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The King Stay the King
Despite his team struggling a bit more than usual during these particular NBA playoffs (aka, they’re probably still going to the Finals, for the 8th straight time), LeBron James remains his incredible self. People hate on The King, and I get … Continue reading
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Order of the Golden Phoenix
The holiday season often begets a Harry Potter mood in me, so I’ve been on a kick going back to my blogcat about Lockhart. Since then, I’ve continued a half-assed binge, which among other things has included watching all of, and … Continue reading
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Order of Merlin: Worst Class
There are many things in the world of Harry Potter that don’t quite hold up under scrutiny – or at least, are somewhat absurd. One of my favorites, for instance, is this scene, in which Harry – a full five+ … Continue reading
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KamBamTV
The current state of TV is fascinating. Peak TV reigns. Thrones hangs on as our last “monoculture” show – unless Amazon has anything to say about it. The Golden Age of shows about Bad Men Doing Bad Things has come … Continue reading
Sharks & Recreation
In his seminal book, The Philosophy of Horror, or Paradoxes of the Heart, Noël Carroll examines the aesthetics of the horror genre, in an attempt to understand why we seem to find it so viscerally appealing. As he writes, “the imagery … Continue reading
Nognarok
If I think about this website’s library, I invariably land on one particular topic that’s woefully underrepresented. It’s sort of like, when you got a fever, and there’s only one prescription. It’s time, once again, for Pong analytics. Welcome to Nognarok. … Continue reading
Moron Mountain
There’s been an elephant in the room for a long time. Something we’ve all known about, but none of us have been willing to address. In today’s post, I’m finally biting the bullet, speaking out on what everybody’s been thinking for the … Continue reading
Pong Wins Above Replacement, Part 2
Last month, I wrote a blogcat detailing the basic logic behind a computer-simulated pong game, and how we can use this logic to calculate Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for a given team. This time, I will present the results for … Continue reading
Pong Wins Above Replacement, Part 1
In case you haven’t figured it out, we here at Bobcat Territory really like beer pong. Since we started the site in April 2012, we’ve had 8 blogcats dedicated to the subject. That’s a veritable blogclowder (yes, apparently a group … Continue reading
Green for Green
Two years ago, my wife and I were scheming for ways to eat healthier, and she challenged me to go vegetarian for a whole month. Pulling this off ended up being incredibly easy – other than, of course, the four times that … Continue reading