Past Story Roundup + Name of the Year Bracket

There has been enough development on topics of previous posts of ours that we've compiled the updates that on their own would not be sufficiently lengthy for one post into a roundup post.  The purpose is twofold: 1) to make the newer members of our exponentially growing readership (because going from three to nine technically counts as exponential growth) of prior stories and 2) to quickly yet lazily provide something resembling new content.

So without further ado:

1) The Potential Nicknames for a High School Post

In a smart move, given the amount of handwringing there's been over the merger of Reading's Holy Name and Central Catholic High Schools, the Diocese of Allentown let each school's students pick the nickname and colors of their new school.  Their choice? The Berks Catholic Saints, who will don the black and gold.  No word on whether they will entirely disregard trademark law and go with the fleur-de-lis as their logo.  Perhaps if they use the little-known Jay Leno logo I'd be more amenable to it--otherwise, follow the lead of another small Catholic school.  Canine mascots are all the rage these days, and plus, the star of Beethovehen could use the work.

I'm sure he could use the work, too.

2) The Mac & Cheese & Hot Dogs & Sriracha Post
I've been making mac and cheese with sriracha since the fall as a staple of college football games.  This winter, some cookbook comes out with what I'm sure is an inferior recipe.  He'll be hearing from my lawyer, fo sho.

3) The Hypertheticals Post
Chuck Klosterman, the celebrated essayist and creative force behind Hypertheticals, has recently appeared on the B.S. Report and WTF with Marc Maron, which the venerable Ira Glass has described as "the New York Times of comedy podcasts."

4) The Turquoise Jeep Records Post

Just in case our endorsement of the Turquoise Jeep Records family didn't sell you, perhaps two additional celebrity endorsements will.  First, Donald Glover, of Community and 30 Rock fame, is a fan.  Second, internet maven and friend of the program, Adam Fudala, is doing his part to keep the jeep ridin' as a result of the through the generosity of some mystery patron.

Did he mention he likes to dance?

We'll leave you with one new bit of content.  As we've made abundantly clear, we're fans of great names and March Madness.  Here's the best of both worlds: the Name of the Year Bracket, an annual event that is the methodone that weens us off of analyzing matchups and picking upsets.  Deadspin's Drew Magary and Every Day Should Be Saturday's Spencer Hall provide great commentary on the competition.  My pick for this year's Final Four: Rockwell Bonecutter, Crusoe Gongbay, Taco B.M. Monster, and Madz Negro.  What about you?

--J.J. Gittes