Movie Draft: If You Knew Suzie...
Meryl Streep and Morgan Freeman... how can you possibly go wrong?
Mar 9, 2010
Mar 4, 2010
Oscar Picks 2010!
I haven't seen any of the movies, which means my judgment will not – cannot! – be clouded. This is my year.
Mar 3, 2010
2010 Movie Draft
We did this last year and you shit your pants from its awesomeness. All we can say is, we hope you bought at least two new pairs of pants this year.
Mar 2, 2010
The Five-Year Oscar Rule: Best Picture, 2004
Brandon wants to shoot DVDs into space. Mike wants to shave Morgan Spurlock. Joe threatens to punch Jameson in the face. Jameson threatens to burn down the Internet. But in the end, the love is just too strong...
Mar 1, 2010
The Snubbies: Best Picture
We conclude our look at the most overlooked by taking a look at Best Picture. Also, be sure to check back with us every day this week... we're about to go Oscar nuts at PoopReading.com!
Feb 25, 2010
The Snubbies: Best Director
After this comes the big dog: Marmaduke! No, I mean... Best Picture!
Feb 23, 2010
The Snubbies: Best Actor
Just two more to go after this one: Best Director and Best Picture. I don't know about you... but I'm going to miss the Snubbies when they're gone.
Feb 19, 2010
The Snubbies: Best Actress
We finish out the week – but not the Snubbies, so don't worry – with Best Actress. More to come, so join us again on Monday. Or Tuesday. No later than Tuesday.
Feb 17, 2010
The Snubbies: Best Supporting Actor
We continue our week-long righting of the past decade's Oscar wrongs.
Feb 16, 2010
The Snubbies: Best Supporting Actress
The Oscars may not be able to get it right, but by God, we will. Join us all week for the Snubbies!
Dec 20, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 15
Just the picks. Very busy.
Dec 11, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 14
Everyone had a bad Week 13 picking games, apparently. Not just me.
Dec 6, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 13
Well, it's not really a proper picks column, per se, but I wanted to make sure to get my picks in for the record, at least.
Nov 27, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 12 - Part Two
I need a good week. I'm only one game above .500.
Nov 26, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 12 - Part One
A quick picks column for the three Thanksgiving Day games.
Nov 20, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 11
The bye weeks are done. Everybody's playing. Life is as it should be.
Nov 13, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 10
I could have won money on the NFL last weekend, but I voluntarily chose not to. Details inside...
Nov 6, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 9
Bad week last week. Good week this week? One week, two week, red week, blue week! (Sorry; I haven't been getting much sleep...)
Oct 31, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 8
Happy Halloween, everyone, and Happy Week 8 of the NFL Season!
Oct 23, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 7
Man, I thought of such a witty, insightful blurb for this space, but now I can't for the life of me remember what it was.
Oct 16, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 6
Sometimes, don't you just kind of feel bad for people who don't like football?
Oct 9, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 5
In which the handsomeness of AFC East quarterbacks does not go unremarked upon.
Oct 2, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 4
10-6 last week... let's keep it up. Let's creep steadily toward non-mediocrity.
Sep 25, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 3
Hope you like limericks. This week, it's nothing but limericks.
Sep 18, 2009
NFL 2009, Week 2
And we're off to a .500 start...
Sep 11, 2009
NFL 2009 - Week 1
Are you ready for some [guy's picks column about] footbaaaaaaaaall?
Sep 10, 2009
The Best Show On TV
It's "Glee." It'll be "Glee" for a while.
Aug 28, 2009
The Best Television Shows of the 2008-2009 Season
In which all four of our Ten Best lists are factored in, and we tell you, once and for all, what the best shows really are.
Aug 24, 2009
Joe's Top Ten TV Shows of the 2008-2009 Season
Which shows will make the list? Who will be Number 1? Will your favorite show make the cut? Brett Favre! [okay, Brett Favre doesn't actually have anything to do with this, but I just wouldn't feel right not including him somewhere]
Aug 19, 2009
I Couldn't Be More Excited About Brett Favre
Some fellow Vikings fans aren't as excited as I am about Brett Favre coming to town. I try to explain to them why they're wrong.
