Chuck Klosterman Is Blogging The NCAA Final Four
Here's how his first post starts:
John Hinckley Jr. tried to kill Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. It was a Monday. I was informed of this by my third grade teacher (Burna Pribula) after coming inside from morning recess. "I have some news that may shock you," she told the class. "The president has been shot." The room remained silent. We stared at her like tiny, Smurf-obsessed zombies. "This is a terrible situation," Mrs. Pribula continued, "and I realize you might have some questions about this. Does anyone have any questions about this? Anyone?"
We sat in silence.
After 10 seconds, I slowly raised my hand.
"Is the basketball game canceled?"
Get Something Signed By Minnesota Twin Pat Neshek
He'll sign whatever you want if you send him a SASE, and also has his own blog.
83 Stories To Look For In The Upcoming Major League Baseball Season
ESPN provides a handy list if you haven't been paying attention up til now.
Werewolf Women of the SS
The fake trailers that will be shown between the two Grindhouse features sound fantastic. "Werewolf Women of the SS" was directed by Rob Zombie. You can see a few stills here.
Toy Lab's Recycled Toys
"Happen's Toy Lab is a unique outreach of Happen, Inc. that allows children (ages 6 and up) to create their own toys from our massive selection of “recycled” toy parts. Choose any seven pieces, then fit and attach the parts with the help of our specially-trained assemblers. In less than an hour you will have invented your very own, one-of-a-kind-in-the-whole-wide-world toy!"
Via Veer Blog.
Emerald City Comic Con
Headline of the Day: Heat could affect cross-country race, says Bekele
The article has even more helpful news - - competitor Lornah Kiplagat adds,
"We shall not only be bracing against the athletes, but the weather, too. It would depend on how well an athlete handles the weather."
"We shall not only be bracing against the athletes, but the weather, too. It would depend on how well an athlete handles the weather."
Creepy or Romantic?
Entertainer Jack Benny's will specified that one red rose be delivered to his wife every day until her death.
Also, fun: Benny's widow claimed his signature gesture of holding one hand to his face came about from his attempts to conceal scratches she gave him due to his philandering.
Here's the two love birds:
Also, fun: Benny's widow claimed his signature gesture of holding one hand to his face came about from his attempts to conceal scratches she gave him due to his philandering.
Here's the two love birds:
Explain This Lawsuit To Your Child
A Long Island woman and her husband are suing a Park Ave. fertility clinic for allegedly inseminating her with the wrong man's sperm.
"While we love Baby Jessica as our own, we are reminded of this terrible mistake each and every time we look at her," the Commack couple said in documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. "It is simply impossible to ignore."
Thomas Andrews is white and his wife is Dominican. But Jessica, who was born Oct. 19, 2004, has darker skin than either of them as well as "characteristics more typical of African or African-American descent," the lawsuit states.
Via the NY Daily News.
German Judge Denies Speedy Divorce Request, Said Koran Authorized Husband To Beat Wife
"In a ruling that underlines the tension between Muslim customs and European laws, the judge, Christa Datz-Winter, noted that the couple came from a Moroccan cultural milieu, in which it is common for husbands to beat their wives. The Koran, she wrote in her decision, sanctions such physical abuse."
Via the NY Times.
Via the NY Times.
Death Penalty Prosecution Might Cost A Georgia County Over $5 Million
"Sparks fly over the multimillion-dollar defense of Brian Nichols, but few people complain about the cost of prosecuting the accused courthouse killer.
In fact, no one even knows the bottom line."
Read on.
In fact, no one even knows the bottom line."
Read on.
Like Getting Hit By A Meteorite Made Entirely Of Winning Lottery Tickets
That's how screenwriter Jonah Nolan describes working with Steven Spielberg on a potential science fiction epic titled "Interstellar" for Paramount Pictures.
A Great First Paragraph
Some excellent writing courtesy of Dr. Jerome Groopman:
Read on to learn about why doctors misdiagnose their patients.
On a spring afternoon several years ago, Evan McKinley was hiking in the woods near Halifax, Nova Scotia, when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. McKinley (a pseudonym) was a forest ranger in his early forties, trim and extremely fit. He had felt discomfort in his chest for several days, but this was more severe: it hurt each time he took a breath. McKinley slowly made his way through the woods to a shed that housed his office, where he sat and waited for the pain to pass. He frequently carried heavy packs on his back and was used to muscle aches, but this pain felt different. He decided to see a doctor.
Read on to learn about why doctors misdiagnose their patients.
