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David Booth Is Studying Theology At Oxford This Offseason
When last we checked in with the Canucks winger, he had freed the Kootenays from the terrible reign of the Goatbeast. Booth's offseason activities this year swing to the other end of the spectrum—that of the mind and of the soul....
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:...
Bud Selig, Interim Commissioner For Life: A Dialogue
The Same Old Game is the third issue of The Classical Magazine. In addition to this piece, it features writing by Carson Cistulli, Eric Freeman and more, as well as nine artists including Craig Robinson, Dmitry Samarov, and Amelie Mancini....
Mulleted, Tank Top-Wearing Brewers Fan Is More Man Than You
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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:...
Kanye West Was At <em>The Decision</em> And Fell Asleep
Fansided has a very detailed account of one former ESPN studio stage manager's experience on the set of LeBron James's Decision, which is three years old today. The most revelatory passage concerns Kanye West, who was not only present for some reason but also fell asleep while LeBron And Jim Gray ga...
There Is Now Video Of Rex Ryan Escaping A Charging Bull
After photos emerged of the Jets coach taking part the annual Running of the Bulls, it was only a matter of time before video surfaced. Reader John was in Pamplona, and after realizing Ryan was there too, reviewed his footage....
Ex-Fiancée Had No Idea Jason Collins Was Gay, Remains “Deeply Hurt”
Carolyn Moos is the former Stanford and WNBA player who dated Jason Collins for eight years, only to have him call off their engagement without explanation one month before their 2009 wedding. Back in April, after Collins told the world he was gay, Moos said she had had no idea. She's now written a ...
Where's Rex? Photos Of A Terrified Rex Ryan Running With The Bulls
We knew Rex Ryan was in Spain for the running of the bulls, and we knew at least one person over there had claimed to see him in action. Pics of Rex running for his life on the Pamplona streets had yet to surface, however, which was surely disappointing. But lookit! Here they are! Getty Images had t...
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:...
Rex Ryan Went Running With The Bulls In Pamplona
We've yet to come across any photos of Rex making like Hemingway at the Fiesta de San Fermin, but the gang at Busted Coverage was first to find proof Rex was there. He even dressed like your tourist uncle for the occasion. BAD TORO!...
Nobody Knows Anything
Via Cinephilia and Beyond, check out this post about William Goldman. It features the following interview with Goldman and John Cleese: ...
Panama Beats Mexico In Gold Cup; Match Produces Idiots On The Field
While tonight's Gold Cup match at the Rose Bowl between Panama and Mexico didn't produce large-scale riots like the recent exhibition in Las Vegas between Liga MX sides Club America and Chivas del Guadalajara, the end result was the same: Idiots and garbage on the field....
Lost in Translation
Dig this blog post by Lawrence Block about the difficulty of adapting books for the big screen:...
Here's A Guy Mooning Cyclists In The Tour De France Today
Today was the ninth stage of the Tour de France, and it was one of the toughest, as cyclists had to traverse five mountain passes en route to Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Dan Martin became the first Irishman to win a Tour de France stage since 1992. Brit Chris Froome, who kept the yellow jersey after comple...
Fan Who Attacks Professional Wrestler Gets Slammed, Destroyed
This gem of a video comes from Cape Town, Africa, where Ananzi fought Shane Koen in a WWP pro wrestling match on July 4. Koen, a Cape Town local, is an old and beloved wrestler, so the fans were pulling for him. One apparently wanted Koen to win so badly that he decided to take it upon himself to cl...
Vote Huxtable
Via Egotrip, dig this contest over at Bill Cosby's website where you can Vote for The Greatest Cosby Sweater of All-Time. ...