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View ArticleBaseball Writers on Hall of Fame: “Get off my lawn!”
The baseball hall of fame is one of those things that’s mythical and magical before you are old/interested enough to learn about the real nuts and bolts of it, kind of like Santa Clause or clowns. Once...
View ArticleBarbarism and Sport
You should know that as I write this I am watching a game of football. I am not above what I’m about to address. I don’t know how much longer I can enjoy this, though — the football. With every story...
View ArticleThe Eternal Boogeyman: The NRA Propaganda Machine and Glenn Beck-ism
When Wayne LaPierre went on stage to address the massacre at Newtown, he laid down the most predictable speech in the history of predictable speeches. Say what you will about the NRA, but they know...
View ArticleTen Reasons Chip Kelly is a Happy Fun Time Hire for the Eagles
10. He’s not Andy Reid. I was a big fan of Big Red even long past his expiration date, but I can’t stress enough how important it was to hire a coach who wasn’t Andy Reid. Mission accomplished. 9. He’s...
View Article‘It’s hard to tell when all your love’s in vain’: Contemplating a Road Trip...
There’s not much to do in South Jersey. To have fun, there’s leaving the state (i.e., partying in Philadelphia or if you’re feeling like a plutocrat, driving up to NYC) and exploring the Pine Barrens...
View ArticleWRASSLEMANIA 2013
It’s that time of year again where we WWE fans have our mega une soirée! Last year, I introduced you to the performance art that was Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment and gave my predictions as writers...
View Article‘Can I perform an excerebration?’: 4 Things Everyone Should Know About Social...
There isn’t much to say to introduce this, which is nothing new. In truth, I’ve never been more afraid to write something in my entire life. It makes me look helpless, weak, abnormal, something my...
View ArticleA Call for the Return of Sword-Fighting
The recent failure of a morally responsible assault weapon ban to be voted into law has to be one of the most marvelous examples of despicable, me-first beltway greed and heads-up-their-assesness of...
View ArticleAnd by the Morning Empty
The sand glides down my throat to quell the burning. You insist I can make it to the dock on the other side but the pumping, cowardly blood says otherwise. A figure- eight, I said, looks like infinity...
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