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We Trolled The ESPN Comments One Last Time Before They're Overhauled
The ESPN.com comment section has been described as a both a "cesspool" and "a wretched hive of scum and villainy." Deservedly. Bristol's servers bulge with the ill-considered and perpetually ignored thoughts of the unwashed masses, spouted forever into the ether with recesses only to register new a...
The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All
Here's the original manuscript of W.C. Heinz's 1959 True magazine story on Pepper Martin: "The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All." ...
And Say Children, What Does It All Mean?
The Little Flower reads the comics....
Andrei Kirilenko Signs Inexplicable Deal With Brooklyn Nets
What the hell, Andrei Kirilenko? After opting out of his contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, which would have paid him $10 million during the 2013-2014 season, AK47 has decided to sign with the Brooklyn Nets—for just $3.1 million. ...
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....
What Do Arrests Data <em>Really</em> Say About NFL Players And Crime?
You can find all kinds of data about all the arrests in the NFL; tracking the alleged criminal behavior of football players has become something of a cottage industry unto itself. The San Diego Union-Tribune has a comprehensive database from 2000 to the present. Reddit user Mario Wolf has some chart...
Here's Manny Ramirez Disguised As Your Grandmother At The Airport
Having a former Taiwanese baseball star like Manny Ramirez as a teammate must be pretty cool for all involved with the Triple-A Round Rock Express. That said, now that he's barnstorming it back in the states, Manny's gonna get noticed, especially whenever he wears his usual getup. Good thing his fel...
Brain Game
If you've never read "Game Brain," Jeanne Marie Laskas' 2009 GQ story, do yourself a favor. It's a good one:...
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...
Manny Ramirez Hit His First Home Run Since Returning To America
Manny Ramirez homered last night for the Round Rock Express, the Rangers' AAA club. It's his first since coming stateside after conquering Taiwan. It was nowhere near as fun as any of his EDA Rhinos dingers....
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. ...
American Beauty
Here is Pauline Kael’s 1966 essay on Brando for The Atlantic:...
True To The Game
Thanks to Kottke I came across this excerpt from Brett Martin's new book Difficult Men. This piece goes behind-the-scenes on HBO's classic, The Wire:...
What Did Police Find In Aaron Hernandez's Home?
Yesterday, a judge ordered the unsealing of search warrants and affidavits in the case of Aaron Hernandez. Neither the prosecution nor the defense objected, so at 2 p.m. today the material—156 pages of it—was handed out to media at the courtroom. ...
Elvis Andrus Is Still Fucking With Adrian Beltre
Elvis Andrus just can’t help himself. We’ve watched him spend a good part of the last few seasons messing with teammate Adrian Beltre on and off the field, but somehow his routine never gets old. Andrus’s latest bit of shenanigans took place during last night’s Rangers-Orioles game. ...
I Wonder If I've Run Into The Person Who Killed Nicole
Case you've never read it, here’s Pat Jordan’s 2001 New Yorker profile of O.J. Simpson:...
90% Half Mental
There's a nice piece by Reeves Wiedeman over at Buzzfeed on Timothy Gallaway's 1972 book, The Inner Game of Tennis:...
Boxer Tony Thompson Gives A Pervy Post-Fight Interview
What did Tony Thompson want to talk about after knocking out David Price in the fifth round of their heavyweight fight on Saturday? Sexing his wife, obviously. ...