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 »

Arts & Entertainment

Movies. Television. Music. Everybody has an opinion about what you should see or watch or listen to—why shouldn’t we?

News & Politics

The Internet is chock-full of unsolicited political commentary and theories. Ours are just superior in every way.

Business & Tech

Remember those computer nerds that you used to beat up back in high school? They earn ten times what you do now. This is why.

Culture & Lifestyle

New York. Ivy League. Effete, elitist, intellectual. Find out how people are living both inside and outside of the bubble.

Videos

If a picture is worth a thousand words, moving pictures must be worth a million. And anything that verbose has a home at BOTO.

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The New BOTO
August 2, 2009 – 6:54 am | Comments
The New BOTO

We’ve completely overhauled Break Out The Oreos. Find out what’s new. 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 »

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 »

Still On Hiatus
August 29, 2008 – 4:34 am | Comments
Still On Hiatus

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
That’s right, we’re still gone until September 1st. In the meantime, Break Out The Oreos recommends paying attention as the dust settles after last night’s finale to the Democratic National Convention. We … Read more »

Hiatus and the Alphabet Game
August 22, 2008 – 5:01 pm | Comments Off

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Well, the new semester is approaching quickly, and Devon’s about to go into finals mode in order to (a) push across his last responsibilities from his summer job, (b) pack his stuff … Read more »

Polls and Such
August 20, 2008 – 2:37 pm | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
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Two more after the jump. Ain’t it fun? Read more »

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
August 18, 2008 – 8:04 pm | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
We’re gradually implementing new features here at Break Out The Oreos, some of them visible to you and some of them not. We’ve beefed up our site-mapping and search engine compatibility, which … Read more »

Cross-Linking!
August 1, 2008 – 2:10 am | Comments

NICOLE CATÁ (Westchester, New York)
Since Devon is off on yet another jet plane (this time to Japan) and Nicole finds herself stuck in Westchester for a few weeks, expect the redheaded half of BOTO to keep … Read more »

MSS UR RSS?
July 7, 2008 – 7:11 pm | Comments Off

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
It appears that we’ve fixed the RSS feed, which can be accessed either here or by clicking on that funny-looking orange box in the upper right-hand corner. Read more »

Where Did BOTO Go To?
June 21, 2008 – 4:07 pm | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Don’t worry, neither of Break Out The Oreos’ writers have been kidnapped.
We’re still getting the kinks ironed out after having moved to our new server; there have been a few technical issues … Read more »

A Temporary Suspension (or Easing) of Snarkiness
June 4, 2008 – 10:44 am | Comments

NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York)
Hey, all!  Stay tuned for BOTO’s general (if you’ll excuse the pun) impressions of the Democratic nominee for President of the United States; a review of Tarsem Singh’s gorgeous film, … Read more »

Robins and Broadway and Los Mets, Oh, My!
June 2, 2008 – 1:56 am | Comments
Robins and Broadway and Los Mets, Oh, My!

NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York)
So, as our fabulous readership may have ascertained, Devon and Nicole have decided to keep baseball in BOTO.  Your co-writers quickly learned just how much their helpless passion for the … Read more »

Volcanic Ash and Buried Treasure
May 23, 2008 – 6:31 pm | Comments
Volcanic Ash and Buried Treasure

NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York)
We’d like to cover two lines of business today at BOTO. First, we bid a hearty farewell to Devon, handkerchiefs in hand and tears in our collective eye, as … Read more »

Devon Makes a Friend!
May 22, 2008 – 10:10 pm | Comments

NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York)
To cut to the chase, your favorite writer (until now), the founder of BOTO, recently formulated the following personal philosophy: the more [snark], the merrier [or more dryly amused, … Read more »

The Return of the Oreos
May 17, 2008 – 8:50 am | Comments

DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York)
We’re back! After our lengthy and unfortunate hiatus the BOTO writing team has returned from the end-of-semester crunch and will begin our irreverent coverage of anything and everything shortly. In … Read more »