A thug, is a thug, is a thug. But would a thug by any other moniker still be as dangerous? We're guessing... READ ON
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back our Marching Band Correspondent, Auburn University's Steven Clontz! You may remember him from his first post, Marching to the Beat of a Different Slide Instrument, which explored variations on the trombone. Or his second, When Good Bands Go Bad. He's back today with the third in a series of four band-centric entries. Marching band kind of gets the shaft in pop culture, with band geeks serving more often as the nerdy comic relief than leading roles. But in... READ ON
[We'll start the judging at 8am Eastern Time Friday morning. Get in those last-minute entries... READ ON
by Kenn McCracken 1. The... READ ON
by Bob Carson The Red Sox spent 86 years overcoming an alleged curse. Sammy Sosa somehow got the impression that he needed corked bats to amp up his already terrific game. And a few years ago, a girl in a giant Italian sausage costume was whacked to the ground by the Pittsburgh Pirates' first baseman. We're not saying baseball makes a whole lot of sense; we're just trying to put a small dent in all the mystery—starting with those weird team names you're always hearing.... READ ON
The Thing That's So Heart-Warming About the First Gettysburg Reenactment Modern-day Civil War reenactments have nothing on the one held in 1913. Fifty years after the momentous Battle of Gettysburg, some 50,000 Confederate and Union veterans returned to the fields where they (or their brethren) had once been locked in mortal combat. The highlight was a reenactment of the disastrous Pickett's Charge. At the original event, more than 3,000 men died in a matter of minutes. But this time, instead of... READ ON
Update #3: We have a winner! A lot of you were close. But it took 596 comments before Joe Maz finally guessed the right quote. I'll be in touch about your free t-shirt. "A,B,C. A: Always. B: Be. C: Closing. Always be closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING." If you're OK with coarse language and yelling, here's that classic Glengarry Glen Ross scene on YouTube. I do have a few more t-shirts to give away. Office Hours are almost over, so let's give free shirts to the first three people to ask... READ ON
We've compiled all the foods you love, and all the places you need to thank for them in one easy-to-skim list. Story for mental_floss magazine by Streeter Seidell. 1. Louis' Lunch, New Haven, Conn. The... READ ON
When it comes to the Olympics, our good friend Justin Feinstein is a wealth of information. He has agreed to share his seven favorite stories with us today. 7 Stories You Haven't Heard About The Olympics by Justin Feinstein 1. Perfect 10s All Around! Scoring a perfect 10 is the dream of every Olympic gymnast. In 1924, 22 male gymnasts made this dream a reality in the same event. But this wasn't due to some freak occurrence or heightened level of competition "“ the event was rope... READ ON
From Hollywood superstars to adulterous dilettantes, several seminary dropouts have managed to find success in the secular world. Here's a sampling of the finest in... READ ON
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