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fantasy football
Fantasy Football: The Musical Needs Your Help
Although this story does not contain tiny Mexican wrestlers nor furries, it's still undeniably batshit. A NYC theater group is in search of stage actors to portray Bill Simmons, Matthew Berry, and J-Bug for an upcoming fantasy football musical. Kapow! More » -
bill simmons
Twit Wars: The Sports Fella Vs. Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Simmons is leaving blood on the keyboard because Clippers' coach Mike Dunleavy called him a "joke writer" on Cowherd's radio show. A possible tag-team bout with OchoCinco/Dunleavy vs. Merriman/Sports Fella is forthcoming. Let's make it a strap match. [SportsGuy33]
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By DAULERIOComment by Account Chocula: Wait, if Simmons is busy with a Twitter war, who else is going to compare Blake Griffin to Teen Wolf... 3 Responses | Other threads
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erin andrews
Sports Fella + Sideline Princess = Exclamation Point-Riddled Inboxes
Erin Andrews appears on The B.S. report. Number of emails we've received about this monumental event in the past two hours? 456. Enjoy. [The B.S. Report]
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By DAULERIOComment by X-tacle: I wish she'd gone into porn. Not because I find her attractive, but because at 31 she'd be all used... 5 Responses | Other threads
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deadcast
Dan Le Batard Vs. Bill Simmons, Coming To Your Neighborhood PTI
This week's Deadcast guest is Dan Le Batard, who brings news that Bill Simmons will be making his guest host debut on "Pardon The Interruption" sometime this summer. Get that Larry Bird head-on-a-stick ready.
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nba
The Sports Fella's Dream Is Dead
Minnesota picks ex-Pacers GM David Kahn to run their basketball operations. "I promise that nobody will outwork or outthink us as we build one of the best front offices in the league and a team that begins a climb to the top." They should put that on a plaque. [NBA.com]
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Comment by RonArtestTableLeg: Billy King clearly was out thinking everyone. Only he could come up with the idea of drafting the same type... 3 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
Many Trees Died In The Making Of Simmons' Next Tome
Have you ever thought, Man, I really want to read a 720-page hardcover about basketball by the Sports Fella? Then today — or October 27, 2009 — is your lucky day. [Leitch]
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By Ben CohenComment by Overdog: I have a legitimate question. I love the NBA, and I really enjoy Simmons' takes, but his ridiculous Celtics-bias (Bill,... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
The Sportswriting Of Malcolm Gladwell Reaches A Tipping Point
By now, you've probably made it through all three parts of the Simmons-Gladwell ESPN.com tandem bike ride. Let's thin-slice! Here's my reaction: Could Malcolm Gladwell please stick to being wrong about dog trainers and Enron? More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by UkraineNotWeak: so far identified as: Sideshow BobYahoo SeriousRobert SmithEdward Scissorhands or any character from a Tim Burton filmPhil SpectorLead Singer from Simply... 16 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
The Legitimate Interest In Simmons' GM Candidacy Called Into Question
The Sports Fella set Minnesotans' hearts aflutter with his semi-serious T'Wolves GM idea, resulting in thousands of pro-Simmons emails from a disillusioned fan base to a befuddled T'Wolves executive office. But somebody's rigging the numbers. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Father of 2 Future First Rounders: He has mastered the ESPN trade machine, so he has that going for him. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Simmons and Reilly, Together As Never Before
Surprising announcement from Bill Simmons during his WEEI radio interview this morning: He'll have Rick Reilly on his podcast "soon." He then goes on to describe their relationship at the WWL. Aw, cute. More »
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Comment by Gourmet Spud: Excerpt from podcast: Simmons: So...why have you been acting so messed up towards me?Reilly: Why have you been acting so messed... 7 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
The Sports Fella Super Bowl XLIII Diaryland Entries Are Everything You'd Expect
"Al Michaels breaks the 2009 record for "Most times using the word 'amazing' in a prime-time telecast," narrowly edging Jason on last week's episode of "The Bachelor." " [Sports Fella]
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By DAULERIOComment by TisdalesTibia: So now Simmons sucks too? If he wrote for Deadspin everyone on here would be kissing his ass. He doesn't... 22 Responses | Other threads
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espn
ESPN Still Protecting Simmons And Reilly From The Ragged Commentariat
In case you're wondering, no, ESPN still has no plans to add comments to Rick Reilly's or the Sports Guy's columns in the foreseeable future. As this email exchange with CBS Sports indicates. More »
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bill simmons
Thankfully, Simmons Picked The Cardinals
The Sports Fella, who's established himself as playoff Eddie Mush after going 0-4 last week with his predictions, takes the Cardinals and the points over the Eagles this weekend. Good omen. [Sports Fella]
