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The Roman Economy Was A Powerhouse
We remember the Roman Empire for a great many things. Gladiators are always popular, and the army runs a close second, but the most striking thing about Rome is the monumental landscape of buildings it left behind. The Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, ornate palaces and villas, aqueducts that reach to...
Roman Polak Is Not Impressed
In last night’s 5-2 Rangers win, Maple Leafs defenseman Roman Polak laid a questionable hit on Mats Zuccarello, New York’s diminutive leading scorer. At the next break, TSN’s Ray Ferraro, stationed between the benches, broke down the hit for viewers, and as luck would have it, Polak was right there ...
The Late Roman Empire Army Was A Changing, But Still Massive, Force
If there’s one piece of the Roman Empire that has managed to weave its way into popular culture, it’s the army. Every decade or so, we get a new movie featuring the heroics of a Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Clive Owen (King Arthur), or Michael Fassbender (Centurion, which is an awesome action flick), ...
Lazio Player Slams Opponent In Racist Post-Game Remarks
Following this weekend’s Rome Derby between Lazio and Roma, Lazio player Senad Lulić hit out at Roma’s German defender of African descent, Antonio Rüdiger, with racially inflammatory comments. Lulić is quoted as saying “Two years ago [Rüdiger] was selling socks and belts in Stuttgart, now he acts li...
When The Vandals Took North Africa, They Had Their Way With The Roman Empire
North Africa was one of the heartlands of the Roman Empire. It produced most of the grain that fed Rome, the olive oil that burned in lamps from Sicily to Spain, the pottery that sat on every dinner table from Britain to Greece, and the tax revenue that kept the Roman government flush....
Antonio Cromartie's Wife Says He Was Cut Over National Anthem Protest
The Indianapolis Colts released veteran cornerback Antonio Cromartie on October 4, two days after the team lost to the Jaguars in London. During the national anthem, Cromartie took a knee and raised his fist, just as he did the week before when the Colts played the Chargers. After Colts owner Jim Ir...
Pedro Martinez Recognizes Columbus Day By Stereotyping Native Americans [Update]
Pedro Martinez tried to recognize the Indians’ sweep of his former employer the Boston Red Sox tonight during the TBS postgame show; instead, he got real racist....
What In The Hell Happened To Roman Britain?
Part of our shared culture is a basic, generally unspoken assumption that things are supposed to get better. Oppressed groups will have more rights in a few years than they have now. The economy overall will grow, even if an individual’s share might not. We’ll have cooler and more useful gadgets as ...
Pedro Martínez On José Fernández: "I Saw A Better Talent Than I Was"
Pedro Martínez spoke today on TBS about the death of José Fernández, and how he imagines it feels for Fernández’s family. ...
If Rome Was So Weak Before It Fell, How Did Its Industry Manage To Pollute Greenland?
If the Roman Empire was ever something you had to learn about in a high school or college history class, a major piece of those lectures probably had to do with its fall....
Rex Ryan Doesn't Have Much Time Left In Buffalo
So much of the Bills’ 37-31 loss to the Jets last night had that familiar Rex Ryan stench to it: the untimely penalties, the wasted timeouts, the skittish offense spit-shined by a couple of big plays. But what really made this one stick to your clothes was the skunk spray that’s become of Ryan’s def...
These Two Roma Dudes Damn Near Broke A Couple Porto Players' Legs
Check out the above horror-tackle Roma’s Emerson put on Porto’s Jesús Corona in today’s Champions League playoff, and know that it was only one of two near leg-breakers the Italian team inflicted on their opponents....
Russian Recovers From Being Choked Out, Wins Gold
Russian wrestler Roman Vlasov won his second gold medal in the Greco-Roman competition when he beat Denmark’s Mark Madsen in yesterday’s final round, despite having been choked out in an earlier semifinal....
How Many Coworkers Are You Allowed To Bone?
A version of this blog has sat in my drafts folder since March. It would be nice to say that I didn’t publish it back then because we were “going through a change”—we were, we hired two new writers—and it was maybe not the time to gratuitously throw the word “bone” (the colloquial word for the sex a...
Fall In Love, Get Married, Grow Old Together, And Then Cry
One of the most terrifying things about love is that it’s supposed to last forever. “I want someone that I can grow old with,” is an allegedly romantic thing that people write on dating sites to show that they are not afraid of commitment. (“I want someone to take care of/take care of me” is its cre...
Lucky Fan Gets A Smooch From Chase d'Arnaud
Chase d’Arnaud went running towards the bleachers looking for a foul ball, but instead he found someone to peck on the cheek. Aww!...
Wet Roads Had Everyone Falling At The Tour De France
The last summit finish of the 2016 Tour de France came and went, with the general classification race shaken up by a series of crashes more than anything. Chris Froome’s overall lead looked unassailable even before he won yesterday’s time trial, but the rest of the top ten has been a jumbled mess. T...
Dimitri Payet Saves France's Ass With Late Game-Winning Goal
France at times looked a little tense during their Euro 2016-opening match against Romania, as they created chances at will but couldn’t keep their composure enough to convert them into goals. Late on, they were tied at 1-1, looking for someone to save the day. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that it w...
What Snack Makes For The Best Campfire Kindling?
A guy named Zach emailed our tips line to let us know that Doritos make for excellent kindling for a fire. So our staff decided to experiment with a bunch of snacks you might bring camping for their multi-purpose potential. “Experiment” is a generous term; we took chips of all different sizes and su...
Pekka Rinne Smashed The Shit Out Of His Stick, And Yeah I Get It
The Sharks’ dream Game 7 was, necessarily, a nightmare for Nashville. Or: You don’t lose an elimination game 5-0, getting outshot 17-3 in the first and only managing 20 shots on goal of your own all night, without just about everything going wrong....