How Three Childhood Movies Ruined My Manhood
OK, let’s get right to it: I don’t like spiders. I’m six-foot-three, I eat red, undercooked meat on a regular basis, I can bench-press my own weight (probably), and I’m fairly confident in my relative…
Choosing My Own Movie Grandpa Adventure
When you’re a kid, old people are pretty lame. They’re slow, they don’t smell like the rest of us, and some of them are related to you. But here’s the lamest part: while you grew…
Why God Bless America is a Five-Star Film
When I saw the trailer for God Bless America a couple months ago, I thought I’d been incepted. The entire package echoed sentiments I’ve been carrying around for years, and somebody did my job for…
Growing Up is for Grown-Ups: A Trip Back to Neverland
I have no idea why, but something in my daily travels recently reminded me of the movie Hook. And when it did, my very next thought was this: “I need to watch that movie again…
43 Minutes of Motivation to Jumpstart Your Week
Guys, I’m excited. For a variety of very personal, serendipitous reasons, it has been a banner week for me. And it’s only Tuesday. I’m excited, I’m inspired, I’m restless, I’m hungry, and I need an…
Joffrey Must Die: Six Ways to Kill the King
Game of Thrones’ inaugural season left us with a lot of unanswered questions. What does it mean for Westeros now that dragons are back in the mix? What will become of the lesser Starks? How long…
Six Awesomely Human Moments from Louie
I’ve mentioned before how much I appreciate standup comedians, and I can’t tell you how happy I was when I heard Louis C.K. was giving primetime TV another shot in 2010, only this time on…
Four Irrefutable Reasons Why 28 Weeks Later Zombies Are the Most Terrifying
The Walking Dead wrapped up its second season just a few weeks ago, and I’ve had zombies on the brain ever since. I guess that’s natural with all the other zombie crap that’s become part…
The Swanson Guide to Man/Woman Relations
Ron Swanson here. I’ll get straight to the point: ever since introducing my Pyramid of Greatness to the general masses, my office mailbox has become inundated with letters from men soliciting me for advice. In…