SPANNING THE GLOBE TO BRING YOU THE CONSTANT VARIETY OF SPORTS: Legendary sportscaster Jim McKay died today at the age of 86. He hosted W...

I COUGHED YOUR NAME/I SMOKED ALL DAY: There is a minor fire going on two doors down from my office right now -- some white smoke (but no da...

DO YOU HANKER FOR A HUNK OF CHEESE? The AV Club makes Time for Timer (3d item). Look, a wagon wheel! Now go eat your breakfast .

NOTHING MAKES YOU WANT TO VOTE IN 2008 LIKE MUSIC FROM 1993: A long, long time ago, this blog received its first name and web address from ...

BIG DAMN PAPERS: In case you think we're a little obssessive about pop culture and academia around here, it could always get moreso--I g...

HARD TO BELIEVE DOOGAL DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST: If you are one of those self-congratulatory parents who boasts about how they never have l...

THE TURK AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD: There are like 12,000 dancers in Las Vegas, and the judges are cutting about six dancers per round. That mea...