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NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 2: G-N
April 27, 2011 – 9:28 AM | 32 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 2: G-N

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters G-N, so please don’t freak out …

Save The Day: April 27
April 27, 2011 – 8:31 AM | 4 Comments
Save The Day: April 27

8:30 AM update
Goooooood morning! $137,310 as of this writing. Did you know that you’ve out-raised what you raised last time in the same time period? Y’all just keep getting better at this. (Or win more …

NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 1: A-F
April 26, 2011 – 10:47 AM | 39 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 1: A-F

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters A-F, so please don’t freak out …

Save The Day: April 26
April 26, 2011 – 8:54 AM | 10 Comments
Save The Day: April 26

1 PM update
First of all: $134,923, which in case anyone doesn’t know is a cleansing burst of eleven grand since yesterday. Fantastic work!
I’ve tallied the Giving Page races, and to the surprise of probably no …

Save The Day: April 25
April 25, 2011 – 9:33 AM | 8 Comments
Save The Day: April 25

9:30 AM update
We head into the last week at $123,711 — not far at all until our match at 125! That’s fantastic. Let’s finish strong, Legion of Awesome.
Today’s mini-prize, Giving Page edition: the Giving Page …

RuPaul’s Drag Race Live Finale Chat! Monday 4/25!
April 25, 2011 – 8:38 AM | No Comment
<I>RuPaul’s Drag Race</I> Live Finale Chat! Monday 4/25!

Couch Baron and I mark the end of another nailbiter of a RPDR season with a live chat Monday, April 25 at 10 PM ET. Don’t forget, DirecTV subscribers can watch it on time shift, …

That Championship Season
April 24, 2011 – 8:12 PM | 4 Comments
<I>That Championship Season</I>

Kiefer Sutherland and Brian Cox appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show last month to discuss the play, and I’d forgotten about all the subplots in the production — among them that Jason Patric’s father wrote …

Save The Day: April 24
April 24, 2011 – 11:57 AM | 9 Comments
Save The Day: April 24

noon update
$120,515! Less than a week to go now, and we’ve got a 5K match coming at 125K. Power up with jellybeans and let’s git ‘er done!
Jessica has a swell prize for you (click here …

Save The Day: April 23
April 23, 2011 – 10:27 AM | 8 Comments
Save The Day: April 23

10:30 AM update
$119,101 — that’s a really fantastic week, friends. Thanks so much!
Reader Jessica L. would love it if you could check out her Giving Page — and if you donate to Jessica’s Giving Page …

The Vine: April 22, 2011
April 22, 2011 – 11:42 AM | 5 Comments
The Vine: April 22, 2011

I’m hoping your readers can help me track down a quote that I swear I heard or read somewhere. I’ve been searching for it for awhile now, as I’d like to use it in my …