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Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die

April 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

The Madoff/Wilpon Mess: A Simple Guide – mlbtraderumors
Which records are in jeopardy in 2011? – dperry
What Matters In Arbitration – mlbtraderumors
Film from Baseball’s Past … Ty Cobb – baseballspast
Payroll Amounts for Players on the DL in 2010 – fangraphs
Hall of Fame Voting: Where Groupthink Pulls a Massive Verducci [...]

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a world without mystery is a world without awe

April 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Texas Rollergirls
First We Take the Convention Center – austinchronicle
Honeys, Heartbreakers win in Austin – parnold
Texas speeds by Cincinnati – parnold
Whose House? Texies’ House – austinchronicle
  Rollergirls
  The Free-Wheeling World of Roller Derby [video]

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The work of true love is not a task for the faint of heart

January 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

  Rob Stringer, Rick Rubin and the Real Story at Columbia Records – wayne’s world
  The New Rock-Star Paradigm – dkulash   wsj
  Free as a bard: Seeking profit in the world’s toughest recorded-music market – economist
  Must-Read 33 1/3 Books – flavorwire
  Everyone Hates Ticketmaster — But No [...]

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equal parts poetry, platitude and bunkum

September 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

BP’s Shock Waves – mtiabbi   rollingstone
The BP Cover-Up – motherjones
    The 15 Biggest Oil Spills
    What’s Good for BP
The Role of Government and The Foreclosure Crisis – tpmcafe
Wall Street Strikes Again: Sewer Hikes in Alabama   prev – mtiabbi   rollingstone
The money trail – jcarroll   sfgate
Why Do [...]

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The really beautiful thing about the culture war, from an entertainment standpoint, is that it is fundamentally irresolvable.

August 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

  One Whiskey
  how music works (melody, rhythm, harmony, bass) – uzine
  A graphic illustration of music industry madness – pcpro
  50 Best New Bands Of 2010 – nme
  The Evolution (and Death?) of the Teenage Rebellion Anthem – flavorwire
  Play your Music from Google Docs – indiemusictech
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stumbling through a parking lot of an invisible 7-11

July 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

An Economist’s Tribute to George Steinbrenner – thesportseconomist
Dads Catching Foul Balls While Holding Their Babies – deadspin
Red Sox Season Statistical Anomaly Due to Poor Situational Play – nesn
New stat: Runs Accounted For – RAF – baseballpastandpresent
Beane on sidelines of trade deadline – bklapisch
2010 Defensive All-Stars – acta
Team Runs [...]

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Rally up the demons of your soul

July 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

WorldClock
The story of Schroedinger’s cat (an epic poem) – straightdope
Doing Spy Stuff with Mathematica – wolfram
A White God Freakout – mtaibbi   rollingstone
McChrystal and Us – mtaibbi   rollingstone
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Royals pitcher Bannister sees link between science, success – usatoday
MLBPA To Consider Changes To Arbitration Process – mlbtraderumors
Another [...]

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please, please, please put me out

June 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 
The Sports Economist
The Newest Wonder of the World: The Ruins of Modern Greece – wsj
America’s Municipal Debt Racket – wsj
The US Wants a World Cup of Its Own, But at What Cost?

 
Diego – The Hero

My new standard of cool
Crime Topography of San Francisco – strangemaps
100 Excellent Online Documentaries [...]

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It’s always been about being rich and smart and lucky, and it always will be.

June 11th, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

  The Onion Sports Introduction To World Cup Soccer
  The Evolution of the World Cup Ball – nytimes
Best 10 Goals of World Cup
50 Best World Cup Goals In History

Realignment Economics – sportseconomist
The Most Interesting College Football Offseason Ever? – sportseconomist
Fulmer Cup: The Big Board Continues It’s Pirate Ways [...]

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Either you know or you don’t, and knowing is not exactly a badge of honor.

April 27th, 2010 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Goldman Sachs, Crazy Eddie and ‘the kiss of death’ – nmiller trueslant
Geithner and the NY Fed Accused of Willfully Ignoring Fraud… – mish
10 Things You Don’t Know (or were misinformed) About the GS Case – ritholtz
Will Goldman Sachs prove greed is God? – guardian

 

What good teams are good at – [...]

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