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Havoc At Serbia-Albania As Match Interrupted By Flag-Carrying Drone
Officials suspended today's Serbia-Albania Euro 2016 qualifier in Belgrade after a drone carrying a large banner with the Albanian flag entered the stadium late in the first half and sparked a brawl between the two squads....
There Is No Excuse For Drinking Heineken
An editor at a more hopeful outfit recently asked me to write a few paragraphs about the best new beer of 2014. I chose an expensive saison, because that's the kind of thing I like, and he had no problem with the selection, but requested that my article explain why it would appeal "to a Bud Light ...
<em>Happy Valley's</em> Catherine Cawood Is Your New Favorite TV Detective
If you've ever watched any cop shows on Netflix, you've no doubt had a recommendation for their original series Happy Valley pop up somewhere on your screen as you plumb the depths of the streaming service for some goddamn thing to watch on a Tuesday night. I'm here to tell you that you should go ...
There's Nothing More Loathsome Than Making A Film
From the funtastic new book, The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany, check out this short essay Westlake wrote about working with Stephen Frears....
Bill Murray's Memes Now Outshine His Movies, And <em>St. Vincent</em> Won't Help
What was the last great Bill Murray performance? Maybe Broken Flowers from 2005? Lost in Translation from 2003? Nowadays, some of his best work—or at least the work that gets the most attention—is nowhere near the big screen. He shows up at bachelor parties. He crashes regular folks' engagemen...
The Professional: Donald E. Westlake
Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008) was one of our most prolific and entertaining writers. Now, we've got this posthumous treat: The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany, published by the University of Chicago Press and edited by Levi Stahl. The book is a ton of fun. I recently had the ch...
Yes, Austin Pettis Has A <em>Mighty Ducks</em> Tattoo
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Oskar Blues Old Chub Does Canned Scotch Ale From Colorado Proud
If you want to be taken seriously in the American beer-geek underground, the first thing you've got to do is grow a big, nasty beard. This is a bit of a challenge for the many aspiring beer geeks who happen to be women or unscuzzy men, but rules are rules. I need to see your beard before I can hear ...
The NBA's New TV Deal Includes Plans For Ads On Jerseys
Advertisements on NBA uniforms are inevitable—the association logo is heading to the back of the uniform to make room, and the only reason a 2.5" x 2.5" ad patch wasn't on the front shoulder last year was because they couldn't agree on how to split up the money. But in case you were still clinging t...
Man Tells TV Reporter "I Would Love To See My Meat In Your Mouth"
Famed Kansas City burger joint Westport Flea Market has been running a "1985" deal of late to celebrate the Royals' playoff success, and KCTV reporter Courtenay DeHoff dropped by Friday morning for a live shot from the restaurant's kitchen. That's where proprietor Joe Zwillenberg informed DeHoff t...
Bob Ryan: Scribe
Over at Grantland, Bryan Curtis has an entertaining feature on Bob Ryan:...
Tennessee Track Coach Cuts Six Athletes Just Weeks Into The School Year
New Tennessee track coach Beth Alford-Sullivan cut six women from her team in September, just a month after proudly announcing her predecessor's entire recruiting class would arrive intact....
Fox 45 Is Here To Squelch Rumors That Adam Jones Is Dead
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Ronnie Price Loses Shoe, Turns Over Ball, Throws Shoe, Gets Technical
Via @cjzero, here's Lakers point guard Ronnie Price losing his shoe, turning over the ball, and throwing the shoe at Andre Iguodala in an attempt to play defense. The shoe throw didn't work, of course, and Price received a technical foul for his innovation....
Why Paul Newman Just Got Better With Age
This week's curation at the Beast is Peter Richmond's fine 1995 GQ profile of Paul Newman:...
Words, Movies And Out Of Africa
From By the Book, the weekly Q&A series at the Times Book Review, dig this from Jodi Picoult:...
Cowboys Defeat Seahawks Thanks To Ridiculous Terrance Williams Catch
Magic feet? Magic hands? Maybe advanced control over gravitons? Terrance Williams has them....
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