The 1987 John Hughes holiday classic "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" is widely considered to be the best Thanksgiving movie of all time. Many families, including my own, screen the classic film at their gatherings this week. And in some cases, those watch parties involve pointing out all the glaring plot holes. Such is the case in my family, which includes some engineers, a … [Read more...] about 33 Planes Trains and Automobiles Commuting Plot Holes, Mistakes
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Charissa Thompson Needs to be Fired Yesterday
FOX Sports and Amazon Prime media personality (after yesterday's revelation, we can no longer use the term "journalist" or "reporter") Charissa Thompson admitted that she sometimes makes up her sideline reports. Thompson literally said that some of her "reports" are bogus. They're fiction, lies, non-sense, ideas that exist only in her head etc. etc. etc. Well, it is … [Read more...] about Charissa Thompson Needs to be Fired Yesterday
Black Friday Name: How, Why and Where it Originated
With the off-year election results now behind us, and all the dust settled on that, the next November event to next captivate America will be Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. But where did the Black Friday name come from? Well, let's first take a look at what it is, before getting into what it means. This "event" occurs on the Friday after Thanksgiving each … [Read more...] about Black Friday Name: How, Why and Where it Originated
Alex Morgan on her McKayla Maroney Halloween Costume (Exclusive)
As it is Halloween, we figured the time was right to throw back to when we had an exclusive with U.S. Women's National Team Captain Alex Morgan and talked about the most famous of all her Halloween costumes. Remember when Morgan and Sydney Leroux won the internet that Halloween with their going as U.S. Gymnastics stars McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas. … [Read more...] about Alex Morgan on her McKayla Maroney Halloween Costume (Exclusive)
Rolling Stones Attend El Clasico, Barca Wear Band’s Logo on Their Shirts
Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood, two members of the Rolling Stones, are having a blast watching El Clasico at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona today. They have indeed picked a side, or should we say, more accurately, a side has picked them. FC Barcelona unveiled a giant version of the band's logo, which is prominently on display in the middle of the east grandstand at … [Read more...] about Rolling Stones Attend El Clasico, Barca Wear Band’s Logo on Their Shirts
Re-Examining HBO’s Joe Paterno Crime Film Drama
Given what happened at Northwestern this summer, and the similarities to what happened at Penn State in 2011, this weekend's meeting between the two programs provides the perfect time to re-examine the 2018 HBO film Paterno, which chronicles the when the nation learned what a monster former Penn State Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky is. Here is our review and analysis, … [Read more...] about Re-Examining HBO’s Joe Paterno Crime Film Drama
FOX Turns Kickoff Show into Deion Sanders Infomercial
I say this as someone whose favorite pro athlete as a tween and teen was Deion Sanders- pump the breaks a bit! Prime Time remains a compelling, interesting, engaging, entertaining dude, but the media hype train is way out of control. Yes, he is definitely on a positive career arc in his coaching career. However, he is not Bear Bryant, Amos Alonzo Stagg and Nick Saban all … [Read more...] about FOX Turns Kickoff Show into Deion Sanders Infomercial
ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck
Happy College Football Week Zero to those who celebrate- to honor the occasion, re-booting this classic once again from 2018, enjoy! I absolutely loved ESPN College Gameday, about a decade and half ago when it was only one hour long, instead of three. Back in those days, it was not overrun with wall-to-wall native advertising, and it was much more about football than what's … [Read more...] about ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck