Sports Illustrated has the questions. Should there be college football playoffs? Obama says yes. ("I'm tired of all the confusion and controversy that boils over at the end of every college football season, and I think a…
Why not? Do you want a treadmill in front of your desk at work? I mean, as long as it's optional! I keep 5-pound weights on my desk and use them when I'm reading the computer screen and don't need my hands on the key…
It's not through Jim Webb: Democrats can't out-tough the GOP. It's possible that James Webb can do it. But he's sui generis ; a Democrat who can win at politics when played under Republican rules. Democrats love …
You'll want 2 things: 1. MET-Rx chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars. (Get some here . Hmmm: "This product contains sugar alcohols, which may cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Excessive consumption may have a laxative …
On March 29th, I presented the "Rocky" analogy: You know if this campaign were a movie, Hillary would have to win... or at least "go the distance." She would be the central character, because the story is m…
Apparently, there's lots of it. Well, we all remember "Borat," and I can remember Oliver Reed and Alan Bates naked-wrestling in front of the fire in Ken Russell's version of the D.H. Lawrence film "Women in…
How painful to see the destruction of a heroine. Marion Jones — winner of 3 Olympic gold medals — has pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators and admitted about taking steroids.
"Bullfighting in Portugal... deprives the bull of his dignity." It's illegal to kill the bull in Portugal, but one bullfighter did, and he's been fined $137,000 : The crowd had begun waving white napkins and cha…
There were a lot of sailboats... A lone heron, out there... That red-winged blackbird, nesting in the willow... The fishing guy went in knee deep... And the poor chipmunk -- no, it's not dead -- but its chipmunky way of darti…
Robin Givhan writes about what the Rutgers basketball team wore to receive their apology from Don Imus: matching red and black warm-ups. What did it mean to dress like this? The young women had been insulted as a team and they …
I liked this media analysis by David Carr, about why the Don Imus affair became the perfect storm: “All the elements were there,” said James Carville, the political consultant who has appeared on the show and has seen a few stor…
Archaic methods still in use. Yesterday, I received a hand-addressed, stamped envelope, containing a handwritten note and a newspaper clipping! You'd think everyone would only email links (or cut and pasted text) nowadays. I…
Nice going, Cliff. UPDATE: Play suspended due to inclement weather--in Tucson ! I wonder what that's like. Anyway, Cliff is 7 under par and tied for 15th, 14 holes into the second round. Good luck!