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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“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 »

Graduation Woes
August 7, 2009 – 8:00 am | Comments
Graduation Woes

A Monroe College alumna sues her alma mater for failing to secure her post-graduation employment. Yeah, that sounds like a smart thing to do. Read more »

I Can Has Ultimate Power?
June 20, 2009 – 6:58 pm | Comments
I Can Has Ultimate Power?

Why is there a clown in front of the New York State Capitol? Oh, the Post put him there? Okay… Read more »

I Don’t Like Mondays
October 20, 2008 – 7:12 pm | Comments
I Don’t Like Mondays

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, well.  At … 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 »

Owned! The Jeff Deck Saga Continues
August 22, 2008 – 9:06 pm | Comments
Owned! The Jeff Deck Saga Continues

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
So much for the hiatus–this bit off breaking news was just too good to lay off of.
You may recall Break Out The Oreos‘ prior coverage and interactions with Jeff Deck (Dartmouth ‘02), … Read more »

Political Conspiracy, Columbia Style
August 16, 2008 – 2:14 am | Comments
Political Conspiracy, Columbia Style

NICOLE CATÁ (Westchester, New York)
BEN THEODORE (Westchester, New York)
Nicole couldn’t help but notice that news about politics and the Ivy League have resurfaced on our humble blog, and she felt it necessary to point out … Read more »

Princeton Goes Anarchist, Batshit-Crazy
August 15, 2008 – 6:19 pm | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
You remember that school thing Break Out The Oreos used to write about? That vaguely snooty grouping of Northeastern educational institutions? What was that that called again?
Oh, right. The Ivy League.
Summer’s nearly … Read more »

Baseball: Still The World’s Best Sport
August 7, 2008 – 10:55 am | Comments
Baseball: Still The World’s Best Sport

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-of-Famer Goose … Read more »

Popping Very Small Fruits: Reviewing The Siren Music Festival
July 27, 2008 – 9:14 pm | Comments
Popping Very Small Fruits: Reviewing The Siren Music Festival

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 … Read more »

Farms… in the sky?
July 21, 2008 – 4:39 pm | Comments
Farms… in the sky?

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
It’s been a while since Break Out The Oreos featured its normally-commonplace Ivy League coverage. It’s summer, so, in our minds, stories about the insanity of Ivy League students are attributed to … Read more »

A Potpourri of NYC (for Free!)
July 18, 2008 – 1:38 am | Comments
A Potpourri of NYC (for Free!)

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 … Read more »

George Carlin Would Disapprove
July 13, 2008 – 8:05 am | Comments
George Carlin Would Disapprove

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 … Read more »

Douchebaggery Roundup (with dessert!)
July 12, 2008 – 8:48 am | Comments
Douchebaggery Roundup (with dessert!)

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 … Read more »

Devon Needs To Get Back To Both New York And Blogging
July 7, 2008 – 6:33 am | Comments
Devon Needs To Get Back To Both New York And Blogging

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 … Read more »

NYC How-Tos
June 23, 2008 – 7:13 pm | Comments
NYC How-Tos

NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York)

Having conquered her incompetence regarding all things technological, Nicole returns with the triple crown of her pseudo-anthropological investigations into city life: three How-To lists, which should come in handy … Read more »