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Jungle Bird Invades Pitch, Takes A Penalty Kick
Deadspin's favorite idiot on the field, Jungle Bird, made an appearance at last night's Juventus-Everton friendly at AT&T Field in San Francisco. Much to the delight of everyone on the sidelines, Jungle Bird sent a decently struck penalty shot right at keeper Tim Howard, who made the save easily....
Summer In The City
Here's an article I wrote for SI.com four years ago about summer sports in New York:...
Always Do The Right Thing
From the July-August 1991 issue of Film Comment, here's a portion of Gavin Smith's interview with Danny Aiello. They talk Spike, Woody and Fort Apache, the Bronx....
The Master
I like to go to the Matisse room at the Modern and just sit in front of this picture for a good while....
Oregon's New “Football Performance Center” Is A Decadent Monstrosity
The University of Oregon just opened a brand new $68 million, 145,000-square foot football facility that would make Ozymandias—but not Phil Knight—blush. It is completely bananas. Let's take a look at some pictures....
The Eli Experiment
If you've never read it, Michael Lewis' 2004 New York Times magazine story, "The Eli Experiment" is a good one:...
A History Of Violence
Dig Carlo Rotella’s 2008 Washtington Post Magazine profile of the novelist and screenwriter George Pelicanos:...
This Is Less Than Ingenious
From today's Pardon The Interruption. [ESPN]...
Black And Blue
Not Shaking The Grass features Nicole Howalt's 2012 photo series: Boxers: Before and After the Fight. ...
Mike Shanahan Says He Doesn't Use Email, Is Probably Full Of Shit
Here's a partial transcript—flagged by DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg—of a meeting Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan had with reporters on Monday night:...
The Man Who Broke Atlantic City
Dig Mark Bowden's 2012 story for the Atlantic:...
Marlins Fans Make Your Jokes Easy
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....
Moving Pictures
Yo, movie fans. This Must Be The Place is a site for you. ...
Why Your Supermarket Only Sells 5 Kinds Of Apples
Over at Mother Jones, here's Rowan Jacobsen's story about one man's quest to bring hundreds more back: ...
Speak Memory: The Clear Line
Tintin is a classic Belgian character–proper, tasteful, disciplined, droll and Catholic. As a kid, the Tintin comic books had an enormous impact on me. Though they were translated into English, Tintin never caught on in the States like he did elsewhere around the world. (Not until the recent movie.)...
Have You Any Wool?
Go Figure Monday: Singing Sheep over at Lord of the Boot Sale. ...
Racing's Angriest Young Man And The Greatest Hits of 1961
Though it's not easy to navigate I think it's worth your time to cruise on over to the Internet Archives to read the full text of The Best Sports Stories 1961. It includes pieces by Stanley Woodward, W.C. Heinz, Myron Cope, Red Smith, Blackie Sherrod, Dick Schaap, Tex Maule, Dick Young, Roger Kahn, ...
This One Goes To Eleven
Slide on over to the Hollywood reporter and check out this excerpt from Michael Walker's new book What You Want Is in the Limo:...
The Best Of The Best
Glenn Stout, series editor of The Best American Sports Writing has posted the table of contents for this year's edition on his website. The book, edited by J.R. Moehringer, won't be out for a few months, but I want to take this moment to celebrate Moehringer's selections....