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Snow Removal In Montreal Is Cool As Heck
Depending on where you live, there is so much freaking snow on the ground now, and there's more on the way, and I guess you just have to live in this icy hellscape forever and ever. If you're in a big city, they're plowing it as best they can. But where do they actually put it?...
How To Deal With Valentine's Day, No Matter Who You Are
This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday (FYI: It’s tomorrow), making it awfully convenient for those of you planning a romantic weekend getaway and a three-day headache for the rest of us. Let’s face it: This holiday isn’t the greatest no matter your relationship status. (The media/retail ons...
Von Wafer Ejected From Chinese Basketball Game After Flying Dick-Punch
Shit got a little out of control during a first-round CBA playoff game between Qingdao and Shanxi, thanks in to small part to former NBA players Von Wafer and Jeremy Tyler....
Dwight Howard Mashes His Hand Into Teammate's Crotch
Dwight Howard, who always needs your attention, didn't play in the Rockets' game against the Clippers Wednesday, but he did take part in a sideline interview, and after that sideline interview, he walked back to the bench and jammed his hand into Isaiah Canaan's junk....
How To Be The Reluctant Guy At The Strip Club
So you're bound for a strip club against your will, because you've got to go to your brother's bachelor party with all his college friends, or your girlfriend is dragging you to check one out, or your boss thinks that's the best way to unwind during a business trip. You feel like a vegetarian at a s...
Cow Headbutted, Probably To Death
Fair warning: if you click play on the video above, you are going to see a ram headbutt a cow, and I'm pretty sure the cow dies. The cow might just be knocked out, but it could also be dead! What's important is that you now have all the information necessary to make an informed decision about whethe...
Champion Powerboat Racer Who Faked His Death Surrenders To Authorities
Andrew Biddle—the champion powerboat racer who authorities suspected of faking his own death in a boating accident—surrendered in Atlantic County Superior Court today. Biddle and a friend were supposedly in a boat that crashed into a buoy off of Longport (N.J.) last July. The friend swam to shore an...
Mike Florio Calls Out David Letterman For Being A Comedian
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was a guest on The Late Show last night, and the segment was lighthearted and puffy, as are most of the interviews David Letterman conducts on his show. Obviously, Letterman made some jokes about the Ballghazi scandal, because David Letterman is a comed...
Gronk Plays Dodgeball At Minor League Hockey Game, Loses
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who wasn't born so much as fermented in a vessel for two months, played dodgeball at Wednesday night's Florida Everblades game. Gronk's instinct was probably to catch any ball thrown near him, but it failed him this time. He got eliminated twice, by throws that loo...
How To Clean A Soot-Stained Fireplace
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She’ll be here every week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Check the Squalor Archive for assistance. Are you still dirty? Email her....
Keith Olbermann Uppercuts Charles Barkley Into An Erupting Volcano
Charles Barkley said some really dumb stuff about basketball analytics on Tuesday night, and so Keith Olbermann dedicated a segment of his show to calling Chuck an idiot many, many times....
The Josh McCown Era Is Over In Tampa
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released quarterback Josh McCown after one season....
Greg Anthony's Soliciting Charge Will Be Dropped
CBS and Turner NBA analyst Greg Anthony will have the soliciting prostitution charge that was brought against him dropped thanks to a deal with the D.C. Superior Court....
The Browns Appear To Be Up To Some Pre-Draft Shenanigans
The Cleveland Browns, who are a goddamn mess, have found themselves a nice little loophole in the NFL rule book that they might be able to use to get an edge in the upcoming draft. ...
Jon Stewart Should Run For Office
So Jon Stewart formally announced his impending retirement/Jeter Farewell Tour last night. (Twitter, as it does, reacted as if he had died, so my condolences.) And naturally, he took a moment to say that he might use his time off to spend more time with his family. Now, you and I have heard this fr...
Charles Barkley And His Crew Had The Dumbest Discussion About Analytics
There once was a time when TNT's Inside the NBA could be counted on to be the only sports studio show worth watching on a regular basis, but things have been trending downhill lately. Case in point: Last night's brain-dead discussion about basketball analytics, during which the collective ass-showin...
Watch Jon Stewart Tell A Shocked Audience He's Leaving <i>The Daily Show</i>
Jon Stewart's plans to end his long run as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show emerged earlier today—he even acknowledged that viewers already knew something his live audience at the taping didn't—but watching him make the announcement really makes the news seem real. Here's how Stewart deli...
Boston Snowfall Can Only Be Measured In Athletes
It may never, ever stop snowing in Boston, where they've run out of places to dump it, and two more storms appear on the way over the next week. To illustrate the record-breaking snowfall this winter, the front page of today's Globe put it in terms every Bostonian can understand—slightly under one f...
How To Survive A Round Of Golf With Your Boss Or Father-In-Law
Anyone who plays golf and has been stupid enough to tell other people that they play golf—"Oh, you play? That's wonderful! Lisa's dad would love to take you out for a round when you guys visit for Thanksgiving! Isn't that right, Herb?"—is at some point in his or her life going to have to play golf...
How Players Manage To Scalp Their Super Bowl Tickets
The MMQB's Robert Klemko has a great story about a ticket broker hustling his way through the crazy, somewhat-shady secondary ticket market that sprung up at this year's Super Bowl. There's a lot of good stuff in here, including an answer to the question we've all found ourselves asking: Do players ...