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Philadelphia sports talk radio, though, will be discussing Anne Carson winning the Nobel Prize for literature over Gritty.

Ruin a book by adding a word Dave Portnoy’s Complaint

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Look, there’s only so much you can do with Kenny Gattison.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

And he writes a novel about the whole terrific experience!

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Garfield coaching the Charlotte Hornets to a 33-49 record in 1993

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It looks like an unused set from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I went to a few NYC Marathons when my brother lived along the route. I have to say, it's an unbelievable event to watch live. And it's a great social occasion.

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come work near me!

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Maybe Sue, Tommy, Carrie and the rest of the kids put on a show to save the community center!

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Thrilled to see Gay Talese is back at it.

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The weird part is, as I got older, I became less interested in blondes. Yet Debbie and Maureen Flannigan from OUT OF THS WORLD were my first big celebrity crushes.

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And by that I mean curious, informed skepticism.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is how you do it, in my opinion.

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I genuinely mean this. I cannot imagine a more bleak dystopian notion than the idea of all art being turned into slop designed to coddle my exact perceived intentions. The point of literature, film, music, and art is to be exposed to the interior lives of others. Who are these people.

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I always think I'll file one story early and the other on the agreed-upon date. I never do.

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Update: Finished. Filed two stories in one day, which is the scheduling version of "trading Ron Harper for Danny Ferry."

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I forgot how good del Toro was in this movie. Damn.

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Yup! If I could get the other guys—Nance, Daugherty, Hot Rod, Ehlo—on that 91-92 team, I'd die a happy man.

The “check engine” light on your dashboard @aklingus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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god I love media literacy, I'm glad the hospital escape scene is on YouTube but also the name of this is pretty much the exact opposite of how the scene plays out www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9LM...

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One Battle After Another (2025) – Hospital Escape Scene (4K) | DiCaprio Outsmarts the System

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Yeah, he's on that list. I loved his game. And those Cavs teams he was on were so much fun to watch.

Finishing a story for the Cavs yearbook today, so I had to bring out the good stuff.

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So, this has me thinking: What is the ultimate “background” movie?

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Not me. I'm just a fortysomething who confuses Webster with Diff'rent Strokes.

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Obvious horrors aside, this administration is giving permission to every sociopath and white supremacist to commit (and chronicle) hate crimes.

Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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Fuck this shit.

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Wow. Had no idea about that one, but it's so apt. And he knew Cummings! I think Vecsey coached his Rucker team.

To me the worst nicknames are ones that are notch or two above abbreviations—e.g., "J-Kidd," "T-Mac."

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"Dinner Bell" Mel Turpin and Joe "Barely Cares" (which Peter Vecsey infamously called Joe Barry Carroll) have to be up there.

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This is a real roundabout way to start remembering some guys.

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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It's because they can't afford to live.

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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hey, college students shoot your shot: USA Basketball is seeking applicants for its writing program.

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Nothing but respect for MY Digger

Publicity photo of William H. Macy as The Shoveler, a superhero from 1999 film
Mystery Men who actually doesn't have any superpowers, but he is very handy with a shovel. He is a clean shaven, middle-age white man wearing a yellow hard hat with a miner's lamp on it, a black protective vest with red trimming, a brown leather jacket, and thick black protective gloves.

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I'm *shocked* he apologized. But for him, everything is content. The man is an emotional collander.

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Lane Johnson should be praised for taking stock of himself—which is not like flicking a light switch, mind you—and realizing he needed to shift his priorities. The games are short; life is long. But ranting like a flaming idiot keeps the folks engaged at the LAX Chili's, so here we are. Again.

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Pete Croatto @petecroatto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Brass monkey. That funky monkey.

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(Bud Fox voice) There's no nobility in nuance.

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Pete Croatto @petecroatto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Waylon Flowers and Madame stun in new Oval Office photos!

Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Genuinely wondering who the audience is for trash like this

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Pete Croatto @petecroatto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And Bryce Harper says “what’s up” to you in a video.