Items by Stephen Silver

• Illegal Use of Iguanas

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  I review the delightfully crazy "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans on Philly.com...." [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:43pm EST
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• On the Ultimate Ridiculousness of Fantasy Football

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  Today's leaders in points.... [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:42pm EST
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• MPWDS

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  The trouble with conservation efforts: according to a Sullivan correspondent, it's MPWDS- "Most People Won't Do Shit."...' [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:42pm EST
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• TV Critic Quote of the Week

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  Alan Sepinwall, ">on "Parks and Recreation":"I have a very complicated love-hate relationship with "Unskinny Bop," the first song played in this sequence. On the one hand, like "Jersey Shore," it brings back horrifying memories of a certain time and/or place... [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:41pm EST
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• Cougars, Cheetahs, and More!

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  This was the funniest thing I've read all week, by far. Bravo....' [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:35pm EST
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• Palin is a Birther

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  And you thought she was dishonest and loathsome last week...... [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:13pm EST
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• The iPhone is a Pussy!

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  I think that's the unstated subtext of this Droid ad:... [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:12pm EST
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• 2010 NFL Championship Game- DAMN?

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  Big Daddy Drew sees parallels between this year's Vikings and those of 11 years ago:Vikings at Cardinals: This is the best Vikings team since 1998, which is terrifying. In fact, the similarities between that Vikings team that was favored to... [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:12pm EST
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• One Comment on "Jersey Shore"

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  Does it traffic in the basest stereotypes of Italian-Americans, in a way that puts "The Sopranos" and "Real Housewives of New Jersey" to shame? Hell yea it does. But you know what? I've lived in New York, Hoboken, and Philly,...' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:43pm EST
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• The Third Tenor Returns

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  Thursday saw the return of a legendary former Philadelphia athlete whose absence in the last few years has been felt dramatically here in town. I'm speaking, of course, of Placido Polanco, who signed a three-year deal with the Phillies today,...' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:15pm EST
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• The "Celebrity Mistress Look"

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  Bravo to Janice MIn for noticing something- every one of these celebrity mistresses has the exact same look. And it's not an attractive one, if you ask me. One of the alleged Tiger mistresses looks like a transvestite, while the... [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:14pm EST
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• The Quintessential Florio Eagles Post

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  This item has it all- 100% fealty to WIP conventional wisdom! Belief in multiple McNabb-related myths, from "financial apology" to "jealous of Vick"! A jump to a wild and ridiculous conclusion! It's a surprise he at no point wonders whether... [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:13pm EST
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• "Glee" and the Jews

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  Attention "Glee" fans- did you know the actress playing Quinn the blond cheerleader is not only Jewish, but more observant than the girl playing Rachel? Strange but true. I love the show, and now that the ridiculous fake-pregnancy thing is... [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:12pm EST
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• Barney and Frosty

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  Neil Patrick Harris gets even more versatile:... [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:12pm EST
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• Whitlock vs. the Press

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  Wildly off the mark as Jason Whitlock can be, I can't say he's in any way wrong here. Some of those anti-Tiger columns were the most sanctimonious sportswriter bullshit I've ever read that didn't involve steroids....' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:11pm EST
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• Tiger: The Re-enactment

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  In Chinese!... [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:23pm EST
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• The Walmart Murder Plot, and More

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  I have a new roundup of electronics retail crime on Dealerscope.com.... [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:14pm EST
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• Yes, Virginia, Wrestling is Real

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  An oldie but a goodie.... [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:14pm EST
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• They Can Work at Prop Joe's Coop

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  News Item: "The Real World: Baltimore" in casting stages Prediction- one of the cast members will be a rabid "Wire" fan who quotes the show constantly, while the other six are vacuous idiots who have never heard of it and... [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:13pm EST
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• Quote of the Day

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  James Fallows on Bush and Cheney, post-office:Since the results of the 2008 election became clear, the 43rd President of the United States has behaved in a way that brings honor to him, his family, his office, and his country. By... [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:12pm EST
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• Tweet of the Year Nominee

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  @JamesUrbaniak:In the Law and Order version of the Tiger Woods incident, a famous jockey's wife throws a horse through his rear window.... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:42pm EST
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• NFL Notes

