Raiders Coach Dennis Allen Wants To Get What He Deserves
After wrapping up a second consecutive 4-12 season for the Oakland Raiders, Dennis Allen says he "deserves" to return for a third. Here are some of his reasons for wanting…
Louis vs. Schmeling I: June 19th, 1936
Louis vs. Schmeling was hardly the first time race and racism mattered in boxing (see Jack Johnson, among others), and it wouldn't be the last. But the stakes both in…
Goodbye, Pat Summerall
Broadcasts of NFC games haven't been the same without him. He had a gift for making any name he pronounced sound like the most awesome name given to any person…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
--One thing that's always perplexed me about the Super Bowl is the people who watch for the ads. I know a guy who works high up in advertising--he's produced stuff…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
--Last night, thanks to Netflix, I communed once more with the Brothers Zucker. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBuAfIjsFVk&w=420&h=315] How silly can you get? --Actually, the San Francisco 49ers answered that question during press week.…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
--I'm neutral to the (deleted) scene of Castle Dracula's collapse at the end of Dracula. The book ends acceptably enough as it stands. (The reason Stoker gave for cutting it was he…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
--Take a look at Andrew O'Hehir's article about David Chase's new film, Not Fade Away. In the article, O'Hehir says, "As any 'Sopranos' buff will tell you, Chase’s episode-closing musical selections bespoke…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Because most of the (3) readers of this site aren't fiction writers by trade, I usually don't link to blog post lamentations about the tough life of the literary fiction…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I just finished the first draft of a review of a well-written but at the same time frustrating pastiche of Samuel Beckett's Mercier and Camier. You'll hear more about that in…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin is thinking of writing a book. Because the Earth's population includes a high percentage of awful, awful people, I'm sure Akin's tome will finish as a…