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Jack from the podcast HARDLY FOCUSED! I talk about pop culture, video games, and The Simpsons. Opinions are my own!
My local GameStop - which was featured in a viral image showing a crowd at a midnight release - is now a Warby Parker.
April 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My local GameStop - which was featured in a viral image showing a crowd at a midnight release - is now a Warby Parker.
Brand New has officially reunited.
March 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Brand New has officially reunited.
I've definitely used some game cases as coasters, like Razor Freestyle Scooter for Dreamcast. On that note, I have a set of these, which always tricks visitors into thinking they're real cases with discs inside.
February 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I've definitely used some game cases as coasters, like Razor Freestyle Scooter for Dreamcast. On that note, I have a set of these, which always tricks visitors into thinking they're real cases with discs inside.
RIP Monolith Productions. You gave us some fantastic games over the decades - F.E.A.R, Shadow of Mordor, Gotham City Imposters, to name a few. Wonder Woman could have been a hit. Unfortunately, corporate mismanagement and poor decisions meant your doors are to be closed. What a damn shame.
February 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
RIP Monolith Productions. You gave us some fantastic games over the decades - F.E.A.R, Shadow of Mordor, Gotham City Imposters, to name a few. Wonder Woman could have been a hit. Unfortunately, corporate mismanagement and poor decisions meant your doors are to be closed. What a damn shame.
I had an APC UPS Pro 1500. Tonight I heard a loud "POP" and saw white smoke emit from the unit, followed by the smell of burning plastic. Has anyone else experienced this with their UPS? What caused it to occur?
February 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I had an APC UPS Pro 1500. Tonight I heard a loud "POP" and saw white smoke emit from the unit, followed by the smell of burning plastic. Has anyone else experienced this with their UPS? What caused it to occur?
This Bones Coffee Company flavor is delicious. One might say it’s almost… atomic.
February 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This Bones Coffee Company flavor is delicious. One might say it’s almost… atomic.
I present to you, the dumbest person alive.
February 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I present to you, the dumbest person alive.
Viewers like me!
February 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Viewers like me!
Every once in a while I remember that Taylor Hawkins isn't here anymore. Almost three years later and it still doesn't feel real. What a loss to music.
January 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Every once in a while I remember that Taylor Hawkins isn't here anymore. Almost three years later and it still doesn't feel real. What a loss to music.
Dammit, I lost.
January 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Dammit, I lost.
I love the random “Speak Swahili.” That reminds me of advertising placards on the MBTA cars in Boston that would just say “GUARANTEED SWAHILI.”
December 21, 2024 at 6:55 PM
I love the random “Speak Swahili.” That reminds me of advertising placards on the MBTA cars in Boston that would just say “GUARANTEED SWAHILI.”
TikTok is weird, man. We posted a video from our new podcast episode where we discussed the feasibility of building an Iron Dome-like system to protect the United States. Look at all the accounts that liked our video so far. We’re clearly popular with the propaganda bots.
December 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
TikTok is weird, man. We posted a video from our new podcast episode where we discussed the feasibility of building an Iron Dome-like system to protect the United States. Look at all the accounts that liked our video so far. We’re clearly popular with the propaganda bots.
Big Lots will be holding "going out of business" sales as it scrambles to find a new buyer and emerge from bankruptcy. While it's still early, I know one entity that's already looking at store locations and salivating.
December 20, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Big Lots will be holding "going out of business" sales as it scrambles to find a new buyer and emerge from bankruptcy. While it's still early, I know one entity that's already looking at store locations and salivating.
The year is 2007. Fred Mascherino just played a show with Taking Back Sunday. A trailer just dropped for the sequel to 28 Days Later. Life is good.
The year is 2024. Fred Mascherino just played a show with Taking Back Sunday. A trailer just dropped for the sequel to 28 Weeks Later. Life is good.
The year is 2024. Fred Mascherino just played a show with Taking Back Sunday. A trailer just dropped for the sequel to 28 Weeks Later. Life is good.
December 10, 2024 at 5:26 PM
The year is 2007. Fred Mascherino just played a show with Taking Back Sunday. A trailer just dropped for the sequel to 28 Days Later. Life is good.
The year is 2024. Fred Mascherino just played a show with Taking Back Sunday. A trailer just dropped for the sequel to 28 Weeks Later. Life is good.
The year is 2024. Fred Mascherino just played a show with Taking Back Sunday. A trailer just dropped for the sequel to 28 Weeks Later. Life is good.
Central Massachusetts folks - Go see our show's "voice guy" Aadam and his band Chase the Past at Emo Night Worcester! They're playing a Fall Out Boy set!
Friday December 7th, Off the Rails at 90 Commercial St. in Worcester. Doors at 7pm, show starts at 8!
Friday December 7th, Off the Rails at 90 Commercial St. in Worcester. Doors at 7pm, show starts at 8!
December 6, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Central Massachusetts folks - Go see our show's "voice guy" Aadam and his band Chase the Past at Emo Night Worcester! They're playing a Fall Out Boy set!
Friday December 7th, Off the Rails at 90 Commercial St. in Worcester. Doors at 7pm, show starts at 8!
Friday December 7th, Off the Rails at 90 Commercial St. in Worcester. Doors at 7pm, show starts at 8!
TOMORROW! We talk to Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division. Our new episode drops at midnight ET!
December 4, 2024 at 11:52 PM
TOMORROW! We talk to Colton Holliday from the band Panic Division. Our new episode drops at midnight ET!
It's time for another Red Dead Redemption playthrough!
November 29, 2024 at 7:55 PM
It's time for another Red Dead Redemption playthrough!
Sweet nectar.
November 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Sweet nectar.
NEW EPISODE! Jack and Mike discuss InfoWars and The Onion, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson “fight,” the tightknit world of music, and more!
hardlyfocused.com/episode-665
hardlyfocused.com/episode-665
November 21, 2024 at 6:51 PM
NEW EPISODE! Jack and Mike discuss InfoWars and The Onion, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson “fight,” the tightknit world of music, and more!
hardlyfocused.com/episode-665
hardlyfocused.com/episode-665
We have our own big fight happening in the kitchen.
November 16, 2024 at 3:51 AM
We have our own big fight happening in the kitchen.
You’ve never truly been to Boston if you’ve never ran into this guy.
November 15, 2024 at 4:44 AM
You’ve never truly been to Boston if you’ve never ran into this guy.
Seriously though, what kind of commoner doesn't use dark mode?
November 13, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Seriously though, what kind of commoner doesn't use dark mode?
On this day in 2006, Brand New released an absolute masterpiece - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me.
November 22, 2023 at 4:37 AM
On this day in 2006, Brand New released an absolute masterpiece - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me.
Javier Milei looks like the singer of a British indie rock band that enjoyed moderate success in the mid-2000s.
November 21, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Javier Milei looks like the singer of a British indie rock band that enjoyed moderate success in the mid-2000s.
NEW EPISODE! 604: Emotional Truths
Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of the writers’ strike, and the Hasan Minhaj controversy – plus, an interview with Spirit Diaries!
hardlyfocused.com/episode-604
Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of the writers’ strike, and the Hasan Minhaj controversy – plus, an interview with Spirit Diaries!
hardlyfocused.com/episode-604
September 28, 2023 at 10:16 PM
NEW EPISODE! 604: Emotional Truths
Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of the writers’ strike, and the Hasan Minhaj controversy – plus, an interview with Spirit Diaries!
hardlyfocused.com/episode-604
Jack, Nate, and Zach discuss the end of the writers’ strike, and the Hasan Minhaj controversy – plus, an interview with Spirit Diaries!
hardlyfocused.com/episode-604