Deadspin Goes Long: Non-Sports Highlights You May Have Missed From 2011
Happy day-after-Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your day off with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best not-too-sportsy writing you may have missed from the year in Deadspin.
• The Confessions Of A Former Adolescent Puck Tease [January 27]
• Dropping In On The Demented Utopia Of The Gathering Of The Juggalos [August 16]
• Dead Comedian Of The Week: Vaughn Meader, Assassination Victim [August 11]
• The Loneliness Of The American College Transfer Student [February 17]
• The Electric Dock Ellis Acid Test: An Attempt To Recreate His Drug-Addled No-Hitter, On Xbox [July 11]
• Dead Wrestler Of The Week: "Macho Man" Randy Savage [May 23] SEE ALSO: The Dead Wrestler of the Week archive
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