Random post—Sexual Healing is an absolutely amazing Marvin Gaye song. I feel as if it gets lost in his vast catalogue of songs, and because to came toward the end of his life. But, man, the vocals are just insane. Like, insanely insane. I have that tune on a bunch
A poster, KVV, wrote something very interesting in a comment: It’s sort of interesting how Reilly, at least to the Bill Simmons generation, seems so uncool and tired. People my age viewed Reilly the way people now look at Simmons. As someone young, funny, clever and not afraid to shake
Am sitting in a Rye Brook, N.Y. Starbucks, using some time between classes. A couple of minutes I noticed a guy with a cigarette sticking out from behind his ear. I don’t care whether you smoke or don’t smoke, chew or don’t chew, eat peas or don’t eat peas. But,
… is Get Metsmerized, which the ’86 Mets recorded. I wrote at length about this in The Bad Guys Won! but I’ve never seen it available for mass consumption (and eventual regurgiation). Big ups to The Big Lead for pointing out its existence. Quick back story: The song was the
… is about Bernie Madoff, and those accusing the Wilpons of taking fans for a ride.
… has run for 180-some days in a row. She’s a wonderful woman, but a kooky harrier. In the winter, she runs in her jacket. Sometimes, she’ll also throw on a black ski mask. It’s an interesting sight to see every morning. But I also think Laurie’s getup flies in
So yesterday I received the following e-mail from someone named Lydia. The subject line read: Former Superbowl (sic) champ Willie Gault races airplane … ••• Willie Gault, former Superbowl Champ who is considered to be the fastest athlete of all time, “raced” XOJET’s Challenger 300 airplane as a part of
A big day—two Journal stories for one low price. The first was sorta quirky—my experience on the Gayle King Show, based upon my longtime dislike of Oprah. The second features an opinion I’ve long held—an essay on why talking about sports far surpasses watched sports.
If you haven’t yet jumped at the opportunity, take a moment out of your life and read Rick Reilly’s excellent ESPN.com column on the kid who was bullied at school, and the Philadelphia Eagles who befriended him. Truly an excellent piece of writing; Rick at his best. Ever since he