Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Axis of Ego Podcast: Ryan Walton

Friend and former colleague Ryan Walton stops by to talk with Tom about several topics (after a few self-congratulatory minutes of back-patting over fantasy football dominance).  Subjects of discussion included some reflection on the 2012 election, the current state of … Continue reading

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About That Onion Tweet

I hadn’t planned on writing about this (I have a couple of podcasts that need editing and that will go up later this week), but two people have already asked me about this story.  So, here goes. I don’t think … Continue reading

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Saving Our Skins

I didn’t think much of it one way or the other when Harrison Weinhold brought up the Washington Redskins’ nickname during the podcast we recorded over a week ago.  The conversation meandered from weighty issue to weighty issue, and the … Continue reading

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SitCombat: 2/14/13

As The Office continues its slow, painful march towards the grave, Archer has put together an excellent run of episodes to open its fourth season. Tonight, we get a doubly-long edition of The Office, about which I freely admit I … Continue reading

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What Media Bias Looks Like

Partisan complaints about media bias are nothing new.  Conservatives have long argued that most mainstream print and television outlets tilt left.  Progressives counter this assertion by suggesting that, despite the dearth of conservatives among MSM journalism, the companies that run … Continue reading

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SitCombat: 2/7/13

30 Rock barely held on to defeat Archer last week, despite the fact that the former was airing its final episode.  With a major hurdle out of the way, Archer may begin to dominate SitCombat for the remainder of its … Continue reading

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SitCombat: 1/31/13

I’m not going to pretend that The Office and Archer don’t face an uphill battle tonight. They face off against the series finale of 30 Rock, and it would be disingenuous to behave as if 30 Rock doesn’t have a … Continue reading

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