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R. Crumb: It's Hard Being Hooked
R Crumb: The Paris Review Interview:...
Matt Stafford Fumbleface Is The Best Face, Non-Manning Division
Yesterday's Snow Bowl created a real problem for the Detroit Lions in the possession department. (They fumbled seven times.) One late mishap led quarterback Matthew Stafford to a moment of pure panic and desperation—a circumstance we feel deserved a more intimate experience....
Greg Hardy Is "Kraken," And He Went To Hogwarts
Donning sunglasses, Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy said his name was "Kraken" and that he attended Hogwarts during SNF's player intros. But the nickname wasn't totally random....
The Main Ingredient: Cinnamon Toast
I was in elementary school during the final sad years of my parents' marriage. We had moved out of New York City to Westchester and lived on a street that was more country than suburban. I had a friend named Kevin who lived up the road in a big, dilapidated house. He kept a water-logged copy of Hust...
Idiot Wearing "Kyrie Don't Leave" Shirt Walks On Court In Cleveland
Here's a slightly less common variation of the Idiot On The Field phenomenon: Idiot On The Court....
"Death Star" Lotulelei Might Be The NFL's Next Great Defensive Lineman
Last season, Carolina drafted Luke Kuechly, who's currently one of the best inside linebackers in the league. This year it was defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. While he isn't even the full-time starter yet, every indication says he's going to be an absolute world-breaker, if he isn't already. ...
Who Said Girls Can't Jump?
Check out this winning piece by Mireille Silcoff for the New York Times Magazine:...
Accept The Mystery: The Brilliance Of The Coen Bros' Character Studies
Joel and Ethan Coen have been making movies long enough now that it's possible for fans not just to have a favorite film of theirs but a favorite type of film. Perhaps you love their loopy comedies: The Hudsucker Proxy, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski. Maybe you're partial to their heist-gone-wr...
Girls Basketball Players Suspended For Flashing Shocker In Team Picture
A few members of a high school girls basketball team from Farmington, Ill., thought it would be funny to slyly flash the shocker in their team picture. As you can see above, it was indeed funny, but the school administration didn't seem to think so, and the girls were suspended....
Did The NCAA Screw Up Another Player Health Decision?
As a near universal rule, the NCAA makes bad decisions. So when I heard that the NCAA had recently made a controversial decision pertaining to student-athlete health, a decision that incited the ire of the American Society of Hematology, I reflexively assumed the NCAA had once again screwed up. Now ...
Lenny Cooke: Almost Famous
What happens when the American Dream comes too early?...
FOX NFL Sunday: Behind The Curtain
David Pierce takes us behind the scenes of Fox NFL Sunday over at the Verge:...
Pick Pocket
Earlier this year Kottke linked a New Yorker profile on the pick pocket Apollo Robbins as well as this New York Times video:...
"Real America," Minus The Condescension: <em>Out Of The Furnace</em>, Reviewed.
When Barack Obama made his comment during the 2008 presidential campaign about some Americans clinging to "guns and religion" during hard times, he might have been referring to the characters in Out of the Furnace, the new drama from Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper. A subdued portrait of a blue-co...
Joyce Carol Oates Reviews Mike Tyson's Book
From the New York Review of Books:...
Adorable Dog On The Pitch Adorably Interrupts Field Hockey Game
England played Germany during pool play today at the Argentina World League final when ... aw, look at that! What a cute doggie! Such a cute doggie! She just wants to play! Look at her go! She's free! She's free and she loves it! That's a good girl! Such a good girl! Who wants a belly rub! You do, d...
Longform Salutes Peter Kaplan
The writer and editor Peter Kaplan died a few days ago....
Elderly Chargers Fan Dances A Disgusting Dance
This is a mess. Just terrible. It starts off innocently enough but about 15 seconds in, it becomes apparent that this elderly Chargers fan in a Nick Hardwick jersey (and bluetooth earpiece) is either having a stroke or is Hedo Rick's long-lost father. ...
What It Took To Get Ted Williams's Head Off His Body
Adapted from The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams (Little, Brown and Company). ...