Bankshot Comics

Bill O’Reilly’s Catholicism Is Very Unforgiving

Brendan — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:13:00 +0000

One last time, we charge into The O’Reilly Factor for Kids, Bill O’Reilly’s ill-advised prod at telling the teen youths how to live their lives even though both of his children were infant toddlers, probably with gigantic Irish skulls. This is it! The end-run at his bloviating, blustery blatherskite! You can do it! I believe ... Read more

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Pop Mech: Nebo Gadgets Are Great for Winter

Brendan — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:12:00 +0000

I don’t own a car, but I do live in a dark, cold apartment paying ConEd $80 a month for $0.80 cents of electricity usage, so don’t think I couldn’t lean hard into this roundup of cool tools for whether you’re weathering a blackout or stuck on the side of the road. Popular Mechanics asked ... Read more

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Espresso Martini Is King of 2025

Brendan — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 01:56:51 +0000

Every cocktail gets its turn, I suppose, but it’s time to bring back the rusty nail. Until that day, we roll through the ranks of perfection, and I have to say, I’m enjoying the current crown-bearer, the espresso martini. It was an easy yes when Eater asked me if I wanted to wax well on ... Read more

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Two Humps: A Teamworking Day Double-Parter

Brendan — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 22:44:42 +0000

A two-parter went up at 1-900-HOTDOG, when my buddy Dennard Dayle asked me to join him in mocking vintage Camel cigarette ads, and Camels II: The Commercial Cwest for Cancer. Then something funny happened…after googling one of the acrobats in the ads and finding almost nothing about her, I was stumped to crack a joke. ... Read more

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Oh Hi, I Write for NYC Tourism Now

Brendan — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:50:00 +0000

Oh, this was a fun one. After doing some offline writing for New York’s own tourism board to present in slide presentations (plus the voiceover!), I’ve taken my shtick to their website in a very, very on-brand assignment. Thoes fine folks tapped me to visit Marvel’s offices and sign a binding number and anchoring amount ... Read more

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AlphaSmart Anthropology, Part 2

Brendan — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:17:44 +0000

Still doing my AlphaSmart 3000 rehabs and upgrades, and still finding pieces of people’s lives and childhoods they probably don’t even remember themselves. This one, though…this one is poignant, and I wish it were something its author could forget: a gut punch to a kid who didn’t do anything to hurt anyone. I really hope ... Read more

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The Justice League Sitcom Is Proof We Live on Earth-2

Brendan — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:59:55 +0000

It’s amazing how much of my Hot Dog output is ninth-gen bootleg VHS tapes I bought in the ’90s & ’00s, waiting for this website to be born. The Almighty Hot Dog’s arrival reverberates even backwards in time. Back in the ’80s there was a comic called, by various turns, Justice League, Justice League International, ... Read more

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Oh Hi, I Write for Allrecipes Now

Brendan — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 19:24:00 +0000

A couple articles have gone up at DotDash Meredith’s Allrecipes, debuting in May with “Blue Bell Just Brought Back 2 of Its Most-Requested Flavors” and gliding into June’s “You Can Get Free Pepsi All Summer Long.” Enjoy!

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The Last Drop 2025 Collection Is Another History Maker

Brendan — Sat, 03 May 2025 19:07:02 +0000

Fitting that the last drop I drank for my tenure at Tasting Table (at least for the time being) is The Last Drop 2025. And what a success to go out on! Spectacular finds this year. It’s no spoiler to say I enjoyed each one immensely. And it’s even more fitting that my favorite turned ... Read more

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Silent Distillery Chapter Six Is a Whiskey for the Ages. And Yet…

Brendan — Fri, 02 May 2025 19:12:00 +0000

Midleton Very Rare just put out its most distinguished, dareisay venerable whiskey ever, the Silent Distillery Chapter Six. And I did my best to drink it reverently. It’s something else, though at the price tag, best left as a collector’s item. I’d even say discounting the landmark status of the release, I’d find more favorable ... Read more

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