Jul 29, 2009
The "President" Has Some Explaining To Do
Other than the mountains of irrefutable evidence that Barack Obama is a natural born United States citizen, what evidence do we actually have that Barack Obama is a natural born United States citizen? One patriot dares to ask the tough questions...
Jul 1, 2009
Ten Best Picture Nominees? Sure! Why Not?
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The Oscars just changed the rules so that ten movies will be nominated for Best Picture instead of five. But which movies might have been nominated if they'd changed that rule five years ago?
Jun 8, 2009
The PoopReading.com Baseball Movie Draft
Really, not to toot our own horn here, but if you like baseball, and you like movies, then I don't know why on earth you wouldn't want to read this.
Jun 1, 2009
The Ten Biggest Non-Sports Upsets of the Last 25 (or so) Years, Part II
Let's finish what we started, shall we?
May 22, 2009
The Ten Biggest Non-Sports Upsets of the Last 25 (or so) Years, Part I
Jesse "The Body" Ventura over real gubernatorial candidates, "American Idol's" Kris Allen over everyone else, VHS over Beta, and more...
May 20, 2009
Pooping My Pants With "Glee"
Don't get hung up on the title of this piece; it's something of an in-joke between me and PoopReading.com contributor Jameson Simmons, from back before this website was even a gleam in anyone's eye. The piece itself is about "Glee," the TV show.
May 8, 2009
The Weekly Log, 5/8/09
Lots of stuff to cover this week, folks. We've got sports, we've got TV; well... mostly just sports and a little bit of TV.
May 7, 2009
My Lifetime Passes
A link that our own Brandon Kruse put up earlier in the week inspired me to think about who has earned my "lifetime pass." Kevin, Joss, Sarah and Norm: thanks for all the good work.
May 1, 2009
The Weekly Log, 5/1/09
My descent into Facebook madness continues unabated...
Apr 24, 2009
The Weekly Log, 4/24/09
Gay marriage, Kent Hrbek, and "Chuck."
(this blurb should not be taken to mean that Kent Hrbek is getting gay married to a guy named Chuck. I mean, I haven't specifically heard that he isn't, but, in this particular case, I think we can take the absence of any evidence that he is to mean that he is not)
Apr 10, 2009
The Weekly Log, 4/10/09
I whine about an obscure baseball urban legend and recommend a show on DVD.
Apr 8, 2009
The Top 51 TV Shows By State, Part Two
You never thought you'd see the day, but after four months it's finally here... I unveil the second of my multi-part series, in which we consider the top TV shows ever set in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and Georgia.
Apr 3, 2009
The Weekly Log, 4/3/09
Thoughts on NASCAR (sort of), "Castle" (watch it), and Uncle Ned Packers Fan (I'll explain...)
Mar 27, 2009
The Weekly Log, 3/27/09
A sports team with stupid uniforms finally suffers real consequences; plus, trifling thoughts on "American Idol" and "Dollhouse."
Mar 18, 2009
My 2009 Bracket, Part Two
In which you find out who I pick to win it all. And I know the suspense has been killing you.
Mar 17, 2009
My 2009 Bracket, Part One
This'll get us to the Sweet Sixteen; tomorrow I'll take us the rest of the way.
Mar 6, 2009
The Weekly Log, 3/6/09
To welcome my second daughter into the world I've got some parenting tips; and for no reason in particular I've got a slight bone to pick with the movie In Bruges.
Mar 3, 2009
"Did Babe Ruth Take Asteroids?"
A little kid's question at the Baseball Hall of Fame prompts a father to conclude that the job of the Hall of Fame voter is not the same as the job of a dad.
Feb 26, 2009
The Voice of Tony Siragusa
Family commitments have kept me from writing anything new the last day or two, but I figured I'd put up this oldie but goodie. Not to be immodest, but it might be my favorite thing I've ever written.
Feb 24, 2009
The End of a Particularly Funny and Interesting Era
I loved, loved, loved "The Adam Carolla Show." And now it's gone.
Feb 20, 2009
Oscar Picks 2009!
My Oscars picks column comes to PoopReading.com... and the world will never be the same. Okay, fine; it will. Just go ahead and read this in any case, okay?
Feb 19, 2009
Movie Draft: Out of Order
The third of four reviews of the films from the 2009 Movie Draft showcases the comedic talents of Richard Jenkins, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman, as Melissa Leo looks on (hey, somebody's got to play the straight man).
