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Down A Lazy River
From Supersonic Electronic, dig these realistically unreal water distortion paintings by Nuria Farre....
Tino Martinez Defends Himself In The Most Annoying Way Possible
Tino Martinez recently resigned from his position as Marlins' hitting coach after it was reported that had abused some of his players. Despite willingly leaving the team, Martinez has decided that he's not going to take these allegations laying down. No, he's going to set the record straight—by remi...
Nighthawks: The Blueprints
Cool article by Robin Cembalest over at Art News on Edward Hopper's storyboards for his famous painting, Nighthawks. ...
Wildlife Camera Captures Bear Party That You Wish You'd Been Invited To
These bears, man. Just get a load of these bears—each one perfectly inhabiting the happy-go-lucky persona that has been fleshed out for it by countless Disney movies and children's cartoons....
Tino Martinez Resigns As Miami Hitting Coach Amid Reports Of Abuse
According to the Miami Herald, Tino Martinez has resigned as hitting coach after a player notified the team Martinez was physically abusive. The specific incident occurred several months ago and Martinez reportedly "erupted in anger unjustly and grabbed him by his neck and neck chain." The agent f...
The Shrine of Eternals
Nice piece on the Baseball Reliquary by David Davis over at Sports on Earth:...
Visions Of Light: Movie Love
Here's Martin Scorsese writing about movies in the New York Review of Books:...
Bear Walks Into A Bar, Nobody Notices
An Estes Park, Colo., bar was recently visited by a curious bear who just wanted to say "What's up?" to the ladies and possibly make a few friends. You know, the usual stuff. Despite arriving in style at 9:15 p.m. (that's when all the cool people arrive), the poor bear's nightlife experience left mu...
South Of The Border
Earlier this year, pals Eric Nusbaum and Craig Robinson were on hand for the Caribbean Series championship in Mexico. They’ve got a five-part series over at Sports on Earth....
Actually, Darrell Green Doesn't Want The Redskins To Change Their Name
On Tuesday, we wrote about how two Washington Redskins legends, Darrell Green and Art Monk, came forward to say the team name was offensive. And of course it's offensive. We know it's racist, and you know it's racist, and most importantly, owner Dan Snyder knows it's racist, because actual Native Am...
American Summer: Before Air-Conditioning
Dig this short essay by Arthur Miller. It appeared in the New Yorker back in 1998:...
Let's Watch Charles Barkley Grind With A Middle-Aged Lady
Ray Allen recently celebrated his 38th birthday with a party that successfully combined the vibes of an awkward high school dance and a boozy karaoke outing. In other words, it was a great party, as evidenced by Sir Charles getting his freak on with your mom, who is obviously enjoying her "girls tri...
Two Redskins Hall Of Famers Say Redskins Nickname Is Offensive
Darrell Green and Art Monk are two of the most storied names from the Washington Redskins' 1980s-early '90s golden era, with five Super Bowl rings between them. Green, known as the NFL's fastest man for much of his career, played 20 seasons in D.C. Monk, at the time he retired, caught more passes th...
Albert Pujols Gets Robbed At The Wall, Tries To Undress Bartolo Colon
In the seventh inning of yesterday's Athletics-Angels game, Albert Pujols sent a Bartolo Colon fastball deep into center field. Unfortunately for Pujols, Chris Young was there to snatch away what very well may have been a home run. That's when Pujols decided that Colon's jersey needed to pay the pri...
Chris Stewart Makes Catch In Stands, Still Turns Double Play
Catchers of the world, rejoice! Chris Stewart's crazy catch-the-foulout, throw-'im-out double play is the thing you can try and repeatedly fail to do for the rest of your careers! [FOX]...
American Hero
If you're in New York anytime over the next six months do yourself a favor and head over to the Museum of Modern Art and see the Walker Evans show....