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Stoned Immaculate: <i>Inherent Vice</i>, Reviewed
With each passing movie, Paul Thomas Anderson wanders further and further away from the terrain mapped out by his filmmaking peers. He hasn't gotten lost yet: Inherent Vice may not be as undeniably astounding as his last three efforts, but that doesn't make it any less startling or wonderfully...
L.A. Galaxy Celebrate MLS Cup With Geysers Of Beer And Champagne
Soccer may not be the most American of sports, but at least the participants have the good sense to abide by our celebratory traditions when playing over here. Case in point: the L.A. Galaxy's alcohol-drenched locker room bacchanalia right after winning the MLS Cup....
Dickhead Jaguars Fan Cancels Texans Fans' Plane Tickets
If you're looking for another reason to stay off Facebook and social media sites in general, allow me to offer this one: There are Jaguars fans on social media, and some of them are sociopaths....
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White Flight: The Knuckleheaded <i>Exodus: Gods and Kings</i>, Reviewed
1. I'm not sure who ever could have thought that Exodus: Gods and Kings was a good idea. Putting aside—only for a moment—the much-discussed "whitewashing" of the cast, the movie seems almost specifically designed to appeal to absolutely no one. It's a Bible story, but it paints Old Testament God as ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel continues their investigation of amateur kickboxing, this time with a horrifying story about a fight that pitted a developmentally disabled man against an opponent with "more than a decade of experience as a combat trainer and fighter." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] ...
The Red Sox's Lowball Offer Last Winter Probably Cost Them Jon Lester
Last winter, Jon Lester said he "absolutely" would offer a hometown discount to stay in Boston. In the end, the reason the lefty ace signed with the Cubs appears as simple as the Red Sox overestimating just how big a discount they could get away with proposing without pissing Lester off....
Jadeveon Clowney Out Nine Months After Microfracture Knee Surgery
Houston Texans 2014 number one overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney will be out for approximately nine months after undergoing microfracture knee surgery yesterday, according to Adam Schefter. Professional athletes undergoing microfracture knee surgery have had mixed results, with some (Marques Colst...
Report: Floyd Mayweather Saw Murder-Suicide Via FaceTime
Earlier today TMZ reported that rapper Earl Hayes had murdered his wife Stephanie Moseley—an actress/dancer who was most recently on VH1's TV show Hit The Floor—before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide. Now they're reporting that Floyd Mayweather witnessed the entire thing via FaceTi...
Landon Donovan Retires A Champion; Galaxy Win 2-1 In Extra Time
Robbie Keane's goal in the 111th minute gave the LA Galaxy a 2-1 lead over the New England Revolution en route to their fifth MLS Cup, and third in four years. Keane's cartwheel/somersault/finger gun celebration was impeccable....
Andre Johnson Undergoing Concussion Test After Helmet-To-Helmet Hit
Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson is in the locker room being evaluated for brain injury after taking this brutal hit to the head that was accurately flagged. [Update: Johnson is confirmed out with a concussion.]...
This Is What It Looks Like When A Skycam Goes To Bed
The Skycam (or Spidercam) is now ubiquitous in its presence at major football broadcasts, though we're rarely provided much info on how the system works or, as presented here, how they "land" it....
Hugo Centeno Jr. Has Knockout Power From Anywhere
Hugo Centeno Jr. knocked out James De La Rosa tonight in Brooklyn with one phenomenal fifth-round punch....
Streamers Return To The Palestra For The First Time In Years
Fans of Temple and La Salle's basketball teams renewed a Palestra tradition today, as they threw streamers onto the court after each team's first made basket. ...
How To Sear Some White Fish, Now That You "Care" About Your "Health"
A recurring rite of adulthood, for the harried and haggard and sad, is feeling ugh so terrible all the time, I'm like a sweaty, gross walrus, it hurts when I do things and my chest makes sounds like a dehumidifier, bluhhhhhh, and making a half-assed resolution to start doin' the right things, damm...
Brennan Clay Posts Alleged Sexts Between His Wife And DeMarco Murray
Former Oklahoma running back Brennan Clay tweeted on Sunday that his wife Gina D'Agostini was cheating on him with Cowboys running back Demarco Murray. Tonight he posted a photo of what he says is a text message conversation between Murray and D'Agostini from October, after Clay had flown to San Die...
Arian Foster Had A British Accent Today
Arian Foster entertained the Houston media today by speaking at his locker in a British accent. Everyone was sufficiently amused, since Foster also provided usable answers to questions. The Texans running back finished the session with a "Cheerio."...
<em>Battle Royale</em>'s Wincing Nastiness Can Never Be Duplicated
Once upon a time, seeking out a way to see Battle Royale, the 2000 Japanese movie about little kids killing each other on an island, felt like finding a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook or something. This movie was never banned in the U.S. the way it was (and still is) in Germany. But even though it q...