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  Oh, the Vikings. What can you say? I'm just happy as a fan that I get to enjoy this, because I know this run of dominant wins every week isn't going to last forever. That said, a Super Bowl victory... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:32pm EST
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• Empty Moon

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  I review "New Moon," which was like "The Matrix Reloaded" for girls, on Philly.com.... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:25pm EST
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• I Don't Want to Know the Side Effects

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  Did you know there's a new drug that treats acid reflux, which is called Aciphex? And that it's pronounced the same as "ass effects"? Now, the drug industry is handicapped in its advertising, since it has to disclose side effects... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:24pm EST
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• The Next Great Jon and Kate

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  Some brilliance, from "The Soup": COME AND GET YER POPCORN!... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:24pm EST
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• Oh, Tiger

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  Glad to hear Tiger Woods is okay, and I'm curious to hear exactly what happened outside his house Friday morning. I think the weirdest part is that he was reported in "serious condition"- and we're supposed to wonder, "is he..." [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:59pm EST
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• Sports Radio Moment of the Day

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  A caller to Brian Startare Saturday accused Donovan McNabb of not throwing enough to DeSean Jackson because he is "jealous of Jackson's popularity." This is an old talking point from the McNabb/TO wars that was never especially substantiated even back... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:56pm EST
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• Writing Thanksgiving

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  Ken Levine on why Thanksgiving really sucks for TV writers:Every sitcom I’ve ever worked on, we’ve had the obligatory Thanksgiving episode. How many variations can you have on the big family dinner going awry? I think I’ve written the “turkey... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:55pm EST
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• On The White House Gatecrashers

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  Sure, it's sort of disquieting that a couple of idiots managed to sneak into a state dinner and meet the president, but come on- why is it front-page news four days later? I like John Cole's take, after nutty Congressman... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:52pm EST
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• The Return of AI

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  News Item: Sixers consider bringing back Allen Iverson I don't really understand the rationale for bringing him back, other than feel-good reasons. He was a great player back in the day? He isn't anymore. He's done a lot for the... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:51pm EST
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• Origins of "The League"

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  I'm loving the show on FX, as I've mentioned. But does the premise sound familiar? From Bill Simmons' intern contest a few years ago, when entrants were asked to submit programming ideas for a 24-hour sports channel:The Season: (insert fantasy...' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:50pm EST
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• "Brooklyn Bridge" in the News

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  Some of you may remember the shortlived early-'90s TV series "Brooklyn Bridge," which was created by Gary David Goldberg was about a Jewish family in Brooklyn in the 1950s. It's my dad's all-time favorite show, and not only because the...' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:50pm EST
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• Funniest Book of the Year

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  Some incisive satire from ex-Fox News anchor John Gibson: "How the Left Swiftboated America: The Liberal Media Conspiracy to Make You Think George Bush Was the Worst President in History" What, you mean he's serious? While most of the right... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:48pm EST
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• Joel, Ethan and Joe

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  Jim Caple combines two of the best things about Minnesota- the Coen Brothers and Joe Mauer.... [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:47pm EST
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• November Movie Roundup

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  "Fantastic Mr. Fox": I can't remember a time when a live-action director has so seemingly transferred his visual and thematic style to animation as Wes Anderson has here. Just a delightful, beautiful film in every way. I'm a longtime Anderson... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:39am EST
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• Right Tackle

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  Longtime Eagle Jon Runyan yesterday became the first player in the NFL to simultaneously announce that he was 1) signing with a new team, 2) retiring at the end of the year, and 3) running for Congress. Rundog will play... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:38am EST
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• Quote of the Day

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  Charles Murray- no liberal, he- on Glenn Beck:Beck uses tactics that include tiny snippets of film as proof of a personÂ’s worldview, guilt by association, insinuation, and occasionally outright goofs like the fake quote. To put it another way, I... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:38am EST
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• There's Something (Stupid) About Halperin

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  The lesson, as always: if you're going to do a goofy Photoshop on your political Web site that combines a popular movie with a picture of a Senator, it probably shouldn't involve semen in their hair. As an aside, I've...' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:32am EST
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• ZMF Speaks

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  The greatest blog commenter in the world, the AV Club's Zodiac Motherfucker, visited the Web site's Chicago offices and met several of the staff. But he wouldn't get photographed without his mask....' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:31am EST
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• Abe Pollin, RIP

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  The Washington Wizards owner, one of the grand old men of the NBA, died today. A great anecdote that I hadn't previously known about: he was the person who changed the name of his team from the Bullets to the...' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:30am EST
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• Everything You Know (About ACORN) is Wrong

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  That's according to Editor and Publisher, in a well-researched report.... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:29am EST
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• Joe For Christmas?

