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Get Ready for Interleague Play
April 8, 2013 | Mike Zoller 2
Ah baseball season is here. There is nothing better than going to the ballpark, getting some peanuts, a beer and enjoying beautiful weather as you watch the great American pastime. The first week of games has come and gone and there were some great matchups. You had Boston going to New York in a classic inter-division series, the Giants and Dodgers battled on the West Coast and the Angels went to Cincinnati.
Can Amazon Actually Get Any Bigger?
April 7, 2013 | Laura Mego
Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, just acquired Goodreads, the social networking site devoted to…wait for it…good reads. No really, Goodreads is a forum for book lovers (we’re still around, you know.) The site allows users to read and post book reviews, keep a digital bookshelf of what they’ve read or intend to read, find book clubs around town, etc.
But, what does this acquisition mean for the average book lover? Read More
Beerstagrams 3/29-4/5
April 5, 2013 | Tristan Chan
This week’s Beerstagrams are an ode to the return to summer. It’s finally starting to warm up around these parts and we couldn’t be happier. It’s finally Porch Drinking weather once again. This week we feature Sun King Brewing, Avery Brewing, Big Choice Brewing, Stone and Sam Adams
Pop Culture Week In Review 3/29 – 4/5
April 5, 2013 | Nik Heimach
I was going to open this article as I normally do, rife with raucous wordplay, comedic puns and a thematic undertone that riddles its way throughout the article. “Outrageous!” you declare. “I now, as a dedicated reader who exists, feel cheated! Why?!” Well, frankly, because Roger Ebert died. That’s why. Happy? Of course you’re not.
Walking Dead Game of Thrones and My Television Bloodlust
April 4, 2013 | Admin 3
The season finale of Walking Dead and the season premiere of Game of Thrones made me realize some very disturbing things about myself. [MAJOR SPOILERS ON WALKING DEAD, GAME OF THRONES AND SONS OF ANARCHY]
A Lament for the Living
After watching the season finale of Walking Dead and the premiere of Game of Thrones, I said aloud after both episodes of television, “Well that was disappointing. Hardly anyone died.”
Beerstagrams: 4/1
April 1, 2013 | Lizzie Bourque 1
This week’s Beerstagrams are all about craft beer and some ways to really make the flavors stand out so you can get the best experience with your craft brews. Just … Read More
PorchDrinking Playlist: Best New Indie Playlist
April 1, 2013 | Tristan Chan 1
When it comes to music, it’s all about finding the latest greatest tunes to share and impress your friends with. Over the past year we’ve done a pretty good job of finding some hidden gems, but this is probably the best compilation of amazing songs you’ll ever your ears will ever behold. And while we don’t generally get pretentious about tuneage, this is the best new indie playlist you’ll ever hear!
Awesomsauce- AIM
April 1, 2013 | Laura Mego
Ever wished you could just chat with someone via Skype, instead of feeling obligated to video chat? Sick of FaceTime? Tired of texting your friends? We’ve got the answer for you!
Pop Culture Week In Review – April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013 | Drew Troller 1
Time again to review the pop culture news and info that we at PorchDrinking.com love and care most about.
Beerstagrams 3/22- 3/29
March 29, 2013 | Lizzie Bourque
This week’s Beerstagrams are sponsored by Lizzie’s Birthday Road Trip. A quick lunch stop on 4th Street in Louisville and a weekend in Nashville were heaven on earth for this girl and her new DSLR camera. That’s right: Beerstagrams are gettin’ fancy. Although I’m used to the “Craft Beer is King in the Midwest” bubble, thanks to Yazoo Brewing I was able to finally track down something decent to drink. Meanwhile on the west coast, Geoff Reinhardt hit up Lagunitas Brewing Co. in California for some serious samplers. And it’s no surprise that Tristan and friends were dressed to impress in 80s gear. Because what goes better with craft beer than a sweatband? Here’s to keeping your brackets alive for another week!
Roundtable Discussion: Thrift Shop
March 28, 2013 | Tristan Chan
Awesomesauce- TeeFury
March 28, 2013 | Laura Mego
While t-shirt websites like Threadless or Society6 are awesome for their incredible designs, fantastic selection, and amazing tees (seriously, they’re really soft) I find them lacking in a few key areas.
