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Jerks of the Week: March 27, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Get Out and the Death of Macy’s I’ve complained about how horrible Hollywood has been as far as its movie-making creativity is concerned over the lifespan of Jerks of the Week. Movies have blown for the most part over the past decade, with everything…

Jerks of the Week: March 20, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Talking Buses and the Quarter Thief My fiancee came home from work on a recent Friday evening, and told me that we had plans the following day. “We’re watching Zach tomorrow afternoon,” she said. This meant only one thing: I was going to die….

Jerks of the Week: March 13, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Baja Fresh and Food Douches One of the saddest moments of my life was when I learned that the Tijuana Flats 10 minutes away from my house was closing. For those of you who have never heard of it, Tijuana Flats is an awesome…

Jerks of the Week: March 6, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Walt Goes to the Super Bowl, Part 4 Last week, I wrote Walt Goes to the Super Bowl, Part 3, which involved almost breaking my back at the actual Super Bowl party I went to, nearly getting poisoned at an eatery, and trying some…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 27, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Walt Goes to the Super Bowl, Part 3 Last week, I wrote Walt Goes to the Super Bowl, Part 2, which involved going to a $400 “Leather and Lacy” party and nearly freezing to death in unusually frigid Houston weather. On the bright side,…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 20, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Walt Goes to the Super Bowl, Part 2 Last week, I wrote Walt Goes to the Super Bowl, Part 1, which involved my usual hardships at the Philadelphia International Airport. I thought about conspiring with terrorists and their Bob-ombs because of a lack of…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 13, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Walt Goes to the Super Bowl, Part 1 I’ve been covering the NFL on this Web site for almost 18 years now, but I’ve never been to the Super Bowl. Hell, I’ve never been to a Super Bowl city, outside of Tampa on a…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 6, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: The Warning, the Weasel and the Weirdo on a Whacky Wednesday Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 might forever be known to some for the horrible riots that occurred on UC-Berkeley’s campus, but I’m not going to touch on that topic. That’s because Wednesday, Feb. 1,…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 30, 2017 JERK OF THE WEEK: Tales from the Hot Tub Considering all of the entries I’ve had about my experiences in the hot tub at the local LA Fitness, I bet you’re all thinking that I spend way too much time there. If so, that’s utter nonsense. There’s no…

Jerks of the Week for Nov. 12, 2012 JERK OF THE WEEK: Howard Eskin I usually list three jerks every week, but this is a late addition to this week’s entry. If you’re Facebook friends with me, you know exactly what this is about. If not, our own Charlie Campbell broke a story about Jon…