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R.I.P. Paul Mazursky
Rest in Peace, Paul Mazursky. He made some memorable movies, particularly Harry & Tonto. I've always had a soft spot for Moscow on the Hudson. This scene is nice to revisit as July 4th approaches. ...
How Tony Gwynn Cracked Baseball's Code And Became A Legend
If you're not old enough to remember, you may not believe it, but there was a time when Tony Gwynn was an incredible athlete, not just in the sense that he had the freakish hand-eye coordination of an eight-time National League batting champion, but in the sense that he could run and jump with anyon...
The Swing Machine
From SI's Tony Gwynn tribute issue here's Richard Hoffer's 1995 profile, "The Swing Machine":...
Harold Ramis: A Very Funny Fellow
From Tad Friend's 2004 New Yorker profile of Harold Ramis:...
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Tom Junod remembers Phillip Seymour Hoffman:...
Pete Seeger Talks Baseball
I found this post over at Hardball Talk—the late Pete Seeger talking baseball. ...
Longform Salutes Peter Kaplan
The writer and editor Peter Kaplan died a few days ago....
Royko On Jackie
Mike Royko's column written on the day that Jackie Robinson died:...
L.C. Greenwood: The Smiling Badass Of The NFL's Baddest Front Four
The Steelers of the 1970s had the scowl of Mean Joe Greene and the gap where Jack Lambert's four front teeth should've been. But there was nothing quite like the menace presented by the smiling L.C. Greenwood, who died Sunday of kidney failure at the age of 67. A smile on that front line was like a ...
Death Of A Legend
I've learned more from reading Marcella Hazan's cookbooks over the years than I have from any chef other than Jacques Pepin. She was tough, unsparing, beautiful....
Rest in Peace, Ken Norton
Ken Norton, a great athlete and formidable heavyweight boxer, is dead. He was 70. Here's a nice tribute by Hamilton Nolan. ...
R.I.P. Tommy Morrison
Elizabeth Merrill is a terrific writer. ESPN is lucky to have her (anybody would be lucky to have her). And we're fortunate that we get to read her work. Like this story on Tommy Morrison who died on Sunday:...
"I've Got A Book To Write"
Mike Lupica remembers his friend Elmore Leonard:...
Baseball Fan Finds Death Less Boring Than Baseball
This Nationals fan, captured for us by reader Evan, just couldn't bear to watch his team slog through another August baseball game. Instead, he decided to delve into the day's obituaries. Lots of exciting stuff going on in there....
Hey Fatso!
Peter Richmond remembers Art Donovan, a master storyteller:...
