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Well. I’m struggling with this one.

On the one hand I’ve got my kind and fair tendencies, and I want to say, as I’ve said several times in the past, that if no one is getting hurt, it’s all fair game. But on the other hand, I see this, and part of me goes, “oh that’s grosssss.” [READ MORE]

Well. I’m struggling with this one.

On the one hand I’ve got my kind and fair tendencies, and I want to say, as I’ve said several times in the past, that if no one is getting hurt, it’s all fair game. But on the other hand, I see this, and part of me goes, “oh that’s grosssss.” [READ MORE]

So here’s a sad little story for your Sunday morning/evening. Sportswriter Mike Penner was found dead the other day, with suicide the apparent cause of death. [READ MORE]

I posted this link the other day, but since these notes/blog posts get more traffic, I’m just going to re-post it here for your perusal. Beware, it is very upsetting.

Here’s the link. [READ MORE]

There are some words people throw around without precision, without really knowing or caring what they’re saying. Some of these words are far more serious than others, and this list is by no means exhaustive. But I thought it was worth starting said list, to which you are free add those that particularly irk you. [READ MORE]

Whenever progress is measured in terms of technology and not in terms of right understanding, the perfecting of the machine rather than of man will be the guiding ideal…The world, however perfected it may become by means of utilitarian science, however utopian it may be made by human effort, can never be more, at best, than a state of chrysalism… [READ MORE]

Here is a Sporcle quiz for you. This list was presented on A & E way back in 1999, when people were making this kind of list for every possible thing. If you follow the link, you’ll have 14 minutes to guess whom this cable channel (and their panel of historians, theologians, etc) chose as the 100 most influential people of the millennium (the one that just ended, not the current one). [READ MORE]

There are some things I think I know a fair amount about.

Baseball. Some literature. Geography (to a point). Scorsese movies. Random other pop culture and trivia-related info.

There a few other things I would hardly consider myself an expert on but that I’m learning more and more about every day. [READ MORE]

This is a bit of an epic, so bear with me, and clear yourself some time before you dive in.

The Name:

Most sports teams have silly names. There are a few that are either appropriate or cool – I will tip my cap to the Tampa Bay Rays, and they need to bring back the Washington Bullets – but most of them range from the anachronistic – you’re not in New Orleans anymore, Jazz; I’m looking at you, too, Lakers and Dodgers – to the just plain lazy – Texans is the best thing you could come up with, Houston? Really? [READ MORE]

So apparently Princeton is offering a class called "Model Memoirs: The Life Stories of International Fashion Models" in the spring. One of the writers over at Jezebel takes issue with this, which you can read right hurr [READ MORE]