Feb 17, 2009
2009 Movie Draft
Fire. Sliced bread. The automobile. Flight. Landing on the moon. These were some of mankind's greatest achievements. Until now.
Feb 13, 2009
The Weekly Log, 2/13/09
If Alex Rodriguez is the most hated man in sports right now, hockey player Bryan Little of the Atlanta Thrashers should be the most beloved.
Feb 12, 2009
The Five-Year Oscar Rule: Best Picture, 2003
While everyone debates which movie deserves to win at this year's Oscars, we take a look at who should have won in 2003. Be warned: the Academy's choices don't look any better in the long view.
Feb 11, 2009
Ranking the Super Bowls, Part Three
Finally – and definitively – all-time great Super Bowl #17 through all-time great Super Bowl #1. And I don't want to hear any arguments out of any of you.
Feb 10, 2009
Will Jon Hamm Save America?
A few months ago, Clint Eastwood basically called our generation a bunch of pussies. Was he right? In there anyone out there who can take up the mantle of Clint, or, for that matter, of Harrison Ford? This piece's title might give you a clue...
Feb 9, 2009
Ranking the Super Bowls, Part Two
In which I take you on a magical journey from the 27th-best Super Bowl ever all the way to... the 18th-best Super Bowl ever. Don't worry; the good ones are coming soon.
Feb 6, 2009
The Weekly Log - 2/6/09
In which I cover reality TV and grammar. And if there are two more compelling subjects out there waiting to be tackled, I'd certainly love to hear what they are... yeah. Thought so.
Feb 4, 2009
Ranking the Super Bowls, Part One
Some say the Steelers-Cardinals Super Bowl was the greatest ever played. Spoiler alert: it wasn't. You'll have to wait until later in the week to find out what was; for now, though, read about all-time-best Super Bowl #43 through all-time-best Super Bowl #28. Why #28? Because that's when I got tired.
Jan 30, 2009
NFL 2008 - Super Bowl XLIII
Come on, Steelers. You've got to win. For anything to make any kind of sense, ever again, you've just got to.
Jan 29, 2009
"It's a Fat Free Food! Moo!"
Too much committee thinking and group input will invariably lead to the worst possible solution.
Jan 23, 2009
The Weekly Log - 1/23/09
Normally on Fridays in this space you get an NFL picks column out of me. Such a column is significantly more difficult to put together when there is no NFL football being played, so I debut a new Friday feature. I hope you like it.
Jan 21, 2009
All the 2008 Movies I Saw
I only saw 20; that's what happens when you start having kids, I'm afraid. But, out of those 20, there were surprisingly few dogs. Find out which one I liked best; I'm sure you're just dying to know.
Jan 20, 2009
"...A Kid in Iowa Who Grows Up To Become President..."
We originally published this piece back in November, but it seems like a good fit for inauguration day. And, if you haven't read it, it's new to you!
Jan 16, 2009
NFL 2008 - Conference Championships
Pretty much everyone went 1-3 last week; I went 2-2. So, at least that's something. Plus, I single-handedly fix the NFL's overtime problem.
Jan 14, 2009
"American Idol" Is Back, and I've Got It Covered
Now that "American Idol" is losing steam and getting desperate, to the point of adding a fourth judge to a panel that's been the same for seven years, I figure this is the perfect time to start writing about it on the internet.
Jan 12, 2009
The Best Show On TV
The title goes back to "30 Rock"... and, since all that needs to be said about that show's principals has been said already, we take a bit of a look at the episodes written by the man who's written most of the best ones.
Jan 9, 2009
NFL 2008 - Divisional Playoffs
This is the week we turn it around. I feel good about things. I mean, if I can go 0-4 last week, I can just as easily go 4-0 this week. I mean, you'd think so, right?
Jan 5, 2009
The Nine Most Under-Appreciated Films of My Lifetime
I wrote this a few months ago, but it still holds true. Besides, if you haven't read it, it's new to you!
Jan 2, 2009
NFL 2008 - Wild Card Playoffs
I would have sworn that it was "on a pile of money with many beautiful women," but, I looked it up and Brandon had it right. I shouldn't have doubted him. Anyway, here's some crap about football.
