alexbelth Page 7 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Mr. Cub Remembers
Ernie Banks, scouted by the legendary Buck O'Neill, and best known as Mr. Cub, died yesterday. We salute him with this column that John Schulian wrote for the Chicago Daily News on Aug. 5, 1977, under the headline "Mr. Cub Remembers."...
Mobb Deep: Two-Hand Rough Football in NYC
Head on over to SB Nation's Longform site and dig into the latest from our pal Ivan Solotaroff:...
The Monopolists
Last night, I went to Gelf's Varsity Letters reading series. Mary Pilon was there talking about her new book, The Monopolists. She was bright, funny, and interesting and her book looks intriguing. ...
The Goal Keeper
Dig this 1970 painting by Charles Comfort, "The Goal Keeper." ...
Lee Marvin Shoots From The Hip
Over at the Beast I reprinted Robert Ward's hugely entertaining Rolling Stone profile of Lee Marvin:...
12 Classic Profiles Of Comedians
I've curated a bunch of killer profiles of some of our finest comedians over the past few years. In case you missed any of them, please dig these pieces on Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Mel Brooks, Robin Williams, David Letterman, Albert Brooks, Martin Mull, Doug Kenney, Andrew Dice Clay, Jeremy Verno...
Holiday Gift Guide: Art Books For All Sorts Of People
I come from a bookish family. We didn't just read books, we owned them. It was no small thing, having your own collection. This was my father's side of the family, Manhattanites with overflowing bookcases and the seeming inability to throw anything away. When it came time for a birthday or the holi...
California Split 40 Years Later
Kim Morgan recently sat down with Elliot Gould, George Segal and Joseph Walsh to talk about California Split, a movie they made with Robert Altman:...
The Day John Lennon Was Murdered
Via Cathal Kelly's Twitter feed, dig Jimmy Breslin's column about John Lennon's death:...
You're Never Too Old To Ball
Who says ballin' stops when you reach 65? Or even 70. Especially when you live in the land of milk and honey?...
Hollywood's Lovable Loser
Dig this gem from Brad Darrach, People magazine, 1974:...
Kurt Vonnegut's Elements Of Style
From the Paris Review comes this funski. ...
