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Ultimate Texas Chili, By Pinback

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Pinback

It is time to talk about chili. Specifically, it is time to talk about True Texas Chili, and the greatest recipe you will ever find on this site. This has been verified by one Laurence "Radio" Trask, who recreated this … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Famous New Mexican Pork Red Chile

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Pinback

Sure, when you hear "New Mexican cuisine", you think of green chile. But did you know that New Mexico is also famous for a chile of a different color? Namely "red"? Well they are! In fact, at any NM restaurant, … Continue reading →

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Pandora: First Contact, Initial Impressions

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Pinback

Pandora: First Contact is out, by the way. Yes, it still has the worst name possible. But after three hours of gameplay, let’s take a look at my impressions! (Thanks, AddictingGameReviews.com) It is very much Civilization in space (or Sid … Continue reading →

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Pinback And The Star Lords Alpha

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Pinback

You want to LORD over the stars! You always have! But you’ve grown up now, had a few kids, cleaned up more than your share of dog diarrhea off the couch, and you’re not sure you have it in you … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Famous Fast ‘N’ Easy(tm) Chicken Tikka Masala

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Pinback

When it comes to "foods people could eat every day", did you know that Chicken Tikka Masala is the only dish that appears on EVERY HUMAN BEING’S LIST OF THOSE FOODS? That’s right! Even the die-hardest seventh-level Vegan cannot resist … Continue reading →

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Pinback’s Cool of the Day: BALLOONS

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Pinback

Today a bunch of hot air balloons flew over our place! Like, close enough where the people in them were saying, not yelling, “Mornin’” and taking pictures of us while we took pictures back. Apparently in this area that’s not … Continue reading →

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Pinback’s Final 2010 Academy Nominee Rankings

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Pinback

As of three nights ago, we’ve finally made it through all ten of last year’s Best Picture nominees, thanks to True Grit finally coming out on DVD. I will now rank them in order, with ratings and a small NIBLET … Continue reading →

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Starcraft 2: From Worse to Bad — Core Concepts (Part 1)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Pinback

In this part (3) of a possibly two-part part, we’ll examine what I like to call core concepts, because they are concepts, and also core. These are the some of the basic overlying, or possibly underlying concepts (or "things") that … Continue reading →

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The Social Network

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Pinback

The Social Network keeps the streak alive. What streak is that? The Fincher streak. Many have heard me talk about this, so if this is a repeat, forgive: David Fincher, one of my favorite directors, has an amazing streak going, … Continue reading →

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Starcraft 2: From Worse to Bad — Control Groups

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Pinback

This installment is called: Putting Your Buildings In Control Groups That sounds like a terribly dry, boring title, so it may surprise you when I tell you that this is the most important installment that you could ever read, if … Continue reading →

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