Recent Posts Tagged With 'New York City'

• I Can Has Ultimate Power?

  Posted on Saturday June 20th, 2009 at 18:58 in politics, Republicans, Democrats, New York City, corruption, chaos, new york state senate, tie, clowns, new york post, pedro espada

  BEN THEODOR (Washington, DC) I truly hope that our younger readers have been following the Shakespearean comedy that is the New York State Senate power struggle.  It’s a beautiful, textbook-worthy lesson in how state government works – ...

• Dispatches From The Fake America

  Posted on Tuesday October 21st, 2008 at 12:31 in entertainment, Republicans, Liberal, New York City, television, election, john mccain, keith olbermann, 9 11, countdown, the daily show, john stewart

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) So you may or may not remember Sarah Palin’s extolling of the “real America”–you know, where “folk” are “hardworking,” “very patriotic,” and “pro-Amer...

• I Don’t Like Mondays

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 18:12 in sports, baseball, New York City, demolition, devastation, mondays, shea stadium, citi field, the mets, tadium

  NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York) … especially Mondays on which Shea Stadium is renamed “Tadium.”  Behold (courtesy of MetsBlog): This unfortunate moniker has been adopted due to the demolition of Shea, as pictured below: Oh, wel...

• Links for Your Monday!

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 01:24 in sports, entertainment, Republicans, Film, baseball, new york, New York City, television, mets, red sox, snl, cubs

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) So we haven’t been writing, but we’ve sure had a lot on our minds! Visions of an America under Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin headbobbing on SNL. SNL somehow creating something hilarious from something stupid....

• Baseball: Still The World’s Best Sport

  Posted on Thursday August 7th, 2008 at 09:55 in Tino Martinez, japan, baseball, new york, Pirates, New York City, trade, pittsburgh, mets, los angeles, tokyo, red sox

  DEVON GRANDY (Matsumoto, Japan) …seriously, fuck soccer. What a crazy time it’s been these past couple of weeks in the world of baseball. Let’s recap: Old Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium featured the big names: newly-named Hall...

• Popping Very Small Fruits: Reviewing The Siren Music Festival

  Posted on Sunday July 27th, 2008 at 20:14 in islands, New York City, concert, broken social scene, annuals, coney island, stephen malkmus, the jicks, beach house, film school, dodos, jaguar love

  MATT ROTHSTEIN (Westchester, New York) EDIT:  Now contains pictures! As a first-timer to BOTO, this concertgoer/concert appraiser is a bit unsure of himself, especially in regards to the new writing style he is attempting, what with its rigid adhere...

• A Potpourri of NYC (for Free!)

  Posted on Friday July 18th, 2008 at 00:38 in architecture, New York City, Central Park, fireworks, concerts, mascots, new york philharmonic, times square, becky greenstein, richie aufrichtig

  NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York) Since Devon has already graced you, the readership, with a photo entry about the Yankees, Nicole won’t follow suit with such a one about the Mets (who have won ten consecutive games and earned ten consecutive S...

• George Carlin Would Disapprove

  Posted on Sunday July 13th, 2008 at 07:05 in Republicans, baseball, new york, New York City, death, nbc, yankees, Colbert Report, obituary, ronald reagan, tony snow, eulogy

  DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii) Dear readership, there are times when snarkiness and humor simply don’t come to the Break Out The Oreos writing staff; these times are not frequent, as we would not be very good at our jobs if they were. This however...

• Douchebaggery Roundup (with dessert!)

  Posted on Saturday July 12th, 2008 at 07:48 in Republicans, baseball, England, New York City, manny ramirez, iran, alex rodriguez, John Kerry, Jon Stewart, Karl Rove, toronto blue jays, madonna

  DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii) Break Out The Oreos has noticed a particularly abundant quantity of both douchebaggery on the interwebs of late. A quick rundown follows. Karl Rove, an already notable and well-established douchebag due to his role as ...

• Devon Needs To Get Back To Both New York And Blogging

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 08:33 in baseball, new york, New York City, red sox, manny ramirez, boston, yankees, derek jeter, alex rodriguez, kevin youkilis, jonathan papelbon, mariano rivera

  DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii) If there were ever a time at which Devon wished he could be in New York with Nicole, yesterday was most definitely it. The Yankees battled back to win a hell of a game, 5-4, against the rival Boston Red Sox last night ...