Being a Villain in an Age of Genre-Savviness

The Chef examines how to be a supervillain in a time when nobody takes villains seriously anymore. Crossposted from Eldritch Engines.

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Building a Poor Man’s Lightbox

The Chef builds a lightbox and fire hazard, for a bargain-basement price.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (The Toys) and Musings on Fandom

Otherwise known as “Why The Chef is a Cranky Old Man”, our esteemed colleague returns from exile with an article that may just plumb the darkest depths of fan pettiness, conflict, and self-loathing.

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Real Time Review: The 2011 NFL Draft

The Busboy returns for his annual running diary of the most boring sports event that isn’t golf or tennis …

It’s the NFL Draft!!

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49 Hobo Names

With apologies to John Hodgman for yet again stealing his shtick.

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Return of the Double Down

The Chef once again turns his steely gaze upon the KFC “sandwich”, confirming his original findings and making a few new observations, as well as spending an hour on the toilet because of the experiment.

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The KFC Double Down

Otherwise known as “Chicken Cordon BLECH”, the infamous KFC “sandwich” sends the Chef on an existential journey.

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Public Service Announcement: The Slants’ New Album Now Shipping!

For once, we’re talking about something serious!

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MTAC 2009: Scenes from a Line

A short vignette of interesting people encountered in a line at MTAC.

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A Visitor’s Guide to The Strip

Near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, exists a length of road referred to as “The Strip.” More often than not, it suffers a crippling douche bag/drunken slut infestation. This brief list will prepare you for what to expect should you ever find yourself visiting The Strip.

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