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“When you’re young you think that life stretches out indefinitely and you...”
– Jon Carroll’s oughta-be-legendary column, published 15 years ago today
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“When you’re young you think that life stretches out indefinitely and you...”
– Jon Carroll’s oughta-be-legendary column, published 15 years ago today
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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R.I.P.: Academy Award-winning writer and director Blake Edwards, 88 Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller, 92 Diplomat Richard Holbrooke, 69  US Army SPC Ethan L Goncalo, 21, Fall Rivers, MA US Marines SSgt Stacy A Green, 34, Alexander City, AL US Army CPL Sean M Collins, 25, Ewa Beach, HI US Army Willie A McLawhorn Jr, 23, Conway, NC US Army SPC Patrick D Deans, 22, Orlando, FL US Army...
Dec 22nd
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Target Barney Frank, Gotcha FAIL: I know you’re looking for some way to kind of discredit the policy. Do you think that gyms should have separate showers for gay and straight people?
Dec 22nd
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Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Big zip files of music to download
barthel: Said the Gramophone’s top 100 songs of 2010! Cocaine Blunts’ top 50 rap songs of 2010 (download link)! Fluxblog’s 2010 survey mix (8 discs)! Pitchfork’s top 100 tracks of 2010 (download links: 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100)! !!!
Dec 16th
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“If you’re not from there, you think the Midwest is composed of...”
– Steve Rushin, “In memory of the Metrodome”
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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“Since when does the Republican Party make 9/11 first responders stand over in the corner with the gays and Mexicans?”
Dec 15th
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R.I.P.: Lawyer and author Elizabeth Edwards, 61 Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Monday Night Football commentator Don Meredith, 72 US Army SFC James E Thode, 45, Kirtland, NM US Marines LCpl Lucas C Scott, 20, Peebles, OH US Army SSG Jason A Reeves, 32, Odessa, TX US Marines Sgt Nicholas J Aleman, 24, Brooklyn, NY US Marines Cpl Derek A Wyatt, 25, Akron, OH US Marines PFC Colton W Rusk, 20,...
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Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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“But looking back, it’s clear that Lennon’s most enduring achievement, aside from...”
– Andrew Romano, “Lennon’s Other Legacy”
Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Old man getting hurt never gets old:
Dec 7th
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R.I.P.: Legendary third baseman and Chicago Cubs broadcaster Ron Santo, 70 Former US Congressman Stephen J Solarz, 70 Actor Leslie Nielsen, 84 Neutron bomb inventor Sam Cohen, 89 US Army PVT Devon J Harris, 24, Mesquite, TX US Army 1LT Scott F Milley, 23, Sudbury, MA US Air Force Lt Col Gwendolyn A Locht, 46, Fort Walton Beach, FL US Army SFC Barry E Jarvis, 36, Tell City, IN US Army...
Dec 7th
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“To me it is clear and unequivocal that Santo is a Hall of Famer. … Putting...”
– Bill James
Dec 4th
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“Talent in the kind of abundance James is blessed with is a curse. It seduces the...”
– Jason Whitlock, coining my new favorite nickname for LeBron: “King Blames”
Dec 1st
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