Throwback Friday: Bill Cosby's Picture Pages

Before he was Dr. Huxtable and wearing outlandish sweaters, Bill Cosby was teaching me and a million other kids about reading, counting, and connecting the dots. Each morning I would be up and ready with my Picture Pages books for the day's lesson, while Cosby and "Mortimer Ichabod Marker" helped me out. The Background "Picture Pages" started on a local Pittsburgh children's show in 1974 with the "Picture Pages" puzzle booklets given away at a supermarket chain. It debuted as a national segment of the Captain Kangaroo show in 1978, in which Captain Kangaroo would do the lessons on his "magic drawing board". Later, the segments... Read More

When we last left our heroes, they were…scratch that, the Chiefs were putting an end to one of the most bizarre seasons in the history of sports. The Steelers somehow failed their way to success on the last day of the regular season, needing about ten miraculous results to improbably qualify for the playoffs, and getting 9.99 tenths of the way there before the combined forces of Ryan Succop and the NFL’s stupid rulebook and even stupider officials struck them down. Three times I danced around my living room with my friend Vince because “We’re going to the playoffs!” and three times we looked (even more) stupid as a... Read More

Comedy legend Robin Williams is dead at age 64. News reports are confirming that he committed suicide, and it's a sad day for Williams' family, friends, and anyone who has lost a loved one to news like this in the past. It's too soon to speculate on why this would have happened, and that's not our place to do. We just want to bring to light some things that we should be aware of as men. First off, let's be honest, as guys we hate to admit when we are wrong, ask for help of any kind, or even ask for directions. We would rather be the "tough guy" and deal with it on our own, since we think that we can deal with anything and fix... Read More

My grandfather is an awesome guy, and very tech-savvy. He's 74 years old and owns a bluetooth equipped vehicle that pairs with his HTC One Android phone, has Fios for his internet, and rocks a quad-core computer. He's also on Facebook and I recently sent him an invitation to join Twitter when I accidentally sent a request to everyone in my phone when I re-installed a new version of iOS. One thing I forgot to mention about my grandfather: he's also hilarious. You can see why for yourself once you read the email he sent me in response to the Twitter invitation. You can see a screenshot of the email here, or just read the... Read More

Dear BC, I'm dating a girl, we're in love, and we have both stated that we want to be married and that we have never felt a love like this in our lives. We have talked extensively about marriage, our futures, and how strong our love is for each other. Now, we were moving forward with engagement (ring purchasing, talking to parents) and out of the blue, she told me that she has feelings for her ex-boyfriend and she doesn't know what that means. She said it may be nothing, but she misses him and doesn't know if that means she cares for him or just that she misses something comfortable. She said she wants to talk with him, and I don't like that... Read More

Beard Of The Month - July 2014 - Beardimus Maximus It's been a sweltering summer so bless the bearded boys for staying true and not giving in to the temptation of shaving! Meet Mr. July 2014, Taylor a.k.a Beardimus Maximus! He may look familiar if you tuned into True Life on MTV where he went head to head with people around him who didn't agree with his bearded lifestyle. Taylor and his beard prevailed and we are certainly glad they did! You can find him living in Fredericksburg, VA where he owns a company called Care Beards which organizes events and fund-raisers. Taylor enjoys hanging with his friends and family,... Read More

Episode 24 of the Bro Council Podcast is here! In this episode, Ray and Matt talk about All-American things; sports (LeBron James), food (ribs and chicken), motorcycles (Harleys), and America (awesome). Check it out below! Today's Hosts: Matt Truck - Bro Council Writer Ray Abel - Bro Council President Today's Topics: LeBron James Food Harley's new electric motorcycle Brooks and Dunn Make sure you check out our other podcasts and subscribe to new episodes via iTunes, Feedburner, or RSS. Download this episode (right click and save)