PorchDrinking Playlist | Melodies for Arctic Hearts

Embracing the cold calls for warm coats, cold winter ales (or, hot toddies), and a good ol’ fashioned winter-themed playlist. This week’s list, a compilation of melodies for arctic hearts, … Read More

Welcome to the InterNEAT! | Volume 72

Happy Tuesday everybody! Thanks again for stopping in to read this column. I really do appreciate it. Does that sound too sappy?

Well, I’m not going to let … Read More

When the Replay Booth Becomes Judge’s Chambers, We’ve All Lost

It should come as no surprise, especially after the conclusion of Sunday’s Packers-Cowboys game, that the NFL’s most famous referee, Ed Hochuli, is a partner in a law firm when … Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review: 1/3 – 1/9

People’s Choice Awards

Wednesday the 7th was the People’s Choice Awards on CBS, which is like a lot of other awards shows, except the categories are “Favorite” instead of … Read More

Pop Culture Memories That Might Not Be Real

On New Year’s Eve, I got home around the same time as my roommate. We chatted about the night as we ate grilled cheese and I was telling him about this Parks and Recreation video I saw on Facebook. “It was pretty funny,” I said.  “Leslie was just slapping Jamm over and over again.” But when I looked through Facebook to try to find the clip, I couldn’t. I looked through my feed 4 times. What kind of sorcery was this?  Did I make this up?  Did I accidentally write a really funny Parks and Rec episode, one year too late? Read More

Roundtable Discussion | Snow

Earlier this week I was sitting at work despite a Level 2 snow emergency. Had I still been in grade school, I would have had the day off, and I would have been outside sledding, building a snowman, etc. Alas, I am an adult, and I had to dig my car out from under half a foot of snow to make the drive into the office at a measly 25mph. As you can probably tell, unlike when I was a kid, I now despise this time of year, so I thought I’d see how the rest of the staff feels about the white stuff now that we’re all grown up.
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Welcome to the InterNEAT! | Volume 71

Happy 2015, guys! New year, new me. AMIRITE?! Hell, new year, new InterNEAT! Well, not necessarily in theory, but in new findings, absolutely!

5. Never challenge Gaston to a … Read More

Sports | BCS Tournament Recap

With parades marching throughout the land celebrating another year of renewed energy and enthusiasm about the future, 4 teams took to the field to prove something as well: The Ohio State University, the underdog and Big 10 Champion, Florida State, ACC and defending National Champion, Alabama, SEC Champion, and Oregon, PAC 12 Champion. These conferences saw their constituents take to the boards and phone lines proclaiming their superiority and dominance over one another, but the time for talk was now finally over as New Year’s day arrived. What was to come at the end of this day, no one could have expected. Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review: December 27 – January 2

Let me be the first to say: welcome to 2015! As your hangover FINALLY fades away, and as you try to figure out how the heck you’re supposed to get rid of a super-dead Christmas tree without leaving zillions of pine needles behind, take a moment to reflect. Not on the past year, I mean. Just the past week. It’s the first pop culture week in review of 2015! Read More

Awesomesauce | Post-Holiday Online Shopping

The holidays have now come and gone, which for me means two things: 1) time to think about hitting the gym for about a hot second (then go back to Netflix marathons on my couch) AND 2) online shopping. Seriously, for most people, the end of Chistmahaunukwaanza means the end of shopping, but sometimes the best deals come after the holiday rush. Plus, with no crazy shoppers, everyone wins! My favorite thing to do is to hit the online sales after the big push is over to scope out some cool deals. Read More

Roundtable Discussion | New Year’s Nonresolutions

In the interest of keeping us honest this New Year, we asked staffers not what their resolutions are for 2015, but what resolutions they will not be making.
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PorchDrinking Playlist | Happy New Years Playlist!

Let’s face it, New Years is always a little over hyped. There’s always so much pressure, people usually get a little too drunk, and if you go out anywhere there’s bound to be way too many people. But lets get back to focusing on new beginnings, starting with a clean slate and not worrying so much about the little things. Here’s a New Years Playlist to start your year off right as well as a special treat from our friends at Run River North! Happy New Years y’all!

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Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 70

Happy Tuesday, errbody! 2015 is almost here, but before you ring in the new year, take some time with the latest batch of InterNEAT treats. Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review 12/20-12/26

The Interview: a Summary

Korea threatened it.  Sony pulled it.  “We don’t give in to terrorists!” Sony hires Olivia Pope. says “We’re going to distribute it…someday, somewhere- you’ll see The … Read More

Drew Saves Christmas Music!

Each Christmas you hear holiday songs, new and old
From carols in church to classics by Nat King Cole
But every year, all across the nation
You’ll see NEW Christmas albums in your nearest Starbucks location

Your favorite artists will sing those classics you’ve heard
But every once in awhile, they’re stumped by the words
Give it a listen, and whether you sing or you hum
There’s a few lyrics you might catch that are super-dumb

So this Christmas, PorchDrinking endeavors
To re-write dumb lyrics and make them more clever
We know we’re doing this quite late in the season
But Drew was mad about these lyrics, for some insane reason

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Roundtable Discussion | This Year’s Memorable Beers

2014 was a year of good beers, but sometimes we have favorites that weren’t necessarily released this past year. We asked the PorchDrinking staff to name their most memorable beers. Little did we know, we’d get such a variety from all over the world!

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Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 69

Merry Christmas-week, everyone! I hope your Christmas shopping has gone well. I’ve personally taxed myself playing the gift-giving median between my parents, just too many decisions. So, once again, I’ll … Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review: 12/13 – 12/19

George R.R. Martin Holiday Tweets

Children normally get excited about the arrival of a certain bearded, bespectacled man coming down their chimney delivering gifts, but they’d react differently if it was a certain other bearded, bespectacled man coming into their home to send them the Lannisters’ regards. Read More

Awesomesauce | A Cappella Christmas

As we discussed in last week’s roundtable, Christmas music has a definitive place on the calendar.  That being said, once we’re into “Christmas Music Season”, all bets are off.  You … Read More

Roundtable Discussion | The Craft Beer Introduction

This week we asked our PorchDrinking crew a question they were certainly prepared to answer: If you were introducing someone to the world of craft beer, what beer or brewery would you start them off with? The result is a fool-proof guide to masterfully convert anyone to craft beer.

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