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Here's What You Would See If A Grizzly Bear Was Eating Your Face
Biologist Brad Josephs recently planted a GoPro camera out in the Alaskan wilderness, hoping to capture some up-close footage of bears for a BBC nature show. He ended up getting much more than he bargained for. ...
Marc Gasol Makes Wonderful <em>Pulp Fiction</em> Reference In Postgame Interview
Here's Marc Gasol answering questions from the media after helping his team to a Game 5, series-clinching victory over the Thunder. At about the 25-second mark, a reporter asks him how meaningful a trip to the Western Conference finals is to the franchise. His response is priceless....
New Year's Baby
Check out this 1951 column by Red Smith on Mickey Mantle:...
The Don
From the Phoenix New Times, here's Deborah Laake's 1993 profile of Jerry Colangelo:...
No Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Greta Gerwig's Breakout Role In <em>Frances Ha</em>
Greta Gerwig is not Zooey Deschanel, and we should be thankful for that. In mumblecore movies like Hannah Takes the Stairs and Baghead, and in mainstream comedies such as No Strings Attached and Arthur, Gerwig plays quirky and adorable, awkward and charming. But those traits haven't solidified into ...
A Tribute To Rolando McClain's Brief, Brilliant NFL Career
23-year-old Ravens linebacker Rolando McClain retired from the NFL today, general manager Ozzie Newsome announced. But McClain will not be known as a Raven. He signed there just a little more than a month ago. He will instead be remembered as one of the Raideriest Raiders that ever Raidered....
You're Fucked, But You're Free: A Message To The Class Of 2013
It's May, which means it's time once again for actors and writers and politicians and whatever Thomas Friedman is to hit the graduation circuit and hold senior classes hostage for hours and hours in 85-degree heat. These grad speeches are little more than TED talks in funny hats. Trust me: One day...
Batter Celebrates Game-Tying Home Run Too Early, Flies Out
Don't celebrate your home runs before they come down....
Again: Bryce Harper's Misplay Was A Blooper, Not An Act Of Heroism
On the wide spectrum of people running face first into walls, Bryce Harper's crash the other night probably fell somewhere between Gus Frerotte and Larry, Curly, and Moe Howard. Harper is an enormously entertaining player who will do many amazing, effortful things in what we hope will be a very long...
Murder Was the Case
Mark Seal goes inside the Oscar Pistorius murder trial for Vanity Fair:...
The Nats Are Still Pretending Bryce Harper Doesn't Have A Concussion
After Bryce Harper ran full-speed into the Dodger Stadium wall on Monday, he "had no idea where he was." He was nauseous all day yesterday, and couldn't play. He's expected to miss tonight's game as well. But he's totally fine, the Nationals would like to assure everyone. Just a little sore....
James Harrison: I'm A "Massage Whore"
At a press conference today for the Cincinnati media, new Bengals linebacker James Harrison showed us he's more than just an angry, headhunting sociopath who sucks at dodgeball....
Hunter Catches Bird With Bare Hand, And Also Colt McCoy Is There For Some Reason
Via Bob's Blitz, the only site in our RSS feed, this video of a guy catching a bird. Stupid bird....
Don't Just Stand There
At my gym, OK, there's only one really good place to do pullups. If someone is occupying the pullup area, that means nobody else is doing pullups at that particular time. That means that, if you are the person in the pullup area, you have a responsibility. A responsibility to do pullups. A responsib...
Bryce Harper Wasn't Playing Hard Last Night, He Was Playing Dumb
The fact that Bryce Harper ran face-first into a wall last night is not a laughing matter. It was a scary moment that Harper came away from with a seriously rung bell, a gash under his chin, and a jammed shoulder. We are not going to laugh at Bryce Harper's injury....
Sure Shots
Pat Jordan has a good profile on women rifle shooters over at Roopstigo:...
Bryce Harper Ignores Warning Track, Smashes Face Against Wall
It's called a warning track for a reason....