Snakes and Sparklers
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
Maybe the Future's Just a Little Bit Weird
A dispatch: Cancer scares, state propaganda, singing lessons, and enormous kidney stones
Nov 14
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
Maybe the Future's Just a Little Bit Weird
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
October 2024
The Last Normal Week
So what else is going on?
Oct 30
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
The Last Normal Week
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
I'm Actually Fine With the Heartbreak
Spoiled dreams, and finding peace and silver linings in the Philadelphia Phillies breaking our collective hearts again.
Oct 10
•
Brendan Menapace
1
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
I'm Actually Fine With the Heartbreak
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
September 2024
I've Been Doing Extra Homework
A quick update
Sep 24
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
I've Been Doing Extra Homework
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
August 2024
Welcome Back, Oasis. Was Drive Shaft (the Fictional Band from "LOST") Actually Any Good?
It's hard to base a plot around a hit song being a hit song if it's not really a hit song
Aug 29
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
Welcome Back, Oasis. Was Drive Shaft (the Fictional Band from "LOST") Actually Any Good?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
I Bet Out of These 50 Potential Olympic Sports At Least One Will Be A Real Olympic Sport At Some Point
Every game has merit
Aug 2
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
I Bet Out of These 50 Potential Olympic Sports At Least One Will Be A Real Olympic Sport At Some Point
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
July 2024
The Special Meter 5: No Going Back
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 sucked. Plain and simple. It was an attempt to recreate the original magic, but just fell flat. But it wasn't the end.
Jul 18
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
The Special Meter 5: No Going Back
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
The Special Meter Proving Ground: Unrequited Hustle Media (Or 'Choose Your Character Syndrome'
We answered the slacker generation by creating one that thinks your pursuit of happiness needs to be miserable
Jul 11
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
The Special Meter Proving Ground: Unrequited Hustle Media (Or 'Choose Your Character Syndrome'
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
The Special Meter Project 8: The Ridiculousness Of It All
For the first time, the THPS franchise had real competition, and a theory as to why Rob Dyrdek is on tv for 12 hours a day.
Jul 5
•
Brendan Menapace
1
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
The Special Meter Project 8: The Ridiculousness Of It All
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
June 2024
The Special Meter American Wasteland: History Repeating
Just as the "American Wasteland" game and soundtrack payed homage to the past, I am doing the same, almost 20 years later. It's a cover compilation…
Jun 20
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
The Special Meter American Wasteland: History Repeating
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
The Special Meter Underground 2: Chair Hops and Sit Flips
Special guest Jake Walker and I discuss Paulie 'Wheels of Fury' Ryan, never truly being an 'outsider' in skateboarding, and how making a little shit of…
Jun 13
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
The Special Meter Underground 2: Chair Hops and Sit Flips
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
The Special Meter Underground: You Don't Pay to Get In, But You Pay to Get Out
You miss your ollie and we'll be sending you back to Jersey in a coffee can
Jun 7
•
Brendan Menapace
Share this post
Snakes and Sparklers
The Special Meter Underground: You Don't Pay to Get In, But You Pay to Get Out
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts