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Saving Our Skins
Originally posted on The Axis of Ego:
I didn’t think much of it one way or the other when Harrison Weinhold brought up the Washington Redskins’ nickname during the podcast we recorded over a week ago. The conversation meandered from…
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Tagged Commentary, Media Bias, Politics, Redskins, Sports
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Twice in a Lifetime (Part One)
One could make a fair argument that, in retrospect, the last two WrestleManias were merely prologue to this year’s event. 2011 saw The Rock “guest host” WrestleMania, eventually (and inevitably) involving himself in the main event match between The Miz … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Del Rio, Brodus Clay, Commentary, Cupcake Carnage, Cupcake Lady Productions, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Kane, Ricardo Rodriguez, Sports, Team Hell No, Television, Tensai, The Shield, WrestleMania, Wrestlemania 29, Wrestlemania XXIX, WWE, Zeb Colter
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Imbeciles React to Justin Verlander’s Contract Extension
The news last week that local athlete Justin Verlander had signed the most lucrative contract of any pitcher in the history of baseball met with praise and pride in the Central Virginia area. The deal, valued at up to $202 million … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Capitalism, Commentary, General Culture and News, Humor, Imbeciles, Justin Verlander, Mike Ilitch, Sports
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Let’s All Make Fun of Tom’s Brackets (2013 Edition)
Part of the aging process (I won’t go as far as to say “maturing”) for me has been letting some of my sports fandom fall by the wayside. I’m down to about two sports now: MLB and the NFL. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged AAU, Basketball, Brackets, College Basketball, Commentary, Gambling, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Sports, University of Richmond, VCU
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Saving Our Skins
I didn’t think much of it one way or the other when Harrison Weinhold brought up the Washington Redskins’ nickname during the podcast we recorded over a week ago. The conversation meandered from weighty issue to weighty issue, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Best in the World, Bobby Big Wheel, Commentary, Deadspin, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Gawker, General Culture and News, Long Form, Mainstream Media, Media Bias, Politics, Progressivism, Racism?, Robert McCartney, Sally Jenkins, Sports, The First Amendment, The Washington Post, Washington Redskins
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Will High School Sports Exist in 2043?
Reading some cultural tea leaves of late has led me to wonder whether a pillar of American teenage life—high school athletics—will still exist 20 or 30 years from now. With participation levels among high school athletes higher than ever, that … Continue reading
About That Rumble Thing
I normally use my birthday (1/23) to grant myself a rare indulgence and post something introspective. The truth is, I wrote something lengthy—twice—about certain themes and lessons taught to me in my youth that seem to have been abandoned by … Continue reading
Must Be a Typo
Vacationing—or, more specifically, flying on an airplane—affords me opportunities unknown in the remainder of my day-to-day life. From the irrational anxiety I feel if I’m not at the airport at least an hour before my flight, to submitting to a … Continue reading
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A Money in the Bank Preview? Why Not?
In many respects, Money in the Bank is the most compelling pay-per-view the WWE has. Of course, no one questions that WrestleMania is the premier event. But whereas ‘Mania is largely a “state of the union”-type show that tells us where … Continue reading →