Dec 26, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 17
Merry Christmas and Happy Inevitable Late-Season, Playoff-Missing Collapse, Vikings Fans!
Dec 19, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 16
If you don't want to hear from a pessimistic Vikings fan who can imagine several nightmare scenarios whereby his team misses the playoffs... then don't read this. Otherwise, enjoy!
Dec 16, 2008
So You've Decided to Attack a World Leader
The contents of a pamphlet found among Iraqi shoe-thrower Muntadhar al-Zeidi's personal effects shed some light on his methods...
Dec 12, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 15
Two winning weeks in a row, everybody. The force is strong with this one. Read on...
Dec 9, 2008
The Top 51 TV Shows By State, Part One
In the first of a series, we take a look at Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas and California. And yes, we know there are only 50 states; the District of Columbia has shows, too.
Dec 5, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 14
Finally, a winning week last week, folks. Can't nothing stop us now!
Dec 4, 2008
The Best Show on TV
I didn't give "How I Met Your Mother" the title of The Best Show on TV, "How I Met Your Mother" took the title by brute force.
Dec 2, 2008
12 Fantastic TV Characters Whose Portrayers Did Not Receive an Emmy Nomination (Part Two)
Finally, we get to talk about the ladies. Part One was a regular sausage fest, huh fellas?
Dec 1, 2008
12 Fantastic TV Characters Whose Portrayers Did Not Receive an Emmy Nomination (Part One)
These people should have been recognized. Now, finally, in the form of an internet post that almost no one (except you!) is ever going to read, they will be.
Nov 26, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 13
I didn't have a losing week last week, folks! Everything's coming up Mulder!
Nov 21, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 12
Included herein: several paragraphs of boring commentary about NFL officiating, followed by 32 Zooperstars. What are Zooperstars, you ask? Well, you're in for a treat...
Nov 20, 2008
The Best Show on TV
As we prepare to bid "The Shield" a fond farewell next Tuesday, at last it assumes its rightful place at the top of the television heap.
Nov 19, 2008
"We're From Adelaide"
In a train car on a dark night in Sydney, I find out all I will ever need to know about Adelaide. I'm dying to visit someday.
Nov 14, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 11
This is the week. I can feel it, guys; my picks are good. My picks are solid. This is the week.
Nov 7, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 10
I pretty much mailed it in this week, folks. I'm not going to lie.
Nov 3, 2008
Leave Al Franken Alone
In defense of an embarrassing buffoon.
Oct 31, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 9
Everyone should vote... to read my NFL picks column! (Get it? 'Cause... the election?)
Oct 24, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 8
I haven't had a winning week in a while; that means I'm due, right?
Um... right?
Oct 21, 2008
Senator Obama Reaches a New Low
McCain, Palin and Biden all have kids in the military, but not Obama. What; are his children too good to fight for our country? Read on...
Oct 17, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 7
I feel really good about this weeks picks, you guys. Of course, I wouldn't tell you if I didn't...
Oct 15, 2008
The Top Ten TV Shows of the 2007-2008 Season, Part 2
Last time I said that Part 1 was shows 10 through 5; I lied. It was 10 through 6. If you can bring yourself to trust me this time, I give you shows 5 through 1.
Oct 13, 2008
Oct 10, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 6
Because my guess is as good as yours.
Oct 8, 2008
The "Doogie Howser, MD" Drinking Game
It's not actually a drinking game. But still.
Oct 7, 2008
The Top Ten TV Shows of the 2007-2008 Season
Shows 10 through 5... the other half of the list is coming soon.
Oct 5, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 5, addendum
Falcons @ PACKERS -5.5
Oct 2, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 5
I always say that you don't really know anything until Week 5. Well, it's Week 5... and I'm still confused.
Sep 4, 2008
NFL 2008 - Week 1
And we're off and running with another season of the NFL and, perhaps even more importantly, another season of my NFL picks column!
There's an old story about Willie Mays hitting a triple, and someone saying, "the only man who could have caught it, hit it." Such is Joe Mulder's lament: the person who most desires the services of PoopReading.com, co-created the site. Joe has written for The Athletic Reporter (which he also co-created) and "Cheap Seats" on ESPN Classic (which he did not). He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughters.
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