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TV Question Qorner: ESPN’s grief management, Coach the dragon-slayer, et cetera
April 11, 2009 – 12:55 AM | 11 Comments
TV Question Qorner: ESPN’s grief management, Coach the dragon-slayer, et cetera

Baseball Tonight. No doubt they meant well, and what happened to Nick Adenhart is undeniably a tragic waste, but Thursday’s Very Special Episode seemed to me like cynical pandering.I can barely trust BT to tell …

TV Question Qorner: Lymanphobia, MtB goes to college, et al.
April 3, 2009 – 7:56 PM | 53 Comments
TV Question Qorner: Lymanphobia, <I>MtB</I> goes to college, et al.

CSI. When did it get so tiresome? I don’t think it’s because William Petersen left, but the timing does line up.
The real reason, I suspect, isn’t exactly that one, but it’s related. Between the downward …

TV Question Qorner: America’s Next Top Plimpton, clowns hold YSL hostage, and more
March 30, 2009 – 11:41 PM | 23 Comments
TV Question Qorner: <I>America’s Next Top Plimpton</I>, clowns hold YSL hostage, and more

Making the Band 4. I have a lot of questions, most of them concerning that hottest-of-messes white fur vest Diddy keeps showing up in. The man is a style icon; that is a fugly garment …

Update: 10/8, 4:15 PM
October 8, 2008 – 4:13 PM | 5 Comments

Sorry for the service interruption, y’all — Bluehost had to replace some hardware.   Things should run okay now, though.
Current total is $38,700, which is awesome.   Let’s drive through to 40K and pick up …