Break Out the Obituaries: Ted Kennedy
August 26, 2009 – 10:00 pm | Comments

BOTO salutes the Democratic Party’s greatest soldier and the heart of the liberal movement, Ted Kennedy, who passed long before his time. We need him now as much as ever. Read more »

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Articles by Devon Grandy

Devon Grandy is a writer, blogger, humorist, filmmaker, and musician. The creator and Editor-in-Chief of Break Out The Oreos, Devon is chiefly responsible for the alternatingly mind-numbing and glee-inspiring process of transforming his brainchild into a "for real" web magazine. Read more.

“Hit and Run Hula” Invades Apple Store
August 17, 2009 – 7:00 am | Comments
“Hit and Run Hula” Invades Apple Store

Hawaiian dance meets pop culture virality on the streets of downtown San Francisco. Read more »

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by CollegeHumor
August 13, 2009 – 6:00 pm | Comments
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by CollegeHumor

The leaders in viral Internet comedy go after homophobia in the military—or do they? Read more »

Aloha Friday at the Obama White House
June 27, 2009 – 10:26 pm | Comments
Aloha Friday at the Obama White House

What do Hawaiian shirts, soaking wetness, and Washington D.C. all have in common? And no, the answer is not “unpleasantness.” Read more »

This Is Not Your Older Brother’s Twitter
June 15, 2009 – 10:21 pm | Comments
This Is Not Your Older Brother’s Twitter

Twitter—yes, Twitter—has become the driving force in getting the word out about the current social tumult in Iran. Read more »

While My (Plastic) Guitar Gently Weeps
June 5, 2009 – 8:53 pm | Comments

Devon explores The Beatles, Rock Band, and “The Beatles: Rock Band,” including its possible consequences for the fate of mankind. Read more »

BOTO Goes Viral!
February 16, 2009 – 9:59 pm | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
That’s right! Here’s where you can find us around the interwebs:

On Facebook–be sure to “fan” us!
On Twitter–be sure to “follow” us!
On Technorati–be sure to… eh, whatever.
On BlogCatalog–do you guys even … Read more »

At Forward, the Five-Three Freshman From Fairbanks, Alaska…
February 9, 2009 – 7:05 pm | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
While you still have the unfortunate image of a Break Out The Oreos basketball team in mind, we’d like to introduce the newest member of our writing staff: Bree Doering. … Read more »

The Good, the Bad, and the Idiotic
February 3, 2009 – 2:36 am | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
Break Out The Oreos is beginning its oft-promised, nary-delivered comeback! We’ll go into the changes that are happening all around us in a later post, but for now we’ll turn … Read more »

Break Out The Oreos II: The Return of the Oreos
December 26, 2008 – 2:23 am | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
So it’s been a while.
Devon’s been adjusting to his new workloads. Since you last heard from him, Devon has assumed the office of the Poet Laureate of the Columbia University Marching Band … Read more »

We’re Dancing in New York City
November 5, 2008 – 1:19 am | Comments
We’re Dancing in New York City

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York)

You did it.
It’s been almost twenty months since the junior senator of Illinois announced the commencement of his Presidential campaign.
It’s been four years and three … Read more »

About Tuesday
November 2, 2008 – 6:55 pm | Comments
About Tuesday

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
We were at Break Out The Oreos try not to get too preachy in our writing; we like to poke some fun, make our point, and pack it up. There … Read more »

Dispatches From The Fake America
October 21, 2008 – 1:31 pm | Comments

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-America.” Don’t remember? John Stewart breaks it down:

Well, … Read more »

Links for Your Monday!
October 20, 2008 – 2:24 am | Comments
Links for Your Monday!

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 … Read more »

Sarah Palin On Ice!
October 12, 2008 – 2:39 am | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
We here at Break Out The Oreos are good New Yorkers–we boo our Republican mayors, salivate over sexy corruption scandals, and remain moderately aware of our hockey team (go fuck … Read more »

Stop the Spread!
October 7, 2008 – 1:52 am | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
Run away and panic! A mysterious disease is spreading across our nation’s college campuses and shall soon be consuming us all! And no, this isn’t an episode of Fringe, though … Read more »

Ack!
September 23, 2008 – 8:39 pm | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
We know, we know, we know–we’re sorry we haven’t been publishing! Turns out this whole school thing is actually kind of time-consuming at times.
To assuage your hunger and our guilt, … Read more »