erikshilling
Erik Shilling
erikshilling
News Editor at Jalopnik. 2008 Honda Fit Sport.

This past weekend I believe I gained roughly 12 pounds eating a combination of various meats, which included, in no particular order, a hot dog, a hamburger, at least one cheeseburger, a cheese steak, a cheese dog, and some Italian salami.
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Oh boy. Where do I start? (Seriously though, welcome!) Read more

Give up Erik. (and, welcome to Jalopnik!)
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Cool! Welcome! Also, FUCK YOU THIS ARTICLE IS TOTAL BULLSHIT! I already knew Ohio sucks. Read more

...Ohioans tend to drive very slowly... Read more

I want to take everyone who votes “homer” and walk them from home plate to the outfield fence. IT’S SO FUCKING FAR. Read more

The fact that he was falsely accused of a crime is just further proof that Whitehead isn’t Cowboys material. Read more

To expand on this: the “no soap on cast iron” thing comes from a time when harsh, lye-based soaps were the norm. You know, back when you needed big yellow rubber gloves to wash the dishes, because the soap would make your hands all dry and cracked. Nowadays, most dish soap is actually detergent, not soap. Read more

Yea, I’m not sure why it keeps being said that you can’t use soap on a cast iron. As someone who loves his cast iron, I think the myth is perpetuated so people can boast about their pans and how well they treat them. Read more

In Boston it’s every 2 weeks on most streets. Pretty great. Read more

Two tips I’ll pass on, as someone who has gotten the bug within the last ten years (I’m 40): Read more

“hitting it long (which you probably won’t do anyway) usually carries the same penalty as hitting it short, so give yourself a chance to actually get there.” Read more

When I was a teenager, golf for the people meant taking somebody’s dad’s rusty clubs to a hill in the neighborhood and hitting drives at the houses. Read more