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College basketball oligarchy
The dynastic UCLA period that ended that weekend had not been good for the tournament. The Bruins even managed to win two championships in the Sidney Wicks-Steve Patterson interregnum between the lordly reigns of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton. There was a sense, always, of forgone conclusion to the proceedings. Once UCLA finally lost, though, […]
The $1,999 set list
A Built to Spill set list hand-written by Dough Martsch himself can be yours for only $1,999 on eBay. I can write you out the same set list on an identical torn piece of notebook paper with a Sharpee for nothing. Your friends will never know the difference. (Hat Tip: Paul McAlpin)
Calipari’s millions
Surely, Kentuckians have noticed that the nation is teetering on the brink of economic calamity, and that one out of every 10 people in their state is unemployed. They have to know that companies are closing, people are losing their houses, and that even the president says things are likely to get worse before they […]
Ann Coulter fail
The always careful and honest Ann Coulter apparently fell hard for an April Fool’s story published yesterday by Car and Driver claiming President Obama had ordered GM and Chrysler to cease sponsorship of NASCAR. Like Jeffrey Overstreet, this is probably the first and last time I will post anything about Ann Coulter on this site. […]
Happy Fake News Day
This being my mom’s birthday and the first of April, there is plenty of fake news popping up around the Web that shouldn’t be taken as Gospel. Not to mention fake blogs like one I presume to be false that a Mac-loving friend posted about his conversion to Windows. You won’t find any elaborate April […]
Teixeira’s cocoon
“Like every election, it’s the economy…In tough times, disposable income may not be there.” -New York Yankees star Mark Teixeira, who signed a $180 million, eight-year contract in the offseason. Though you might not think it by the way teams like the New York Yankees are spending money, the No. 1 concern of Major League […]
Final Four Likability
Are your favorite teams out of the tournament and your bracket busted to smithereens? Pat Forde has a likability index that might help you pick a team for which to root. Since Kansas, Louisville, Oklahoma, Syracuse, Maryland, Gonzaga and Western Kentucky have all been eliminated, I’m going to go with this story line: “first appearance […]
Average Andy
It seems likely that Richter’s averageness is the font of both his artistic successes and his commercial failures. Too square to be hip, too well-kempt for slob comedy, and too principled to pander, Richter exudes a normalness that renders him a misfit. But, though as wholesome as Garrison Keillor on the surface, he is as […]