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The 10 Best Deals of April 20, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Sam's 24-Hour Product Diary: Quit Smoking, Get Your Shit Right
This year on my momās birthday, I gave her and ultimately myself the best gift ever; I quit smoking cigarettes. Smoking was part of me forāgaspāalmost half of my life. My grandmother smoked two packs a day, my grandfather died on a horse while smoking, my aunt, uncle and cousins smoked so much they collected enoughā¦
Various Trader Joeās Foodstuffs, Ranked
(NOTE: Beer and wine not included.)
How Cirque Du Soleil Turns Gymnasts Into Artists
Even a casual viewer of Olympic gymnastics knows that the gymnasts they watch are young. Itās the one thing that everyone knows about gymnasts, besides their being good at gymnasticsāthey tend to peak in their teens, and then leave the sport. This has been one of the main stories of the sport since Olga Korbut andā¦
Boston GlobeĀ Columnist Suspended During Investigation Of Marathon Bombing Stories That Don't Add Up
The Boston Globe has placed columnist Kevin Cullen on āadministrative leaveā while it conducts a review of his work, after WEEI radio host Kirk Minihane scrutinized Cullenās April 14 column about the five-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, and found several inconsistencies.
Umpire Jerry Meals Is Small, Most Baseball Men Are Large: Physical Comedy Ensues
Umpire Jerry Meals is five feet eight inches tall. This is a perfectly respectable height, and one that has not kept him from achieving what we can presume was his lifelong dream of being a Major League umpire. Jerry Meals has made it.
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I Would Die For These Pigs That Look Like Sheep
A Palatine of Hungary crosses some boars and sows in some Austro-Hungarian barn. He creates a new breed of swine, the Mangalica pig. Upon seeing the result of his meddling with nature, the palatine claps his hands in delightāprobably.
Bradley Beal Says Scott Brooks Apologized To Him For His Role In Beal's Dreadful Playoffs
Bradley Beal, like his team in general, is not having a good playoff series against the Toronto Raptors. Beal shot just 3-for-11 in Game 2, scoring just nine points and picking up four fouls en route to an atrocious plus-minus of -34 in 25 minutes. Overall, Beal is scoring 14 points per game and has only made threeā¦
This $20 Garment Steamer Is Ready To Use In Just 20 Seconds
I prefer steaming over ironing - itās faster, easier, and you donāt need to bust out the ironing board. This travel steamer from TaoTronics is only $20 today with promo code KINJASTE, and unlike some other models, it stores water in the handle, rather than a bulky tank, so it can fit in just about any suitcase. Itā¦
Goran Dragic Won't Let You Ignore Him
Thatās my guy. Looking like Crossfit Benedict Cumberbatch. Love to see this type of vigor.
Hearthstone's Beloved Game Director Quits
Hearthstone director Ben Brode announced today that he would be departing his job at Blizzard and plans āto help start a new company.ā Brodeās departure comes as a shock to Hearthstone fans; the game designer has worked for Blizzard since 2002, starting out as an entry-level game tester and moving up the ranks andā¦
Dead Letters: "Now Start Your Down Fall"
Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We should take this moment to remind you that all emails to Deadspin and its editors and writers are on the record unless otherwise specified. Now for your letters.
Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina Returns To Competition 10 Months After Giving Birth
Two weeks ago, we saw the first glimpses of Simone Bilesās comeback after a full year off and it was impressive. In practice footage, Biles showed that she could still do most of her big skills despite the break from full-time training.
High School Baseball Coach Swears He Was Powerless To Prevent His Team From Winning 82-0
This Massachusetts high school baseball game happened last week, but the central storyātrying really hard to let someone else have what should be best for them, only to watch them fuck it all upāis timeless. Old Rochester defeated Notre Dame Cristo Rey by a score of a 82-0 (eighty-two! a baseball game!), but theā¦
The CIA Says Mike Pompeo Didn't Fight in the Gulf WarĀ
In the frenzied game of musical chairs that is the Trump administration, CIA Director Mike Pompeo is set to become the next Secretary of State. Itās an ideal time, then, to clarify details of his biography, including a rather major one: did Pompeo, as numerous profiles have stated, fight in the Gulf War? We asked theā¦
Rafa Is About To Do This All Over Again, Isn't He?
Enter Dominic Thiem, the dull boy who is good on dirt. For all his fits elsewhere, the Austrian has mastered clay, a surface that slows things down enough for his deep court positioning, thumping strokes, and one-track mind. Heās the only player who can justifiably hold any ember of hope when facing Rafael Nadal onā¦
Marmot Has Everything You Could Need for Whatever Weather, And It's All On Sale
At some point, itāll be continuously warm enough to hike, and Marmot is thinking about getting you geared up and outside for less. Take 25% off all the apparel they carry, or if you need to re-up on your gear, itās all 20% off too during their Friends & Family sale. Just use the code FRIENDS at checkout. Itās likeā¦
The Name of the Year tournament is down to the elite eight. A lot of chalk, but not exclusively so. The Salami Blessing-Jimbob Ghostkeeper matchup looks like it could be the real final. [NOTY]
