy federation's championship, where 12 teams will square off to be the best in South America. Which is why I'm covering Japan today. Yes, this makes total sense. (Ron Howard: "It didn't.") Interestingly the non-South American teams that normally

Copa América 2019 Team Preview: Rand McNally

Senor Weaselo - June 9, 2019June 8, 2019

We've got an extra team! It came as a bit of shock when this small country off the coast of South America qualified as a sudden 13th team, but shows how much analysts know! I drew the straw, so I get to uncover the mysteries. Rand McNally is a country off

Your “A Day/Week/However Long in the Life” Saturday Evening Thread

Senor Weaselo - June 8, 2019June 8, 2019

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM A little bit of a spin on the Saturday night semi-musical post tonight, since screw it, I can, it's my show tonight. The world of a freelance musician's definitely a strange one, where what you're playing, for what event, and how much notice you're given to do it could ranges

BattleBots Beat: Your 2019 Preview!

Senor Weaselo - June 6, 2019June 5, 2019

Hi there, lizard people. It's been a while, hasn't it? But the summer's here, and with it, large robots that would maul your face, legs, or anything else. That's right, it's another season of BattleBots, and with it, another season of the BattleBots Beat! So, I don't have anything to recap

House of Pain: Opening the Gate (or, The Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo Breakdown, 2019 Edition)

Senor Weaselo - April 30, 2019April 30, 2019

Howdy, lizard people. It's late April, so as mentioned in the last House of Pain, it's (slightly after) the time of the year where hot sauce vendors, connoisseurs, and crazy fucks all converge on the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint (off the Greenpoint Ave stop on the G Train, which

House of Pain: X Gonna Give it to Ya

Senor Weaselo - April 14, 2019April 13, 2019

Motherfucker… it's not… a fucking… game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGx6K90TmCI So around October or so, which tells you how long this has been waiting in the wings, THIS finally came in from the Heatonist website. Yes, House of Pain is back, even though Senor's laptop still goes unreplaced (seriously Senor, how hard is it) and there is

And Now, A Jets Fan’s Take on the New Unis

Senor Weaselo - April 5, 2019

So, unless you were under a rock yesterday, you might have heard that the New York Jets got new uniforms. They even had stuff going in Times Square during the press conference. The unis look… a-like this. Reactions have been… let's say mixed, to be generous. But hey, we've had a

Your Still in March Unveiling of the Banner Tournament Authors and Champion!

Banner Tournament

Senor Weaselo - March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

What the above said, which is why this is being posted now. It's still March! But first things first, the final results, since it is the final. Drum roll please? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYThjIe3IBo That is a weak timpani solo, as when I played it it was an entire cadenza, but let's try that again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzAfTmC3It0 Your