Required Reading
- What’s Your Problem with Joe Biden?
- Dirty Rubles: An Introduction to Trump/Russia (My New Book)
- Youth for the President
- A Summary of the Conspiracy Against the United States
- Trump: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Part 3)
- Postcards from the Resistance, Vol. 8: Mother of All
- From Lance Armstrong to Trump: The Rise & Fall of the Deified Narcissist
- Reading Malcolm X in Texas
- Playing the Donald Trump Game
- President Rapist: Women Under Trump
- An Open Letter to My Fellow Liberals
- The Democrats Can’t Win If They Won’t Fight
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Category Archives: Sports
NFL 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW AND SUPERBOWL L PREVIEW
Elizabeth Nelson and Eddie Pepitone dissect the NFL season that was, forecast the NFL season to come, and offer predictions for Super Bowl L. Continue reading
My Summer with Zack Hample, the A-Rod of Ballhawking
Talk about moneyball! Meet the guy who caught A-Rod’s 3000th hit, among other great souvenir balls. Continue reading
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Tagged A-Rod, ballhawking, baseball, collectibles, MLB, souvenirs, zack hample
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Andre the Giant, Beckett & Me
From Beckett to Barthes to the solace of modern day wrestling, Thom Cuell on a fantasy of maleness and dandyism. Continue reading
The 50 Greatest Hockey Enforcer Names of All Time
While debate can rage about the role of fighting in hockey, there is no doubt that the history of hockey enforcing has produced names that would do Shakespeare, Dickens and Nabokov proud. Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clement, Dale Hunter, Darren Van Impe, Derek Boogaard, Enforcer, Garth Butcher, Gary Thorne, Goon, hockey, Jeff Beukeboom, Jim Playfair, Lindy Ruff, Marty McSorley, Murray Craven, NHL, Sean Murphy, Shane Churla, Stu Grimson, The Code, The Grim Reaper, Tie Domi, Tony Twist
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April 15, 1985: The Fight
For the last 30 years, I’ve regarded Hagler/Hearns the way oral poets preserved the ancient stories: I’ve remembered it, replayed it and above all, celebrated it. Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, April 15 1985, Best sporting event, boxing, Brazil, Joga Bonito, Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Sean Murphy, Socrates, Sugar Ray Leonard, The Fight, Thomas Hearns
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Royal Blue: Return of the Repressed
A long-suffering fan of the Kansas City Royals gears up for another hopeful season. Continue reading
The Greatest Game on Earth: 2014 NHL Season Preview
The 2014 NHL season starts today, and Jarret Middleton breaks it down deeper and harder than anyone has a right to. If you’re not an expert after this, you’re not paying attention. Continue reading
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Tagged 2014-2015 NHL season, blue line, Brodeur, bruins, canucks, chara, devils, don cherry, hockey, hockey predictions, icing, Jarret Middleton, maple leafs, netminder, NHL, puck, San Jose Sharks, skating, vancouver, zamboni
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