Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
Since I returned yesterday from an in some ways traumatizing but hopefully ultimately successful apartment hunt, all I’ve been hearing about is Yunel Escobar and his homophobic eye black. I don’t want to get all high and mighty about this, because I’d be a serious hypocrite if I did. I think gay jokes can be …
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And…It’s happened. Because the rinky dink Mickey Mouse outfit dressed up as a pro sports league they call the NHL can’t get its shit together, we have no hockey. Again. that’s right, we’re now entering the 4th labour dispute in 20 years. How the fuck do things like this happen? You have to be a …
I have no idea how this is going to go or even if it will go at all, but let’s try. Oh, and apologies in advance for the typos. I have no idea what I want to write about here. I’m doing this more just to see if I can. Right now I’m sitting in …
I’d love to see what happened right before the video started so I knew why the best music guy ever played what he played, but even without that context this is still at once fantastic and pathetic. Umpire Ejects Daytona Cubs Music Man Derek Dye In Daytona’s 2-1 win over Fort Myers on August 1st, …
Remember that time way back in the spring when one of the biggest stories around the Blue Jays was the roster spot competition between Eric Thames and Travis Snider? That feels like so long ago, doesn’t it? And did we ever figure out who won? Thames started the season in Toronto but didn’t last, and …
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After yesterday’s post, Ro sent me a pretty interesting article on Im Dong-hyun, the legally blind archer. I’m glad people are asking these questions, even though it seems they’re near impossible to answer definitively. Column: World record, yes. Blind? Not exactly LONDON — The headline sounded too good to be true: “Legally Blind Archer Smashes World …
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Whether I bother watching a little or a lot of the Olympics has still not been decided, but what I know for sure is that this is about the handiest thing I could have found. Here Is Your Handy Olympic Master Schedule A list of when everything is going to take place, with the added …
Well, doesn’t this just swell the Olympic pride and make the old heart overflow with joy. Cleaners at the Olympic Park are being housed ten to a room at a huge temporary compound. The campsite in East London, hidden from public view, has 25 people sharing each toilet and 75 to each shower. They sleep …
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I’m going to openly show off my ignorance here, but I have a feeling that even if I did have a good understanding of the whys and hows of the British TV licensing scheme I’d still think it was horrendously stupid. Just look at this article on how not to get your workplace dinged £1,000 …
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We’re all being beaten over the head with reminders about and coverage of the regular Olympics. They start soon, in case you haven’t heard. But the Paralympics, as usual, aren’t getting nearly the time and space. So since we know a few people going over to compete and because these things need all the publicity …