- Their tee selections just aren’t nerdy enough.
- I have to wait for a good sale to buy a tee- I can’t bring myself to spend almost 50 bucks on a hoodie or twenty bucks for a tee (OK, unless it’s an Homage tee…Homage tees are my Kryptonite.)
PorchDrinking Playlist: The Easter Bunny Playlist
March 26, 2013 | Tristan Chan 1
Take a leap of faith and hop on into our Easter Bunny playlist. I’m sure you’ll be jumping for joy after listening to this collection of songs about hopping, jumping and leaping. Happy Easter everyone!
We Are All Florida Gulf Coast University
March 25, 2013 | Adam Reeves
After the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, there is only one team to write about: the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles. Few had ever heard of this team before March Madness began – and if you did, it was probably because of the coach’s wife. With wins over Georgetown and San Diego State University, all that has now changed. Read More
March Madness and FIFA Upset Report
March 25, 2013 | Katharine Clark
March Madness 2013 Update
Every year, the first and second rounds of March Madness bring some surprises and 2013 has started out no different. If you’re like me, your bracket looked a little busted Thursday and Friday. Social media erupted in waves of “Go (insert underdog team mascot here)”, as a few lower ranked teams made some unexpected wins. Go Bears! Woot!
Beerstagrams 3/15- 3/22
March 22, 2013 | Lizzie Bourque
It is here again: March Madness. For many reasons this description is accurate. All of a sudden a basketball team you’ve never followed or cared about can cause you to rip out your hair and curse loudly in your office while your co-workers roll their eyes at you. A spark of competition in even the most unlikely contestants arises when they realize they have just as good of a chance of winning the office pool by picking their favorite mascots. But it is also a time, like so many other festive occasions, where people come together to drink beer. And hopefully good beer at that! This week features some stunner close-ups from Lara and David Brainer-Banker. Play close attention though- all is not as it first appears 🙂 Instagrammer craftbeerindychick also shows us an example of the proper way to watch the NCAA tournament (that is, 3 screens and an IPA in hand). So may the best- or in some cases, just luckiest- team win, and hope you have a few cold ones ready for when that #12 overthrows the #5 that you picked. It will ease the pain, and you will probably keep more of your hair.
Pop Culture Week in Review 3/15-3/22 Jimmy Fallon to Tonight Show?
March 22, 2013 | Admin
Enlightened, we hardly knew ye…
…and I’m pretty ok with that. HBO has declined to renew the Laura Dern series for a third season. I haven’t watched the second season yet but I really found the first season (which I watched in full) completely insufferable. I really wanted to like it- Mike White! Luke Wilson! The occasional Jason Mantzoukas! But her stupid hippy dippy voice overs drove me up the wall, across the ceiling and down the other wall to crash land on the floor in a fit of rage. But anyway its cancelled so it doesn’t matter.
Roundtable Discussion: I love the 80’s
March 21, 2013 | Tristan Chan
In honor of this Saturday’s upcoming New Kids on the Block 80’s Party at the Lobby (tickets are still available but going fast), we posed an I love the 80’s version of this week’s roundtable discussion. What did our staff love most about the 80’s? What did you love most about the 80’s? Share your responses in the comments section below!
Best Recruiting Class in History
March 21, 2013 | Tristan Chan
On Tuesday night, the University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball team wrapped their worst season in the modern era by falling to Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT. On Wednesday, Kentucky set themselves up for statistically the best recruiting class in collegiate history and what could become the deepest team in collegiate history.
NCAA Mascot Madness – Genius Bracketology
March 20, 2013 | Drew Troller 4
This year, I’m trusting in the unpredictable. I’m doing something bold. I’m trusting my brackets not to expert advice or probability or whether I believe a high-scoring offense or a solid defensive core will win basketball games.
I’m making a bracket based on which mascot would win in a fight. For every game. It’s perhaps the first time someone has gone on the internet and actually advocated mascot-based bracketology. It’s NCAA Mascot Madness. It’s genius.
For safety – and science – I made a bracket that was based on my own (mostly safe) picks. And I’m stacking it up against a bracket which – by my own arbitrary determination – asks which team’s mascot could kick the other’s ass. The results are fascinating. Read More
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