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By DAULERIOComment by Bobby Big Wheel: He's still complaining about holding on the Helmet Catch? Get him a douche so he can clean the sand... 7 Responses | Other threads
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best of 2008
The Year In...Sports Fella
So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Bill Simmons More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Candace Parker Secret Lover: Will he punch Reilly in the face in Tampa at the Super Bowl? I think I speak for everyone when I... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Bill Simmons Conspiracy Theories
The Sports Fella Unleashes Another Not-So-Subtle Dig At Rick Reilly
Yesterday revealed the enormous amounts of Bill Simmons-related email sent to Deadspin and, true to form, more Bill Simmons conspiracy theories started rolling in immediately after it was published. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Doyle McPoyle: This is the nerdiest feud since Star Wars/Star Trek. ... Lord of the Rings is better than both of them ANYWAY!! 6 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
Bill Simmons Conspiracy Theories And The State Of Edginess At The WWL (Update)
We get all sorts of amazing Bill Simmons conspiracy theories sent to the email box each week. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Darrone: ESPN has already blurred out the DICK party. Check it out. 8 Responses | Other threads
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media
The Creative Impasse Between Bill Simmons and ESPN Appears To Be Over
The rumor about Bill Simmons "quitting" his B.S. Report podcast on ESPN due to restrictive over-editing policies were apparently overblown, for today the B.S. Report has miraculously reappeared. The one noticeable change to it is the new pre-show disclaimer from the Sports Fella himself that states , "The BS report is a free-flowing conversation that occasionally touches on mature subjects."
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By DAULERIOComment by formerly Chief Wahoo: Can we get a warning before Reilly's work that it may contain inanities and shoddy writing? 4 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
Oh...And About Simmons' Podcast: "He Told Me He Quit It"
So, here's a little snippet of of information from an individual close to the ESPN/Simmons slap-fight. Remember last week, when we reported that ESPN insisted that there was nothing to the sudden disappearance of "The B.S. Report" and that, according to them, there's no smoke, fire, or truth to that rumor? Well, according to a person — let's just call them very, very close to the situation — that was, in itself, bullshit:
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By DAULERIOComment by Candace Parker Secret Lover: I wouldn't rule out any Ewing Theory potential for ESPN's Page 2... /I really liked the podcasts though...it's too bad 6 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
The Ongoing Odd Behavior of One Bill Simmons Continues to Captivate, Cause Concern
Many of you emailed to inform me that I was inexplicably name-dropped in the Sports Fella's most recent mailbag column, which was quite hilarious, if not a little jarring. Was this another not-so-subtle way of Mr. Simmons extending a bony middle finger to his employer? Not really. It was his own way of responding to the countless emails I'd sent him inquiring about his numerous public and private gripes, which would most often result in a "You know I can't say anything about this...." sort of response. The last pesky question I sent him was about his podcast, The B.S. Report, which hasn't aired in close to three weeks. Once again, he informed me that he could not say anything, but said he had made it up to me in his second mailbag column. Yay? More »
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By DAULERIOComment by ClueHeywood: Were all the "Shift" keys at ESPN stolen as part of the annual prank by Fox Sports? 4 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
'Slightly Awkward, A Little Dorky And A Little Cute In A Weird Way'; Our Ladies Rate Bill Simmons
Once upon a time, a site called The Black Table had a regular feature entitled Waxing Off, in which women gathered in an online roundtable to discuss issues of the day, and also to make fun of Will Leitch's shoes. And so we got to thinking: With so many great female sports bloggers out there, why not import the idea here? It's just crazy enough to work. So behold: The latest edition of Deadspin's Waxing Off. We found seven terrific female writers who were willing to pen short pieces on this week's topic: Bill Simmons.
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bill simmons
ESPN About Simmons: Nothing to See Here, Please Disperse
Over the weekend, the latest Bill Simmons vs. ESPN passive-aggressive flame war ignited after the Sports Guy evidently had his weekly NFL Picks column spiked by The Dot Com for an unknown reason. Simmons responded through his Sports Guy Unplugged site, with requisite Shawshank photo screengrab. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Athens Grease: This is so like that one time that one guy on "The Wire" said that thing to the other guy... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
ESPN Jerks Bill Simmons Around, Yet Again
If you're a regular reader of ESPN.com, you probably noticed that Bill Simmons's NFL picks column didn't hit the web this past Friday. Well, according to the Sports Fella, ESPN elected not to publish it.
