The mantra of the NCAA tournament is “survive and advance.” It occurs to me that this is a bit of a strange mantra. The notion is that, in light of the fact that it’s a once-and-done tournament, a win-and-move-on or lose-and-go-home, any loss no matter how noble is useless and any win no matter...
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Survival Skills
Revised Captions for the White House Flickr Page
By now, I hope that you’ve browsed through The Official White House flickr page. Perhaps, you’ve even sorted out a legal response to the (legitimate) question posed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation as to why the photos are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license instead of released as part of the public domain....
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Can a moment of sporting brilliance be considered art? I think this video makes it clear. For a brief moment on saturday Zlatan Ibrahimović was not just an athlete, but an artist. Who would have imagined that the lovechild of Walker, Texas Ranger and Edgar Degas would be so beautiful?
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The Chaaaaaampions
Although the rest of the world may be going to shit, today is also marks the real start to the 54th annual Champions League. Bask in the glory of the anthem. And on May 27th, 2009 we can all celebrate Chelsea’s victory in Rome! And since you asked, the lyrics to the anthem, right here (all...
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Prinz Poldi
Hero or money? That is the question being asked of Lukas “Prinz Poldi” Podolski in this sign, which roughly translated says “Man City or Real (Madrid), fuck off. Poldi to FC (Köln). Hero or Money?”. Podolski, for those of you who don’t eagerly follow German soccer, is a striker for Bayern Munich and the...
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