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  News Item: Twins hope to have Mauer extension done by Christmas Which gets done first- health care, or Joe Mauer's contract? One will cost trillions, and the other merely hundreds of millions.... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:45pm EST
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• Film Critic Quote of the Week

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  Drew McWeeny of Hitfix on "Old Dogs":If "Old Dogs" were a person, I would stab it in the face.... It is rare that I hate a film with the feverish intensity that I feel towards this one, but it hit... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:45pm EST
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• Quote of the Day

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  An Andrew Sullivan reader, on why women don't like Sarah Palin:It's very simple why women don't like her as much as men. Women saw through Sarah Palin and we saw through her quickly. Men are literal and are more likely to say... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:44pm EST
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• Swell Marshall

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  Jason Segel sings an original composition, along with the Swell Season (aka the couple from "Once"):... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:43pm EST
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• The "Curb" Finale

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  No, it didn't hang together quite as well as the episode the week before- I still laugh whenever I even think about Marty Funkhauser's long, vulgar joke- but the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" finale was still something to behold. Whether it...' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:43pm EST
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• "Bohemian Rhapsody"'s Third Act

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  First, there was Queen. Then, Wayne and Garth. Now, the Muppets:... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:42pm EST
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• The '50s

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  A couple of my friends, Sheila O'Malley and Tommy Acuff, share their Top 50 Movies of the Decade lists. I'm working on mine and will have it up sometime in December.... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:42pm EST
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• Young MC

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  A shockingly funny Neil Young impression from Jimmy Fallon, as he covers the "Fresh Prince" theme:... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:41pm EST
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• Tommy Wiseau's "Sesame Street"

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  This is pretty brilliant: I just hope they don't redub one of the sex scenes over Grover and Maria or something. "YOU ARE MY ROSE YOU ARE MY ROSE!"...' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:18pm EST
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• Curb and HIMYM

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  Both shows had been hit or miss in recent weeks, but "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "How I Met Your Mother" both had their best show of the season, by far, on Sunday and Monday. For 'Curb,' we can talk all... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:15pm EST
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• Seduced by Saarsgaard

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  I review "An Education" on Philly.com.... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:15pm EST
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• Unis!

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  The last time the Twins got new uniforms, in 1987, they won the World Series, so that bodes well for their new duds, introduced this week. It all looks good, even though the home uniform doesn't look like it's changed....' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:14pm EST
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• Ferns!

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  Conan and Andy visit my other favorite talk show: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:14pm EST
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• Bad Comics

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  Newsweek lists 12 comics that aren't actually funny. Pretty much no disagreement here......' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:13pm EST
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• "The Wire" 100

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  The top 100 quotes from the decade's best TV show:... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:21pm EST
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• Acid Classic

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  I totally agree with this petition, being endorsed by soon-to-be-ex-lawyer Craig Calcaterra. Do we know that the video actually exists of the Dock Ellis Game? You'd think it would've surfaced by now, if so.... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:19pm EST
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• "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Going Rogue' by Sarah Palin"

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  This may be the worst op-ed of the year - who could've guessed Andrea Peyser would be beaten out?...' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:17pm EST
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• In "The Room"

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  After over a year of hearing about it, I finally saw "The Room" this weekend. It was the first movie I watched on my new living room TV, bought earlier in the day, and it's safe to say the next... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:36pm EST
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• Draper and Skinner

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  How did it not occur to me, until a friend pointed it out this weekend, that the Don Draper/Dick Whitman story on "Mad Men" is all but identical to the old Seymour Skinner/Armin Tamzarian arc on "The Simpsons"? How have... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:35pm EST
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• Betty Draper FAIL

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  Was January Jones terrible on "Saturday Night Live" this week, or what? If she was planning to use that to propel herself into a Katherine Heigl-like career in romcoms, I foresee a problem. That Grace Kelly-farting bit might have been... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:35pm EST
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• Tabloid Front Page of the Year

