“I think women rule the world and that no man has ever done anything that a woman either hasn’t allowed him to do or encouraged him to do.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #101: Your Pal, Mike S.
“The guys who are shooting films now are technically brilliant, but there’s no content in their films. I marvel at what I see and wish I could have done a shot like […]
The Karma wagon rolls around for Manny: respect the game, Tittie-Boy
Oh, the sheer deliciousness of it all. Manny Ramirez has been busted for using. The word is that ManRam didn’t actually use steroids. However, two sources told ESPN’s T.J. Quinn and Mark […]
Meanings, pt. 2: a crisis of prevailing values
by Michael Tracey It isn’t just that there is an appetite for scandal, sex, sleaze, death narratives, it is also that feeding such appetites can be very profitable. The fact is that […]
Rogues, scandals and the Church of Baseball: S&R honors Babe Ruth
Walt Whitman once said, “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.” You could look it up. […]
Super Bowl provides us with an important teachable moment
I really have mixed feelings about the outcome of yesterday’s Super Bowl. It was a fantastic game, no matter who you were rooting for, and that’s always nice. Historically a lot of […]
2007 in Review, pt. 4: The agony of defeat…
Hi, and welcome to day four of our 2007 review. Today’s topic – the year in sports. And what a year it was – great competition, exciting on-field action, outstanding team accomplishments, […]
Mitchell Report fails to step up to plate with a plan
Also undermined by pettiness and a lack of perspective. Shortly after former Senator George Mitchell released his report on performance-enhancing drug use by major league baseball players, he suggested those singled out […]
Alex Rodriguez's relationship with Yankees replicates his marriage
The foundation for Alex Rodriguez’s new contract was poured two weeks ago — 10 years at $275 million. As if that weren’t already enough to start his own nation (the Republic of […]
The horror is getting to Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi is perhaps the premier political writer of his generation. He made his bones with Mark Ames at Russia’s legendary expat rag The eXile before moving on to The Beast and […]
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