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Junkies Have A Thing For Neil Young
"Loss Prevention" a short story from Richard Lange's impressive collection Dead Boys. Here's how it begins:...
Swaggy P Finally Converted That Extra Swaggy Layup
Back in December, Nick Young tried to swag his way through a 360 layup, and it went exactly how you thought it would. Since then, Swaggy P has just been biding his time, waiting for the perfect moment to uncork that same move and finally prove to all of us that he does indeed have that shot in his ...
Youth Basketball Player Pulls Off The Greatest Flop In History
We all agree that flopping is terrible and nobody should do it, but you've got to respect this kid's hustle....
Listen To The Roots' New Single, "When The People Cheer"
The Roots' new album, ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, is out on May 13; the album's first single, "When the People Cheer," is out now. It suggests that this new album is going to be very good. ...
James Young Dunks Over Everything
Kentucky's James Young powered over most of the UConn Huskies for this dunk, but that's only a moral victory. UConn beat Kentucky 60-54 in the NCAA Championship....
I Bandwagoned The <i>How I Met Your Mother</i> Finale, Which Sucked
I have a nasty habit of jumping into popular TV shows at the last moment to siphon off a bit of counterfeit emotional payoff without putting in the years and years of tedious buildup. I did this with Lost (not bad!). I did this with Breaking Bad (I REGRET NOTHING). And last night I did it with Ho...
Best Ever: The Making Of "What Do You Think Of Ted Williams Now?"
This piece originally appeared in the eighth issue of The Classical Magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. ...
This Is The Definitive Highlight Of Nick Young's Career
It should be noted that Swaggy P had a great game last night. In 19 minutes off the bench, he scored 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting and grabbed four rebounds. The Lakers also demolished the Knicks last night, scoring 51 points in the third quarter alone. So if there was ever a time for Swaggy to get...
Shaka Smart Not Actually Marquette's New Coach, Despite TV Reports
Here's a sampling of Milwaukee newscasts from this evening. They all assert that current VCU head basketball coach Shaka Smart is taking over for Buzz Williams at Marquette. One problem: that's not true. ...
Someone Stole Nick Young's Yeezys
Swaggy P's Sherman Oak's home was burglarized Sunday evening and the crook(s) took close to $100,ooo worth of items, including jewelry and a pair of Nike Air Yeezy 2 sneakers. He was nonplussed. "I'm shocked they tried to get Swaggy." ...
Patric Young Baits Pittsburgh Into Vicious Block
Patric Young just slow-played himself into an awesome block. Young let Pitt Guard James Robinson slide past him—watch how he is making an effort to hold his hands down—and once Robinson makes his move to the basket, Young swats the shit out of it from behind. ...
How To Organize Your Spices Without Driving Yourself Crazy
Before we do this thing, we need to do a bit of expectation management: Because Foodspin is a site about food, and not a site about design or style, the focus of these tips will be on function over form. If you want to achieve one of those picture-perfect spice displays, head to Pinterest for ideas....
Your Last-Minute Bracket Cheat Sheet: What All The Smart People Say
The "first" "round" of the NCAA tournament is underway, and the deadline for bracket submissions is fast approaching. To help you out with your last-minute picks, we took a look a seven March Madness/college hoops models, and used them to build out seven different "expert brackets."...
The Case For New York City As Greatest City In The World
There was some rumor going around about a Space Jam sequel last week starring LeBron James. Now, I hated that movie. I didn't even like it in the ironic way that some people like it because it was badly acted or whatever. But anyway, the guy who directed Space Jam was a legendary ad director name...
Is Time For Give NFL, NBA, MLB, And NHL Medals, Olympic-Style
Even though our gaze has drifted back home after being fixed out in Sochi for so long, we still have Olympics on the brain. Yes, that means we're still making "Is Time For" jokes in bad Russian accents, but it also got us thinking: what would it look like if we awarded medals instead of trophies in ...
Larry Legend
One of the cool things about the NBA is that they allow You Tube to carry a lot of old games. ...
Rules For Ben-Gals Cheerleaders: "No Panties," "No Slouching Breasts"
Looks like that Raiderettes lawsuit was just the beginning. Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader Alexa Brenneman has filed her own class-action lawsuit against the team for allegedly violating federal employment laws. As with the Raiders and Ravens, the juiciest reading here is the list of rules handed do...
The Story About The Russian Dying Over The Botched Olympic Ring Is Fake
This post isn't necessary for all of you. Some of you have been around on the internet long enough to know that the Daily Currant is a satirical news site. For the rest of the crowd, though: Stop sharing that dumb Olympics article around. It isn't real....
How To Watch The Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony Live
The XXII Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony in Sochi starts Friday morning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, but it won't be aired in the U.S. until more than eight hours later thanks to NBC's tape-delay policies. They aren't streaming it live online, either, so if you'd like to join the rest of the world...