Sam Calagione makes great beer. Now he makes great TV. Watch “Brew Masters” on Discovery Channel and get a very cool and very informative behind the scenes look at the making of Dogfish Head ales and more importantly, watch Sam take amazing vacations that he can write off as business expenses. I’ve been down to the Dogfish plant a couple times for their annual Dogfish Dash and everyone who works there is super nice and proud and fun. I could not be happier for a local business.

Massive Marionettes! The Big Picture photo blog never disappoints. Enjoy these larger-than-life photos of France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company celebratining the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The show featured “two massive marionettes, the Big Giant, a deep-sea diver, and his niece, the Little Giantess.” Jazz Up Your Wall: The [...]

I Date Dead People: “In 1999 The Sixth Sense was released, 10 years later 5A Films decided to find out what Cole Sear is up to now. Feel Like Getting Away? Gone Forever: What Does It Take to Really Disappear? Evan Ratliff, the author of this thought-provoking piece, has decided to disappear too, find him and win $5,000.

Topics: Dogfish Head, Preteen Beer Making, Terry Gross Likes Nude Scenes, Esperanto, SXSW Overkill, Bishop Allen, Hottest Funny Woman? and Wiretapping. Playlist: Beast, Cursive, Bishop Allen and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band.

Beer Wars begins as the corporate behemoths are being challenged by small, independent brewers who are shunning the status quo and creating innovative new beers.

Guest: Beer talk with John Ceccatti. Topics: Beer, What’s in Beer?, Cheap Beers vs. Quality Beers, Head Soccer, Czechs LOVE beer, Todd’s Wrong Beer Info, Session Beers, Beer Flights, Philly Breweries and Bars, Jeff’s blackout in Belgium, Eating bags of Barley and Malt. Playlist: The Actual Facts, Parts & Labor, Shugo Tokumaru, Auxes, Passion Pit. [...]