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Comment by bearface: i can't believe all the bill simmons love on this site. you guys must all be boston fans. fucking clowns.... 12 Responses | Other threads
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ESPN Deems Bill Simmons' Fantasy Basketball Entrant NSFW
The Big Lead hopped on this story (via Hank Brockett) earlier today about ESPN forbidding Bill Simmons from having adult entertainer/blogger/ESPN fan boy Christian, of Christian Sings the Blues (NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO BEING SAFE FOR WORK), in his fantasy basketball league (along with roto dungeon master Matthew Berry), due to the graphic nature of the blog. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Colonel Dubby: Berry: "Did you see those two guys fighting outside?" 2 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
Everybody Talks to Barack Obama Except Bill Simmons
Remember last spring when America's Sports Fella, Bill Simmons, staged a passive-aggressive mutiny on his employer over "promises not kept" stemming from when Sen. Barack Obama was dropped from his podcast? Maybe you do. So, those of you who do remember that were probably thinking to yourselves, "Hey, Rick Reilly's got a mag article this month featuring Barack Obama — Simmmons MUST BE PISSSSSSED." More »
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By DAULERIOComment by I Heart Poop: I'd kinda like to see McCain on a hunting show where they give him a gun and watch him flashback... 5 Responses | Other threads
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bill simmons
Simmons Finally Chimes In, Bravely Faces Lost Season And A Year Without Brady
Bill Simmons finally went to the acceptance stage of mourning and has returned with a column (or mailbag, actually) about the stages of Tomlessness that he and all of the other charmed Boston sports fans face the rest of the NFL season. Needless to say, he doesn't have a sunny outlook: More »
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media
Is The Sports Gal The New Sports Fella?
Bill Simmons is finally back from his summer of basketball diary-ing and has returned to his rightful place in the Page 2 masthead. After two months of Rick Reilly's 800-word-and-a pile-of-zing! "journalism" it's nice to see Simmons manically pumping out his usual kajillion word essays for the start of the NFL season. This week's is a welcome (or unwelcome, depending how you feel about him) throwback to Simmons proper — New England homerism, a Len Bias reference, Vegas, "Swingers". Thing is— and I've noticed this for a little while — is it just me or is the Sports Gal actually leg-sweeping Simmons in the funny department? Her "rant" is once again featured in the sidebar. A sampling: More » -
bill simmons
The Sports Fella Takes A Breather
Whether this was caused by his public display of annoyance with ESPN in May is uncertain, but it appears everybody's favorite Deadspin contributor, Bill Simmons, is taking some time off. The rest of the summer off, actually: More »
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By DAULERIOComment by It's a little Chili Davis outside: @92BuickLeSabre: "Complex litigation, this is John O'Connell..." Is it 'complex'? He always says it so fast... more » | Other threads
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Will Leitch Sucks
Part IV: Featuring America's Favorite Sports Fella...Bill Simmons
Part 4 of our celebration of all things Leitch begins with a very, very special guest. He just got finished celebrating the Celtics’ 17th world title. I can’t wait to see it mentioned 83 times in one of his NFL columns 30 years from now. It’s Bill Simmons. It really is.
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you the fool we pity
Bloggers Are Half Joe Camel, A Third Fonzarelli
The Boston Phoenix ran a story this week — complete with Simmons quotes! — about that whole mainstream sports reporters vs. bloggers business that we are extremely looking forward to being over. There has already been a ton of discussion about it, but we're not going to get into that this morning because it's too early and that stuff exhausts us anymore anyway. We just want to talk about that illustration. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by BarrySagittarius: @neworiginals: @Secret Identity: Paradigm? Proactive? Aren't those just buzzwords dumb people use to sound smart? /I'm fired, aren't I? more » | Other threads
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rick reilly
Rick Reilly Continues To Not Think Too Highly Of That Billy Simmons Kid
The roiling tensions between Bill Simmons and newly-acquired superstar Rick Reilly had seemed to be more media created than anything else, but more and more it appears the two just absolutely despise each other. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Johnny LaRue: @yourewithmeleather: don't you dare insult count floyd that way! more » | Other threads
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bill simmons
Bill Simmons Still Comfortable With Rick Reilly Hanging Around
All the sports news came from Boston last night, so hey: Why not keep piling on and play with some sports media news from Boston too? How could one ever get tired of Boston, right? Right? Who's with us? More »
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By Will LeitchComment by ceedat: "What happened to you man, I used to think you were cool Simmons" - Myself in High School talking to... more » | Other threads
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it begins
Bill Simmons Puts On His Defeatist Hat
Oftentimes, Boston sports fans cringe when people uphold former Boston Sports Guy and current L.A. resident Bill Simmons' ramblings as a representative of their thoughts as a whole. And that's even when he thinks Boston teams are doing well. Some of them are taking added umbrage with Simmons' most recent column, which argued the Celtics don't have much of a shot at beating the Lakers in the NBA Finals, which is set to begin sometime next year, I think. [Channeling Simmons] Of course they can't do it! They're not the '86 Celtics! Too many daaahkies! They don't have Welkaaah! More »
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Comment by kurt9988: Heard that smug, dictator, David Stern, on radio. "Oh, I don't care if it is the Lakers vs. Celtics." Sure.... more » | Other threads
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Prepare For Rick Reilly's Debut On ESPN
Rick Reilly might not like bloggers, but if you have a problem with that, you better get over it. Because his contract with ESPN begins next week.
