Author Archives: Greg Olear

About Greg Olear

Greg Olear (@gregolear) is a founding editor of The Weeklings and the author of the novels Totally Killer and Fathermucker, an L.A. Times bestseller.

With The Ringer and “Any Given Wednesday,” Bill Simmons Jumps the Shark

Two media launches, two failures. It’s like Mookie Wilson hit not one but TWO ground balls to first base, and Bill Buckner botched them both. Continue reading

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Sideshow Donald: Trump’s Campaign is Right Out of “The Simpsons”

Let’s hope Hillary is a better candidate than Joe Quimby. Continue reading

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Bern Notice: Dear Sanders Supporters, Please Stop Repeating These Anti-Hillary GOP Talking Points

The Sanders dream is over. It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee that Hillary has been brewing since the 3AM wake-up call. Continue reading

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Not One with a Defect: The 50 Greatest Song Lyrics of Elvis Costello

Greg Olear watches detectives, among other things. Continue reading

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Don’t Believe Me, Just Watch: The 30 Greatest Pop Songs of 2015 (and 20 of the Worst)

These hits, that ice cold Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold. Continue reading

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Rotten to the (Common) Core: An Interview with Bianca Tanis

Everything you wanted to know about Common Core testing standards but you didn’t have time to ask because you’re teaching to the test. Continue reading

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The Case for Hillary

Barack and Bernie, Biden and Benghazi, Warren and Whitewater…meh. Why every progressive American should be backing Hillary Rodham Clinton. Continue reading

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