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  Only the Post, understated as always:... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:34pm EST
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• The Aughts in Seven Minutes

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  Yes, a decade so memorable it barely even has a name.... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:34pm EST
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• Best Breast Cancer Ad of the Year

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  They should make a testicular-cancer version based on the "popcorn trick" scene in "Diner."... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:33pm EST
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• Rise of the Douche

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  The New York Times points out that word "douche" is suddenly being used all over prime-time television. A new level of permissiveness when it comes to vulgarity? Nah, I just think the word "douche" has become a lot more common... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:33pm EST
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• Book Critic Quote of the Day

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  Charles Pierce reviews the Book of Basketball:After all, The Book Of Basketball is at the top of The New York Times bestseller list, and it already has done the world the great service of dumping from that spot Mitch Albom's...' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:32pm EST
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• Quote of the Day

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  Reformed right-wing loon Charles Johnson, in a revealing interview:National security is still an important issue. But the main reason I canÂ’t march along with the right wing blogosphere any more, not to put too fine a point on it, is... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:31pm EST
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• The Buffalo Wing Riots

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  News Item: Buffalo Wild Wings special sparks violence in Brooklyn There's no food that's worth dying for, but buffalo wings come as close as anything. I'm just shocked that Minnesota-based Buffalo Wild Wings had penetrated the Northeast. Why no Philly...' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:31pm EST
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• "Palin-Bachmann Syndrome"

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  I think Matt Osborne is onto something:I have decided to coin a phrase: Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™, defined as the psychological imbalance produced by a toxic mix of right-wing identity politics and diva training. Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™ manifests in the following behaviors: rambling,... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:19pm EST
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• The Greatest Athletic Achievement Ever

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  An animated history of Dock Ellis' no-hitter- on LSD- in 1970:...' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:05pm EST
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• Obama at Fort Hood

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  One of his best speeches: I haven't blogged at all about the Foot Hood massacre; it's clearly a horrible, horrible thing, and I don't have much to add. All I can say is, it's stupid to imply that the guy... [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:36pm EST
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• Misspent Conservative Youth

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  I want to praise Marty Beckerman's outstanding article in Salon this week, in which he looks back in horror on his early-20s right-wing phase. I had one of those too- like Marty's, brought on by 9/11, and disgust with the...' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:34pm EST
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• About Simmons

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  Will Leitch has a very good piece about Bill Simmons' ascension to #1 on the New York Times best seller list and how it represents the culmination of a decade of changes in the sportswriting game. The best part:That Rick...' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:33pm EST
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• That's Ignorant!

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  My review of "This Is It" - HEE HEEEEEE - is online at Philly.com.... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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• "Mad Men" III

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  What a great, great finale to an excellent season. Sepinwall was right- it felt like a caper movie. And I don't believe all this whining about how the season "moved too slow"- the pace has always been one of the...' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:57pm EST
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• Third Base Roulette

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  It's looking like third base is this year's version of last year's left field, in which there are a whole lot of free agents out there and not as many teams needing help at the position. The Twins and Phillies,... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:57pm EST
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• Cataldi Leaving WIP?

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  Because it would be so, so terrible if a shrieking, gleefully ignorant dolt with very little grasp of sports knowledge and much more interest in promotion of uneducated negativity - and interviews with strippers- were to no longer be on... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:56pm EST
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• You Stay Classy, Tea Partiers

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  You can tell this group is something way, way beyond typical Republicans or conservatives- it truly has a racist, Jew-baiting, Buchanite tinge to it. Elie Wiesel? What a left-wing hippie communist.... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:55pm EST
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• Stewart Does Beck

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  The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis... [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:52pm EST
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• Great Moments in Andy Reid Photoshops

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  Some true creative genius here.... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:59pm EST
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• Go, Go Go

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  News Item: Twins trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy I love this trade. Love it. The Twins' biggest problem last year was a lack of production from every infield position except first base- so they've brought in a... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:15pm EST
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• Taibbi vs. Palin

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  The Rolling Stone writer takes aim at the Wicked Witch of Wasilla:This amazing gaffe reminded everyone of what we might have to look forward to in 2012, when the Republican Party may well nominate a woman who would lose at... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:12pm EST
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• On Biased Announcers

