Archive for June, 2010

{Podcast} S1 Episode 8: Duplex to Musicians

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Episode 8 of our variety show podcast, Inside the Barrel, is now available for download on iTunes and on our podcast page.

On this episode we bring back “Status Update” where we analyze the status updates of a man who loves spicy hot wings and his ill cat, we feature the band Josh and the Empty Pockets, we talk about our short film “Tea Man, Steep!”, and much more! Full Episode Info»

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{Sports Column} Undercover, Cover the Under PART 2

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Ball Sugars is the anti-’sports blog’ blog written by Donny. It is a satirical and statistical spectator’s view of the dim, dicey, and UN-discussed tales of sports.

In this two-part undercover investigation, Donny continues his strive to become a “method sports writer” when he finds employment as a waitress/bartender at a sports bar that offers cheese fries and a place to ignore your wife.

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{Economic Ghost Column} The EGP: Derived Wealth

Friday, June 25th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Derivatives and phantoms clash in identity. Sans actual substance. Read Article»

{Sports Column} Undercover, Cover the Under

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Ball Sugars is the anti-’sports blog’ blog written by Donny. It is a satirical and statistical spectator’s view of the dim, dicey, and UN-discussed tales of sports.
In this two-part undercover investigation, Donny continues his strive to become a “method sports writer” when he finds employment as a waitress/bartender at a sports bar that offers cheese fries and a place to ignore your wife. Read Article»

{Economic Ghost Column} The EGP: Slumber Deficit

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

The spooky dynamics of a system of credit is compared with the very natural desire one has to hit the snooze button. Read Article»

{Sports Column} Bands, Wagons, and Blackhawks (Injuns)

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Ball Sugars is the anti-’sports blog’ blog written by Donny. It is a satirical and statistical spectator’s view of the dim, dicey, and UN-discussed tales of sports.

More hated than the BCS, the New York Yankees, and the mysterious off-sides call in soccer, combined, in the sports milieu, are fans who jump on the bandwagon. I will become a band-wagoner… Read Article»

{Economic Ghost Column} The EGP: Educated Guests

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Like a bank going bust, America’s school system may be in need of a bailout. Or perhaps the capitalist free market will reclaim its glory by laying waste to the schoolyards of old and cash in on learning the people, learning them real good. Read Article»

{Music Column} Musical Eclectivities: The Kinds of Songs I Like

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Our podcast producer, Jeremiah Watkins [of Prank-Machine.com], is now writing a music column for us!

Musical Eclectivities focuses on the roll music plays in our lives. Personal and social experiences are explored as well as common themes that transcend genre.

Your favorite kind of songs tell people a lot about you.
This article dissects the meaning and relevance of a certain type of song, thereby introducing the reader to the column and it’s author.
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