Awesomesauce- the Nest Learning Thermostat

I think it’s time I came clean. I have been lusting over a thermostat for months. My friends think I’m nuts, my family tells me on a regular basis to just shut up about the dang thermostat already, and I keep putting off writing about it here, since drooling over a thermostat isn’t something a normal human being should do. But you should see the Nest Learning Thermostat. Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review 11/23-11/29

Happy Black Friday everyone!  Hope your food coma wasn’t too harsh and no one brought up politics at the dinner table.  Or the fact that you’re still not married.  Or … Read More

Let’s Talk About Justin Timberlake Winning 2013

The other day I was having a conversation with a friend about who “won” 2013. The obvious answer is almost always, without a doubt, *NSYNC, especially since they haven’t technically … Read More

Thanksgiving Movie Pitches

If you ask the retail business, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s barely mid-November, and already my grocery store is selling plastic pine trees, my Starbucks is serving in red cups, and my Netflix is recommending “Christmas Vacation.”

It’s not news that the holidays arrive earlier and earlier every year. But the real victim here is Thanksgiving. We’re just around the corner from Thanksgiving Day, and yet no one ever talks about getting into “the Thanksgiving spirit.” And I’ve discovered the reason: there’s a glaring lack of Thanksgiving movies and TV specials. Proof: the latest attempt at a Thanksgiving movie, “Free Birds,” scored a whopping 18% rating on RottenTomatoes.com. Until now. Here now, I’m going to pitch to the world a slew of AMAZING Thanksgiving entertainment. Imagine curling up in front of a fireplace with a nice pumpkin beer and enjoying all the lovely holiday cheer.

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Pop Culture Week In Review – November 16-22

Did you miss out on pop culture this week? Just get back from vacation under a rock? That’s okay. That’s what I’m here for. (On this planet, I mean. Not just PorchDrinking)

Let’s discuss this week’s pop culture highlights.

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NPR Staffer or Hunger Games Character?

NPR – the ointment to soothe a long commute through traffic. Anyone who has ever listened to Morning Edition, All Things Considered, or World Café knows that NPR’s staff members – for whatever reason – have some very interesting name.

You know who else has weird names? The characters in the dystopian novel series “The Hunger Games.” So here’s a quiz. Does each of these names belong to an anchor/reporter on NPR, or a character from Suzanne Collins’ series?

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Awesomesauce Top 5- Cute Puppy Videos

As you may know by now, snarky comments on the internet are some of my favorite things. But you don’t know that there is one thing that I love more … Read More

Pop Culture Week In Review- 11/9-11/16

Let’s just call this week the week of Jennifer Lawrence, don’t you think? I mean, since she is the queen of the world and is totally all of our best … Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review 11/1 – 11/8

Usually when we start a Week in Review with, “this has been a slow week for pop culture,” it’s not entirely true. It’s a lament to a slow week for bombastic mainstream news. No, this doesn’t mean I’m putting on the hipster glasses, it just means there’s been a lot of niche news. While that’s the case this week, there was one megabust that dropped: Blockbuster is dead, long live Blockbuster. This time, it’s more than just a flesh-wound.

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Pop Culture Week in Review 10/26-11/1

This week, in unnecessary sequels…

This is a real two-for.  First, we have that movie about old people you never saw, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring all the elderly … Read More

Top 10 Best Horror Movies

Horror movies belong to the most polarizing class of all moviemaking. Action blockbusters, romantic comedies and historical biopics all sell tickets and garner critical acclaim, but the horror genre brings about as much disdain and avoidance as it does obsession and fandom. It’s the bastard step-child of the Greek tragedy, offering up a kind of storytelling far beyond the traditional good guy wins, bad guy loses mentality.

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Awesomesauce- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Quick, name the first comedian you can think of who LOVES cars….besides Jay Leno.

Ok, so I was thinking of Jerry Seinfeld.  The car lover in question resurfaced in 2012 … Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review: Open Letter edition

Recently, it seems open letters – writing to a celebrity but letting the media read it – is in vogue. Sinead O’Connor wrote a letter to Miley Cyrus about avoiding the pressures of marketing at the expense of art. Sufjan Stevens also wrote Miley a letter about her grammar. And then (Academy Award-winning actor) Anthony Hopkins wrote to Bryan Cranston about how much he loves/loved “Breaking Bad.” So, in the tradition of these celebs… I present my pop culture week in review as a series of open letters, addressed to the makers of pop culture from October 12-18. Here goes. Read More

Hear Me Out: Why I’ll be Watching CW’s Reign

I know, I know.  A period drama on the CW?  Sounds like a horrible idea that will be (or should be) cancelled immediately.  But I will be watching and I am not even the slightest bit ashamed.  First, if you are for some reason unfamiliar with a show that hasn’t premiered yet, here is the trailer. Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review 10/4 – 10/11

October is such a wild month. In all regards, it starts with relative ease. Only a slight chill to the weather, only a budding budget squabble in Washington, only flowery decorations on your neighbors porch. But the deeper we fall down October’s rabbit hole, the more madness consumes us. I’m talking about fall frosts, a government shutting down, and terrifying(ly awful) cotton cobwebs and sheet-ghosts on every corner. But hey, at least our popular culture is safe. It’s not like we’re slowly marching to a holiday that metaphorically AND literally celebrates this horror, one that completely consumes the collective culture of everything pop and pulp. Oh, wait.

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Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 6

Howdy, howdy everyone! Happy Tuesday! I hope you are enjoying your cardigans and pumpkin lattes. Let’s get started with this week’s InterNEAT treats!

5. Have you picked out your Halloween … Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review 9/27-10/4

These are pop culture happenings for September 27 to October 4th. Now pay attention.

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Why We Should All Be Watching Parenthood

It’s no secret to anyone that I’m a huge fan of Parenthood, the NBC underdog that has flown under just about everybody’s radar for the past four seasons.  And now, … Read More

PorchDrinking.com Fall TV Previews

Every year PorchDrinking’s crackpot team of snarky, pop culture obsessed team of writers come together for a video broadcast to discuss the year’s Fall TV previews. This year we go … Read More

Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 5

Happy Tuesday to all my favorite millenials! How are you enjoying this post-Breaking Bad world? Well, let’s see if we can soothe the mending process with some fun finds on … Read More