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If you saw it, you saw it. And how could you not? With media outlets, both personal and professional (I use that term loosely), covering every star’s every move, this week bore witness to the tampon that shook up the Continue reading Sanitary napkin nearly cancels golfing great
“Whenever you feel like you’re the underdog when you’re playing at Arrowhead Stadium, it gets guys ready to go.” – Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes “Don’t EVER disrespect Arrowhead Stadium!” – Chiefs DT Chris Jones It’s rare that I discuss talk Continue reading The Burrowhead paternity tests that captivated Championship Weekend
Hollywood is littered with some all-time, classic movies about revenge. Charles Bronson’s Deathwish series, the Kill Bill movies, Taken, Gladiator, Princess Bride, basically every Clint Eastwood western ever. And how could we forget Oldboy, the Korean original not the considerably Continue reading Lovie Smith: Ambassador of Vengeance
Grandpa Jack would roll up his sleeve up to show us both his forearm. On his arm was permanently imprinted a bar code. As a child, this was not something you easily forget. At ten and eight years old respectively, Continue reading Memories of Grandpa Jack
Dave Zirin is a sports fan. You’d do well to remember this as you watch, and not read, his latest work. That’s right, author and journalist Dave Zirin has flipped the script on us yet again with his latest project, Continue reading Documentary Review: Dave Zirin’s “Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL”
I rarely review television series on the website. I spend most of my time discussing sporting events, recanting loosely based/grossly exaggerated fables of my life, and far too often intertwining the two. But every so often a TV show comes Continue reading Review: The Bear, Season One
Season after season, the National Football League continues to encounter pitfalls, thriving despite itself, only because all we want to do with our Sundays is drink beer and watch gladiators beat the snot out of each other. This season is Continue reading The NFL fumbles yet again: The Deshaun Watson appeal
The internet was set ablaze today with news that LeBron James had officially become… a billionaire. This, of course, came as shocking news to no one. With his multitude of endorsement deals, real estate investments, teams played for and teams Continue reading LeBillionaire
Out of conflict, strife, and sheer determination, if we’re fortunate, comes greatness. Amongst our finest collections of art, music, and film, we often witness unparalleled beauty emerge from uncompromised will and pressure, like a diamond out of coal or a Continue reading Showtime/Winning Time: A Combination Book/HBO Series Review
I don’t like Mina Kimes. That doesn’t mean I don’t watch her. She’s on basically every one of ESPN’s numerous information outlets so she’s hard to avoid. I listen to her. I’m just not particularly a fan of her work. Continue reading Shut The Funk Up, Vol. 2: The Jeff Garcia-Boz Scaggs Edition
