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Why the Phillies Won’t Trade Cliff Lee
July 22, 2013 | Josh Buchanan
I guess most important to preserving any credibility I have is to acknowledge my Philadelphia bias and all the territory that comes with it….i.e. Washington should have never sat Strausburg … Read More
Dear Emmys…We need to talk
July 19, 2013 | Admin
Dear Emmys,
We need to have a talk. You announced your list of best everything nominees today and I have some questions. I understand that with cable TV producing more … Read More
Beerstagram 7/12- 7/19
July 19, 2013 | Lizzie Bourque
If anyone is scared of clowns, you might want to keep your hand over your eyes for this week’s Beerstagrams. The good news is, it’s only Clown Shoes Clementine White … Read More
Pop Culture Week In Review: 7/10-7/17
July 19, 2013 | Liz Riggs 2
Sometimes I don’t even know where to begin. There are weeks when pop culture is all meh and stuff, and there are weeks when it’s like, ummm, how did all this happen within the course of seven days? Read More
Awesomesauce- Internet Comments
July 18, 2013 | Laura Mego
We’ve all been there- right before making dinner, you hop on your laptop to do a quick check of Facebook and your email, and six hours later you look up with a glazed expression on your face and absolutely no idea where the last quarter of your day went. Read More
Roundtable Discussion: Locally-Made Gateway Craft Beers
July 17, 2013 | Philip Joyce
In this week’s roundtable discussion, the staff here at PorchDrinking discuss their favorite local gateway craft beers. Here are some local craft beer options for that friend who still drinks Milwaukee’s Best:
PorchDrinking Playlist: Summer Time Fun
July 16, 2013 | Scott Hoffman
We at PorchDrinking hope you are having a fantastic summer. If you’re not, what better way to quickly improve it than with another playlist? If you are, well then here’s … Read More
The Lone Bellow
July 16, 2013 | Tristan Chan
There’s always something magical about seeing a band play Red Rocks Amphitheater, whether it’s for the first time or the 237th (it seems like Blue’s Traveller has played RR every July 4th since the signing of the Declaration of Independence). The Lone Bellow aren’t exactly strangers to arguably the greatest music venue in the nation. In fact, it was only two months ago that they opened during a screening of Film on the Rocks, but that wouldn’t dampen (figuratively) their excitement, energy or sound Saturday night when they performed with the likes of Blind Pilot and Brandi Carlile.
Beerstagram 7/5- 7/12
July 12, 2013 | Lizzie Bourque 1
New brewery opening? Softball game cancelled? On vacation? There is always a good excuse to try a new beer… or several. Liz Riggs went all the way to Utah to … Read More
Pop Culture Week in Review 7/5-7/12
July 12, 2013 | Admin
Donald Glover Has Made His Choice
God love Childish Gambino, but I love Troy Barnes more. On the fifth season of Community, Glover will only appear in 5 of the season’s … Read More
Art of the Box Office Flop
July 11, 2013 | Nik Heimach 4
The Lone Ranger cost $215 million to make. Directed by Gore Verbinski, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring newcomer Armie Hammer with supporting roles from Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, Disney was positive its investment into the once established franchise would yield a lucrative return. But after opening night, The Lone Ranger only raked in $9.7 million. Ruh-roh, Silver.
Roundtable Discussion: End of Summer Bucket List
July 10, 2013 | Kathleen Morton
No one wants to admit that summer is ending soon. Unfortunately, it will be over in a blink of an eye. Let’s make sure we take advantage of all the summer nights and weekends we have left. What is one thing you want to do before the summer ends?
PorchDrinking Playlist: June 2013
July 9, 2013 | Scott Hoffman
We’re back with your official welcome to summer. For this month, we’ve included new tracks released in the month of June by The Civil Wars, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails and Smith Westerns. Take this playlist and go to the beach or go up in the mountains—just get outside!
Faking Adulthood | Thank You Notes
July 8, 2013 | Kate Stark
Thank you notes were a big deal in my family growing up. You wrote them to everyone, for everything. Someone took care of your parakeet while you were on vacation? Thank you note. Brother brought you soup when you were sick? Thank you note. Your friends threw you a surprise party? You guessed it– thank you notes for everyone!
Despite understanding why it is important to thank people for their small (or large) acts of kindness, I was horrible at writing them. I’m still not great at remembering to write them, but over the years I developed a system for composing them so that I stopped blankly staring at the paper once I got down to it. Read More
More than Winners and Losers
July 8, 2013 | Mike Zoller
On the Fourth of July Americans celebrate our country’s birthday in many ways. From BBQs with friends and families to going to fireworks in the evening, everyone has their own way to celebrate.
Sports, specifically baseball, is another way to celebrate our nation’s birth. Every team plays on July 4 and the Washington Nationals always play at home on the holiday. I’ve been to many games on July 4 and it’s a lot of fun watching our nation’s pastime on a beautiful afternoon or evening ending with a solid fireworks display.
Beerstagrams 6/28- 7/5
July 5, 2013 | Lizzie Bourque
This week’s Beerstagrams may be the tiniest bit self-centered, but that’s what birthdays are about, amirite? Birth week officially kicked off at Vine Street Pub with the tapping Porch Pounder, … Read More
Pop Culture Week in Review: June 30-July 6
July 5, 2013 | Drew Troller
It’s sweltering hot in parts of America, so this week you had an excuse to stay indoors and watch TV/surf the internet. So I’ll assume you’re mostly caught up on pop culture as it is. But in case you were busy splaying out under an air conditioner or sleeping off a Post-Porch-Drinking-First-Anniversary-Bottle-Share-And-Party hangover… here’s the stuff you might have missed. Quick hits, because as I type in this heat my fingers are already beginning to sweat. Not really. That’s a gross image. I apologize.
Here we go.
Awesomesauce- Songza
July 4, 2013 | Laura Mego
If you’re anything like me, your music listening habits are somewhat…unique…
Basically, there are very few times in my life when I have a particular song or artist in mind that I HAVE to listen to at that particular moment. More often than not, what I want to listen to is based on vague feelings or snippets in time (which might explain why I have an iTunes playlist labeled “Cool Fall Days” and another labeled “High School Girls”.) Read More
Roundtable Discussion: What do you love about America?
July 3, 2013 | Katharine Clark 4
For this week’s Roundtable Discussion and in honor of the 4th of July Thursday, I asked the PorchDrinking staffers ‘What do you love about America?’ Many have a penchant for meats (of any kind), other food items and Big Bird. Do you agree with their answers?
How to Dress for July 4th
July 2, 2013 | Ida Lieszkovszky
Independence Day is almost here, and that means it’s time to pick out a red, white and blue outfit. Preferably one with stars and stripes.
Oh, you’ve already done that? Congratulations. This means you are not a procrastinator, which is a good thing. It also means we can’t be friends, because you are clearly better at life than I am and I just won’t stand for that shit.
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