We’re in the same boat. I’m going for Milwaukee and Minnesota, as teams that a) have pleasant-looking stadiums, b) are reasonably interesting, and c) allow me to troll my wife, who loves the Nats but refuses to watch more than 3 pitches a game, and only on mute. (Severe anxiety over things you can’t control is a hell…

My new wife, who grew up in NoVa, is insistent we move to Arlington or Alexandria once I finish grad school next year (we currently live on the MD side of DC, and I’m from MD). I realize that Montgomery County and NoVa are really similar, but I’ve taken to using the Bill Murray tactic of calling Virginia a…

It’s actually from the same team. They basically sold the same show to a different network, complete with megastar producer (Lebron for The Wall, Timberlake for StW). It’s genius for them, and great for contestants, but kind of sucks for creativity. I’d rather not have a lot of shows that focus on sob story…

There’s another game like this, Factitious, that was created by folks from American University (where I currently go), where you have to determine whether the article you’re reading is real or fake. It’s tougher thank you’d think.

This is a little sad. A number of friends have been contestants over the years (myself included), and an acquaintance will likely be the last-ever contestant. Because of all the changes in hosts, production staff, and location, there was almost no continuity throughout the seasons, and so there really isn’t an omnibus…

Something James has done, in league with the greats but arguably better than anyone else before him, is prepare. Roger Craig was known to use his expertise in big data to mine J! Archive for common categories. As a gambler with no fixed 9-to-5, James had the time and energy to study, and to do it correctly. He also…

It’s a good question. Basically, ties mean co-champions, which means the show has to pay both of them first-place winnings. So if you have a tie at $10K, you’re paying out $20K to those players for a tie, rather than $10,201 if somebody bets to win. Also, co-champions means the new third player is at a distinct…

And on top of this, James just said they’ve stopped allowing shoutouts during Final Jeopardy. They’ll generally do this when the game is being broken (for instance, when a number of games ended in ties a few years ago, they instituted the tiebreaker question). Shoutouts were always discouraged by production, but now…

There’s some real interesting drama in the trivia/game show community about this, particularly about the site: www.kingjamesholzhauer.com . It went live before James’s episodes started airing, and led to a backlash among people who thought he was tipping his results and being a dick. The site added disclaimers that…

Hearing rumors Mysterio isn’t 100%. If that’s the case, who do you think they bring in to face Joe? Ali would have been good here, but he was just fed to Joe. Maybe Andrade?

I’m in the same boat, plus my fiancee is a Nats fan. I used to take the Light rail into Camden Yards, spending 3 bucks and change for parking and travel, plus maybe 30 bucks throughout the game. Camden Yards may currently be home to a shitty team, and Peter Angelos may be a shitty human being, but dammit at least they…

I certainly will! Plan on seeing him in April for NHBB nationals.

Reminder that David runs the National History Bowl, National History Bee - and the International Geography Olympiad. He’s a friend, and I have never met anyone who gets legit excited about this stuff more than he does.

Curler here. Just a reminder that we’re not just a thing every 4 years, but we can walk on the ice. And drink. And, um... drink.

I visited family in Broward County last week. Apparently the prevailing conspiracy is that Snipes is in the pocket of Debbie Wasserman Schultz. I love my family, but man, their politics...

This is a big one (talking as an escape room guide/first-time designer): LISTEN TO THE INTRO. Assuming there’s a safety briefing (and there should always be one, whether video or in-person), take note of the way out in case of emergency or someone doesn’t feel well, or whatever. Also, if we tell you not to touch a…

I just want to give a huge shoutout to The Secret of Kells (and its sister film, Song of the Sea). Gorgeous animation, enjoyable stories, and real emotions. If My Father’s Dragon is anything like those two, I’m down.

Good puzzle, that was fun. I’d say without an encyclopedic knowledge of classic MM games, it’s impossible without research.

I was at the game with my gf, who 1) has had multiple knee surgeries in her life, and 2) was a nervous wreck because her friends think she’s a playoff jinx for the Caps. (I keep telling her they jinx themselves, but whatever.) When the ref went down, she hid in her shirt for a solid 10 minutes. It wasn’t pretty, hope…

What I find interesting in all this is what will happen to his old Number Two, Kierstjen Nielsen (yup, DHS Secretary). Kelly carried her up, made her his deputy both at DHS and at the WH, then ensured she’d get the DHS job when it came time. Every account I’ve heard (public and private) is that she’s uniquely…