This is one of the most incredible cars I have ever seen, but I never felt like my previous efforts with the shot did it justice. Maybe this one doesn’t, either, but it comes closer to capturing the 1940s noir grandeur of the machine than I have before.
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And it happened in the South, even… Odd this isn’t bigger news, huh? Which is odd. I mean, if ever there were a man bites dog story… Maybe the press doesn’t want to fan the flames of divisiveness. Or something. For First Time Since 1970s, White Man Executed for Racial Killings in Florida Mark James Asay, 53, was executed Thursday for
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Sideshow Don not only got a jersey, he got bling. Patriots give President Donald Trump his own Super Bowl LI ring BOSTON — President Donald Trump has a Super Bowl championship ring — just like Vladimir Putin. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft gave Trump the diamond-encrusted ring. The sitting president usually receives gifts from sports teams during celebratory White
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My friend thinks personality tests are hooey, and he’s often right. This one hit pretty close to home, though. So a couple weeks ago back I put in online apps for a couple of jobs. A new job isn’t plan A, but I will soon know if my first two months at the current gig are reflective of what the
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Breathtaking. Heartbreaking. Life-affirming. In other words, exactly what you’d expect from one of this generation’s greatest talents. #SVR I’ve played The Nashville Sound to death since its release. It’s beginning to feel like Jason Isbell always has another gear. First, the new video. We don’t have long here, folks. One day you’ll be gone. One day I’ll be gone.
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It only took them 50 years to catch up with Hunter Thompson. Earlier Dr. Denny sent around an email. It linked to a WaPo article by Margaret Sullivan entitled “This week should put the nail in the coffin for ‘both sides’ journalism.” His comment: “She’s a little late to the party. Sam said this to me 13 years ago.” It’s true
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Following is the index for all posts in The New Constitution series. Prologue A tree falls in the forest Retirement Address: All we have to do is open our eyes The New Constitution: explanation, assumptions and acknowledgments Amendments
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New look, and maybe more attitude. We do it because we just can’t help ourselves. Back in April, as I marked the tenth anniversary of Scholars & Rogues, I noted the phases we’ve been through, and suggested that we were emerging from a v4 characterized by increasing frustration with the political state of the nation. I said we were very likely
Read moreI sometimes write about sports. Yesterday my beloved Chelsea got the 2017-18 season off to a bad start. There’s good news, there’s bad news, there’s reason for concern but no reason to panic. Read all about it.
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You give it to us. We make money it on it. I think the word you’re looking for is “pimp.” The medicine show is back in town. Meet Mikael Cho, entrepreneur, and purveyor of a whole lotta high-sounding, self-serving rhetorical wankery. You can use his Patented® UnSplash® to Build RELATIONSHIPS®! And relationships are DISRUPTIVE®! You can work your ass off
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A lot of people believe famous uppity negro CK7 would be a distraction, which tells you things about America you may not want to think about. You can’t swing a dead cat these days without hitting somebody talking about Colin Kaepernick. Will a team (now on the clock, the Baltimore Ravens) sign him or not? If not, is it because
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