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  I'm really glad Richard Sandomir wrote tihs NYT article this week about the ridiculous phenomenon of every single fan thinking the MLB playoff announcers are biased against their team. Sandomir points out that this is most often bullshit- and that...' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:08pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• Music Critic Quote of the Day

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  Andrew Ferguson, on the critical cult of Bob Dylan, and his new Christmas album:Many of the notices about Christmas in the Heart have been pussyfooting. We should be clear: The record is not irony, or camp. This is not a... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:02pm EST
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• Godspeed, Kenny Powers

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  News Item: Phillies will not re-sign Brett Myers I've been comparing Brett to Kenny Powers for a long time, but now he apparently calls himself that too....' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:58pm EST
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• The Real Reason He Left- They Told Him Mexicans Were On the Way

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  One of the most loathsome members of Congress, Tom Tancredo, walks off MSNBC:... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:56pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

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  The Yankees won the 2009 World Series Tuesday, beating the Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 of the World Series. It's the Yanks' first title in nine years, and the first ever in the sixth year of the Jeter/A-Rod combination. They...' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:06am EST
  by Stephen Silver

• Film Critic Quote of the Week

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  Sean Burns was one of the few critics who agreed with me about the downright creepiness of "This Is It," which he calls a "necrophiliac gravy train":He also looks awful—spindly and emaciated with distractingly gigantic hands and feet, peering out... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:05am EST
  by Stephen Silver

• Ass of Bass

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  Behold, the greatest speaker design in human history. If I wanted a review unit it's probably just a phone call away, but I wouldn't want to have those in the office, it's probably a sexual harassment complaint waiting to happen....' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:03am EST
  by Stephen Silver

• Sod Off, Fox

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  A very British look at American news, including Fox:... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:01am EST
  by Stephen Silver

• When Stars Go Blu

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  I spent the last couple of days in Los Angeles covering the Blu-Con, an industry conference on Blu-ray and its future, and I think I'm convinced- I'm going to go buy a Blu-ray player. Anyway, you can see my articles... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:13pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• SLP's Finest

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  I review the Coen Bros' treatment of St. Louis Park Judaism, "A Serious Man," on Philly.com....' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• "The Daily Show" Commits an Anti-Philly Hate Crime

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  And I can't stop laughing: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cClash of the Cretinswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis How dare they stereotype New York and Philly fans- who seem driven to live up...' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• Election Night Thoughts

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  - I don't want to hear about how Tuesday's election was a "mandate on Obama," a rebuke to Obama, the beginning of the end of his administration, or anything like that- It's two governors' races and one Congressional race, both... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:11pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• The Artist Formerly Known as Shysterball

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  Congrats to Craig Calcaterra, the world's greatest baseball-blogging lawyer, who has chosen to give up the law and blog about baseball full time. I'll bet about 50 percent of the lawyers in this country would do the same thing if...' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• Why Do They Hate Your Bag, Cont'd

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  Let me speak out once again against airlines- I'm looking in your direction, US Air- who charge for checking bags. I had three flights this week, and the same thing happened on all three: Everyone carried their suitcases on the...' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:09pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• Week in Retail Crime Material, or Special Prosecutor Material?

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  News Item: Clinton Couple Accused of Theft... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:09pm EST
  by Stephen Silver

• To LA

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  I'm heading out to the West Coast Monday for a brief business trip to a conference, where the keynote speaker happens to be a certain noted filmmaker. But when I see him, this will NOT be my reaction:...' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:30am EST
  by Stephen Silver

• The Day in Sports

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  I had a hell of a sports day Sunday- to the Linc for Eagles-Giants, to the bar for Vikings-Packers, and home for Phillies-Yankees in Game 4. Let's take 'em one by one: All year long, as with every year, the...' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:30am EST
  by Stephen Silver

• On the Jeter Two-Strike Bunt

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  Joe Posnanski:Of course, this was the situation when Derek Jeter decided to bunt in Game 2 of the World Series. Nobody out. Two on. Two strikes. Yankees ahead two runs. Jeter would later admit in his own understated way that... [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:25am EST
  by Stephen Silver