Published inamanmusthaveacode·PinnedPut That On Your Playlist: B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)Song: B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) Album: Stankonia Honourable mention: Tomb of the Boom (Speakerboxxx) — — — There it is, the one song that might have changed your life by making you a rap fan. Oh sure, you knew and liked rap well enough by the time OutKast unleashed B.O.B…Rap4 min readRap4 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·May 10, 2022Designated homer 003: Are the New York Mets this good?Here come the New York Mets. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but it does appear like the New York Metropolitans are for real. Built on the back of Steve Cohen’s dirty money, this bunch just keeps on keeping on. At the time we’re writing this, they’ve now…MLB4 min readMLB4 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Apr 21, 2022Designated Homer 002: Falling in love with the Pittsburgh Pirates like a foolWelcome to a new series we’re trying out this year for the 2022 MLB season. Think of this as a running diary of a free agent beisbol fan, which is what we’ve been ever since the Boston Red Sox decided that nope they didn’t want to keep — and pay…Baseball4 min readBaseball4 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Apr 13, 2022Designated Homer 001: Framber Valdez usually gets his wayWelcome to a new series we’re trying out this year, for opening day of the 2022 MLB season. Think of this as a running diary of a free agent beisbol fan, which is what we’ve been ever since the Boston Red Sox decided that nope they didn’t want to keep…Sports5 min readSports5 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Mar 14, 2022Whatever happened to Yuri?1. You think about how all throughout sixth grade, you had been with a group of close friends. There was yourself, your oldest friend Laurent (still a friend to this day), a jokester from Ethiopia whom you had all nicknamed with a deeply stupid French word that rhymed with his…Russia6 min readRussia6 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Feb 10, 2022Nouveau CHIC: On ‘diana’ and ‘I’m Coming Out,’ from Diana RossWelcome to Songs and Albums CBG Loves, a column where we’ll discuss, life and time permitting, random songs and albums from the present or past, in long or short form. Look, there’s no real plan here because sometimes you just gotta say fuck it and wing it. (The column’s name…Diana Ross8 min readDiana Ross8 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Jan 20, 2022These are not our heroes: On Novak Djokovic and never having favourite athletesNovak Djokovic served us yet another great reminder this past week. In getting deported from Australia on Jan. 17, the Serb reminded everyone of a simple and critical point of life. One that we tend to forget when we invest time, energy, and love (LOL how silly) into sports. We’ll…Sports7 min readSports7 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Jan 12, 2022Biggie Smalls is the illest: On The Notorious B.I.G. — The WhatWelcome to Songs and Albums CBG Loves, a column where we’ll discuss, life and time permitting, random songs and albums from the present or past, in long or short form. Look, there’s no real plan here because sometimes you just gotta say fuck it and wing it. (The column’s name…Rap6 min readRap6 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Oct 22, 2021Someone like you: Adele back, baby!There are those who say that Adele always makes the same songs. The same music. That whenever she does release new music, it always follows the same formula and same sound. And that though as impressive as these new songs may be as singing feats, that they’re pointless because they’re…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Published inamanmusthaveacode·Oct 7, 2021Sixième lettre pour Marc Bergevin: from Floride with loveSalut mon Marco, comment va? Tu m’excuseras mon silence sans rien, ça fait bien trois ou quatre dalles qui sont tombées comme la chemise depuis ma dernière missive ancienne. Mais tsé, c’est comme qu’on le dit: même si ça fait quatre ou cinq saisons des érables dans nos cabanes, au…Sports6 min readSports6 min read
