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I Found <i>Purity</i>'s First Honest Paragraph, On Page 66When last we met, Jonathan Franzen had mucked up the early pages of his novel Purity with repeated appraisals of the sex appeal of his main character, Pip. I was creeped out, but leaving room for the possibility that Franzen might be up to something that would redeem—or at least make some sense of—a...

Jonathan Franzen Wants To Bone Pip, I Think?So Jonathan Franzen is doing kind of a weird thing in the early going of Purity, his latest novel. He’s not the first author to do a version of this weird thing, but the particular way he’s doing it, at least so far, made me want to write about it now, before I’ve finished the entire book....

And Now, Russell Wilson Reviews <i>Fifty Shades Of Grey</i>Russell Wilson saw Fifty Shades of Grey last night, and he has some thoughts....

Jose Canseco's Interstellar Trade Idea Will Probably Save Us All

Take a seat and pay attention, everyone. Today, Jose Canseco dropped some knowledge that we should all absorb: If we can control comets, we can control everything. Everything....

Ilya Bryzgalov's Thoughts On Meteors, Asteroids, And Life Are Simple Yet Profound

During an interview with Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, the folks at WIP had the good sense to ask him for his thoughts on that big-ass meteor that recently landed in Russia and that even bigger-ass asteroid that whizzed by Earth and threw us all into a brief, existential meltdown. Bryzgalov's respo...

An Essay About Osama Bin Laden's Death, Constructed Entirely Out Of Athletes' Tweets

SOURCES: OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD!!! WATCHING CNN NOW... THE PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS THE NATION SHORTLY... I got off the plane,went in my hotel rm, turned on TV, saw all those people outside the WH and thought "did the Skins win another SB?" LOL. Osama Bin Laden dead????? Whoa!!!! Osama Bin Laden Dead. ...

Michael Irvin Wants To Restore 80s-Style Discipline To Miami Football

Today, University of Miami (by way of North Philadelphia) football coach Al Golden took to Twitter with a major announcement. It involved "U Discipline," his desire to "Uphold The Legacy," and a quote from human-hurricane Michael Irvin....

Mitch Albom Is The Greatest Writer Who Occasionally Writes About Sports

Mitch Albom says he might write a book about sports some day. You know, if he can manage to squeeze his day job into the down time between TV appearances and production meetings. He's got a lot on his plate....