Bob Knight, the winningest coach in men’s college basketball history, abruptly quit the other night, handing the reins of the Texas Tech program to his son and heir, Pat. Knight has long been one of the most polarizing figures in all of American sport, and if your Internets get ESPN.com or you have access to a sports talk radio station
Read moreYow. In case you missed it, here’s a clip from Mitt Romney’s Black People Love Us! audition tape. When they make a movie about Mitt’s life, we can pretty much count on Fred Willard in the lead role, right? Or maybe Steve Carell?
Read moreIt’s just not John McCain’s day, apparently. First, Sam Seder hops a ride on the Not So Straight Talk Express.
Read moreI 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 Super Bowls have been yawners. I wasn’t really pulling for the Giants so much as I was against the Patriots, and that was tough for me, too. See,
Read moreMike Huckabee laments: “I always get asked the God questions,” he said, adding that “it’s really been frustrating” that people don’t want to know more about his work as Arkansas governor. Truly, this is baffling. I mean, the Rev. Huck has a track record as a political leader, and it’s hard to understand why people keep asking him about the
Read moreI don’t know what kind of musical talent lies in the McCain and Romney camps, but right now Obama is whomping the bejeezus out of Hillary’s girl Celine.
Read moreToday is Imbolc, the midpoint of Winter. That’s Groundhog Day to you secular/non-pagan types (and yeah, P-Phil peeped his shadow, so throw another blanket on the bed). It’s also my birthday, and my good friend Dr. Mike Pecaut has offered up a fine present – lots of concert footage from one of my all-time favorite bands, the unparalleled Queen! I
Read moreThe left blogogentsia is all blowed up this afternoon over the story Martin wrote about earlier today. Since that post, more info has come to light that makes Sandeep Kaushik, the campaign spokesman in question, look considerably less guilty and that makes the cub reporter in training look like somebody who walked into the room knowing what story he was
Read moreLegally blind golfer scores hole-in-one at Florida’s Cove Cay CC CLEARWATER, Fla. — A hole-in-one is rare on the golf course, but what are the odds of a blind golfer sinking one? Leo Fiyalko couldn’t see it, but his golf buddies did — a hole-in-one on the fifth hole at the Cove Cay Country Club. Leo Fiyalko brushed off the
Read moreThe results of the latest S&R poll are in. Readers were asked “Which major press entity do you regard as the most credible source of news?” 1. Other/None of the above (70) 2. BBC (64) 3. PBS (39) 4. CNN (15) 5. New York Times (11) 6. Washington Post (6) NBC/MSNBC (6) Wall Street Journal (6) 9. FOX News (4)
Read moreShaun over at Kiko’s House (one of the best blogs you might not have heard of, by the way) has an interesting one up. What do you make of this Obama poster?
Read moreOn the left at about the 8-second mark, figure in black spits in the face of Shirley Phelps-Roper. Gratuitous, yes. But don’t tell me you haven’t dreamed of doing it yourself… Thanks to Steven Campbell for the tip.
Read moreIt was only a matter of time. John Edwards Drops Out of Presidential Race — Former Senator’s Campaign Adviser: ‘It Just Became Clear It Wasn’t Going to Happen’ Former Senator John Edwards, D-N.C., will drop out of the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday. “It just became clear it wasn’t going to happen,” a senior Edwards adviser tells ABC News’ Rick
Read moreIt was only a matter of time. John Edwards Drops Out of Presidential Race — Former Senator’s Campaign Adviser: ‘It Just Became Clear It Wasn’t Going to Happen’ Former Senator John Edwards, D-N.C., will drop out of the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday. “It just became clear it wasn’t going to happen,” a senior Edwards adviser tells ABC News’ Rick
Read moreWelcome back to part two of our annual music wrap-up. Today we award the Platinum LPs, given for superior achievement. (If you missed part one, click here to review the Gold LP winners, updated to include three inadvertent omissions.) These appear in no particular order. Platinum LP The Birthday Massacre: Walking with Strangers Toronto’s The Birthday Massacre is a study
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