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By Will LeitchComment by kurt9988: Even $3.4M per year isn't enough to wear my mom's clothes. more » | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
Bill Simmons Continues Passive-Aggressive Swipes At ESPN Via Blogspot
As fascinatingly silly as this whole Bill Simmons online temper tantrum is — plus the inevitable change of direction Page 2 must undertake should he no longer write for them — it's getting pretty hilarious how conspicous he's being about being pissed off at (supposedly) ESPN.com . More » -
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Bill Simmons Is Enjoying His "Rebellious" Status
Ever since his gauntlet-throwing interview with us last week, Bill Simmons has been doodling with his blogspot page. Amusingly, he seems to be drawing a parallel between himself and Tom Cruise's character in The Firm. More »
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By Will LeitchComment by Frank Beamers Goiter: I was flipping through my DIRECTV guide today and noticed The Firm was on the Oxygen channel, so that explains... more » | Other threads
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bill simmons
Indeed, the Bill Simmons blogspot page we linked to yesterday was the real deal; he's already posted a 15,000-word piece he wrote more than 10 years ago. [The Sports Guy Blog]
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By Will LeitchComment by NJP: TimeWarner could put him on SI.com if they wanted... who wouldn't trade Rick Reilly for Bill Simmons? more » | Other threads
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Simmons: "Certain Promises Were Not Kept"
We're not the only ones who noticed that Bill Simmons hasn't written a column in two weeks — until today, anyway — and hasn't been featured much on the home page of ESPN.com. We figured it was nothing; the man has taken extended breaks before. But, just to be thorough, we emailed him and asked if anything was up. His response, on the record, surprised us.
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By LeitchComment by Snowman Evolution: @Magnakai Haaskivi: Stuart Scott was also heard saying 'I find your lack of faith disturbing.' 'Perhaps you feel you are being treated... more » | Other threads
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interviews of a lifetime
Fred Lynn Is America's Fishing Buddy
Former major leaguer Fred Lynn is probably one of the nicest guys on the planet. He's a man who's brimming with self-contentedness and is disarmingly friendly. After you speak with him for two minutes, it's no surprise that seemingly every dude who grew up in New England in the past 40 years is so overtly smitten with the man. During a phone conversation with Fred Lynn last week, as part of his promotional duties for MLB.com's "Rookie Of The Month" campaign, we discussed a few topics, but mostly talked about ESPN's BIll Simmons' obsession with him. Or, rather, I dwelled on that fact. It's safe to say I probably won't be hosting my own podcast show in the near future. More » -
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The Boston Globe Used To Have A Sports Section
Contrary to popular opinion, we love newspapers. We once waited up outside our dorm for our first ever published article, a review of Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery. (When the delivery guy showed up, we pretty much attacked him. It was 5:30 a.m., and we were somewhat deranged.) Of course, this makes us a relic; our 14-year-old cousins find newspapers amusing, like an eight-track, or a laserdisc player. (If they knew what either of those were, that is.) More »
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By LeitchComment by icanthelpitimfromboston: @supermike5alive: I wish I didn't know that. more » | Other threads
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bill simmons
ESPN Nixes Bill Simmons-Barack Obama Podcast
If Bill Simmons seems grouchier in his MVP column today, or in his podcast later this week, you'll have to forgive him. He was scheduled to have Sen. Barack Obama as a guest, but, for reasons that haven't quite made themselves clear, ESPN canceled the appearance. Obama was all ready to go, but the network pulled the plug.
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Media Approval Ratings: Bill Simmons
With the NBA Playoffs tipping off this Friday, we couldn't think of a better time to finally take a look at Bill Simmons in this here media approval thing. And not just because of that NBA book that he's supposedly working on. (Though it's not on Amazon yet.) More »
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