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Shorts Are Not For Cool People

Earlier today, celebrated thinkpiece writer Hamilton Nolan made some sounds over on middling Deadspin aggregator Gawker, claiming that "it is still fine for men to wear shorts." Young Nolan is correct, as things go. ...

The Five-Forty Eight

Ah, now he's a gem from The New Yorker--John Cheever's 1954 short story, "The Five-Forty-Eight":...

Do Not Wear A Suit With Shorts

Men's shorts are OK. (Women's shorts are also OK, but they are much more obviously OK, and not what we are talking about.) Summers get hot around this part of the solar system; why swaddle those vast swaths of leg-skin behind fabric when you could use them, sensibly, to radiate your body's interna...

These Neat Compression Shorts Have A Helpful Dick Pouch

For guys who find compression shorts too restrictive on their junk, there's good news. You can buy these support shorts with an optional dick pouch. Leave essentially nothing to the imagination!...

Hubcaps

Thomas McGuane has a good short story in this week's New Yorker:...

Junkies Have A Thing For Neil Young

"Loss Prevention" a short story from Richard Lange's impressive collection Dead Boys. Here's how it begins:...

Barn Burning

Read "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner: here. ...

W.C. Heinz's Short Story: One Throw

Here's a treat—W.C. Heinz's 1950 short story, "One Throw":...

Female Fan Receives, Sniffs Rugby League Player's Dirty Shorts

After a World Cup quarterfinal match against France, England rugby league player Sam Burgess took off his game shorts and gave them to an excited female fan. She was so elated to get Burgess's post-match shorts that she took a big whiff of them....

Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop

Over at Grantland, dig this cool short film by Caroline Laskow and Ian Rosenberg on Wilt Chamberlain in the Catskills. ...

The Swimmer

A classic—John Cheever's short story, "The Swimmer":...

Nuggets Guard Jordan Hamilton's Magical Shorts Fly Right Off His Body

I have watched this video multiple times, and I still don't know how the hell Hamilton ended up with his shorts around his ankles....

Graven Image

Check this out over at the New Yorker: E.L. Doctorow reads John O'Hara's short story, "Graven Image" and discusses O'Hara—a wonderful writer—with Deborah Treisman....

Why Baseball Needs Troy Tulowitzki

On Monday night, the Colorado Rockies lost to the Blue Jays. Despite getting a strong effort from starter Jorge De La Rosa, the Rockies just couldn't muster any offense—they went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position—and eventually fell 2-0. Tuesday, they scored three runs and lost. Wednesday, tw...

You Can See The Outline Of Some Dude's Dick On The Under Armour Wikipedia Page [UPDATE]

We could elaborate on the headline, but tipster Pat explained it well in his email. In his quest to find some legitimate information on Wikipedia, he ended up being sidetracked after discovering a picture of a guy in compression shorts, the outline of his dick clearly visible....

Sportswriters Team Up To Remind Robert Horry Of The Time His Shorts Fell Down

What's happening here? No one pictured was quite sure, at first. Marcel Mutoni tweeted this out on Tuesday, and the sportswriters in the first row had no clue what the deal was, so, like the reporters they are, they chimed into get Robert Horry's comment. Howard Beck (now on the Brooklyn Nets beat f...

Joe Maddon Wears Short Shorts

The Rays like to have fun, and nothing screams fun like booty shorts. For the Rays' pregame workout on Saturday, the entire team decided to don short pants, because they're a bunch of guys! Hanging out together! Showing a little thigh!...

Montenegro Striker Loses His Shorts In Goal Celebration

Montenegro met Switzerland in Euro 2012 qualifying on Friday with Roma striker Mirko Vucinic scoring the only goal of the game, a dinked 68' finish....

Egypt De-Pantses Italians Soccer Team

Chad Dawson Selling Ad Space On His Shorts

Not to be outdone, Antonio Tarver to sublet his robe. [eBay]...