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It's Good To Be The King
From “The Age of Movies,” here’s P. Kael on History of the World, Part I:...
Rae Carruth, The Women Who Loved Him, And The One He Wanted Dead
Originally published in the May 2001 issue of GQ. Reprinted here with the author's permission. His annotations appear throughout the story (click on the asterisk and wait a moment for his comment to appear). Illustration by Sam Woolley....
The Evolution of Bicycles
From Gizmodo: 100 Years of Tour de France Bikes mapping the evolution of cycling....
Everybody Street
Over at Lomography, Cheryl Dunn talks about this cool-looking new documentary about New York City street photographers....
The Art Of Storytelling: Celebrity Profiles
Check out Tom Chiarella's essay in the Indianapolis Monthly about writing celebrity profiles:...
It's What You Do With The Gift That Counts
There was a good story by John Le Carre in theNew Yorker earlier this year (subscription required) about the making of his novel The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. The piece centered on the tense relationship between the film’s director, Martin Ritt, a left-wing Jew who’d been blacklisted, and its s...
Hey, It's 10 Years (And A Day) Since The Randall Simon Sausage Episode
July 9, 2003, found first baseman Randall Simon in the middle of his first season with the Pirates, in the middle of a forgettable career that hovered just above replacement level. Well, not totally forgettable. Simon didn’t start on the night of the incident, but he did make the final out in the to...
An Interview With That Guy Who Ruined Serena's Wimbledon And Wrote A Book About Navy Pilots With Call Signs Like Crapper and Steamer
Stephen Rodrick is one of our finest magazine writers and this spring he published a compelling memoir about this father, The Magical Stranger. Check out book excerpts in the New York Times; Slate, and a nice long one in Men's Journal. And visit The Magical Stranger website. ...
Ian Desmond Shaved His Goatee Between Innings
Sure, that's a totally normal thing for a professional athlete to do in the middle of game....
Radio Host: Vandy FB Player “Allowed” Teammates To Rape His Girlfriend
While Nashville police have yet to release details of a sex crimes investigation that led to the dismissal of four Vanderbilt football players, allegations are starting to emerge through other channels. Former Volunteers quarterback Erik Ainge disclosed some of those details this morning on his Tenn...
ESPN Dudes Ogle Courtney Force's Body Issue Pics, Call Them “Honor”
ESPN announcers Dave Rieff and Mike Dunn almost got through a whole segment involving a naked woman without assessing her as "attractive" and ogling her. Almost!...
French Fans Continue To Honor Cycling's Doping Past With Bare Asses
Another day, another butt! Sunday's ass exposure by a Tour de France spectator demonstrated the slight-of-hand necessary to pull off a classy mooning of the peloton as it rides past. Today's was not so subtle....
Hopper Light
Here's our man Peter Richmond writing about Edward Hopper:...
Ex-Fiancée Had No Idea Jason Collins Was Gay, Remains “Deeply Hurt”
Carolyn Moos is the former Stanford and WNBA player who dated Jason Collins for eight years, only to have him call off their engagement without explanation one month before their 2009 wedding. Back in April, after Collins told the world he was gay, Moos said she had had no idea. She's now written a ...
I Know What Boys Like, I Know What Guys Want
Here's Peter Richmond writing about Mark Sanchez:...
Lost in Translation
Dig this blog post by Lawrence Block about the difficulty of adapting books for the big screen:...
Manny Machado And Brooks Robinson In One GIF
With two outs in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Manny Machado made a sparkling play (after initially booting the ball) to throw out Luis Cruz at first. The play pulled him well into foul territory, harkening back to a similar play from fellow Orioles third baseman Brooks Robins...
Here's A Guy Mooning Cyclists In The Tour De France Today
Today was the ninth stage of the Tour de France, and it was one of the toughest, as cyclists had to traverse five mountain passes en route to Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Dan Martin became the first Irishman to win a Tour de France stage since 1992. Brit Chris Froome, who kept the yellow jersey after comple...