Aug 31, 2011
Asking the question: do statistics ruin sports stories by draining the humanity out of them? Posnanski's answer is nuanced – as it should be – and his piece ends with a statistic that reveals ten great stories filled with humanity.—BK
The discussion that partly inspired Posnanski's column, featuring a response from Keri that nicely details how statistics and stories can and should coexist.—BK
Aug 30, 2011
This is a totally typical Cracked article, but I'm a sucker for violent animal stuff.—TG
Tenessa hasn't posted a link yet this morning, but if she had, it almost certainly would have been this one.—JS
Aug 29, 2011
I thought the Paul Rudd Autolinking Bot would have already posted this on behalf of Jameson, but I guess it's on the fritz. Thanks for nothing, P.R.A.B.!—BK
Aug 26, 2011
If there's a worse time in life to have nothing to do than when you're young, athletic, and rich, medical science has yet to discover it.
I don't know if Bill Simmons specifically crafts his stuff to be the world's most ideal poop reading, or if it just seems that way.—JM
Really more like a list of ways not to. It's still an interesting read, though.—JS
Aug 25, 2011
In fairness, would you even think about contaminating the gene pool by reproducing with somebody who didn't like "30 Rock"?—JM
Remember those billionaire libertarians who wanted to build their own tiny nations on floating platforms out in international waters? PayPal founder Peter Thiel is one of them, and he makes the idea sounds more "intriguing" than "wacky."—JM
Even guys who work on stuff like the Conan the Barbarian remake have feelings too.—JM
Aug 24, 2011
If you're a fan of Everybody Loves Raymond, Rosenthal's book You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom is a must-read.—BK
Aug 23, 2011
SPOILER ALERT: "Paris Hilton was the pestilence-ridden straw that broke our society's back. I cannot put too fine a point on this."—TG
I haven't seen or read The Help yet, and this is full of spoilers, and I'm not sure I agree with all of the opinions expressed, but it's such a thoughtful piece of writing that I still think it's worth recommending.—TG
Aug 22, 2011
A surprisingly successful experiment, but more than that, a nice reminder of how far we've come with computer technology.—BK
Aug 19, 2011
Go Ground Force and leave the driving to POTUS!
Historian Tsuyoshi Hasegawa makes a very persuasive case that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren't the be all and the end all.—JM
LaMarche is well-known to fans of Animaniacs as The Brain from Pinky and the Brain and his brilliant work as Orson Welles sure spiced up The Critic, but he does hundreds of characters that don't sound exactly like Welles also!—JS
Aug 18, 2011
I've had the burgers at Five Guys, In-n-Out, and Shake Shack, and all three are great, though Shake Shack is my personal favorite.—BK
I suppose when your claim to fame is "unseen monkey actor" you eventually get tired of working behind the scenes, but does anyone really think Serkis's level of fame is less than what his achievements merit?—JS
Aug 17, 2011
"I wish Jim Thome had hit his 600th home run back when we all still believed in lovable lugs." Here's the thing: I've had the pleasure of watching Thome as a Twin for a year and a half now, and he's such a genuinely great guy that he will MAKE you believe in lovable lugs again, even after all the steroid nonsense.—BK
So have I, and after reading this – even though the author and I don't see eye-to-eye on every point – I want to go watch them all again.—BK
Aug 16, 2011
If everyone acted precisely like this, we'd have a better universe.—TG
I realize I link to these Dear Sugar Columns all the time, but they keep being awesome, so it's my responsibility as a curator of awesomeness.—TG
Aug 15, 2011
I'm not a NYC resident, and my judgment is completely clouded by my fandom of Alec Baldwin's work on 30 Rock, so my opinion means very little, and yet... I want this to happen.—BK
Aug 12, 2011
A downgrade is just an upgrade turned upside down!
The only camp I ever attended turned out to be a remedial science class for the dregs of North Florida's public school system. But I've always thought fondly of camp based on this profoundly entertaining episode of This American Life.—JS
Aug 11, 2011
In case you didn't get the message from the 798 previous times we mentioned it on this website, here it is once more: you really should be watching Louie.—BK
I feel like I knew that the Mona Lisa had been stolen, but I didn't realize that a century ago it was missing – and essentially given up for dead – for two whole years.—JM
As somebody whose opinions of Dane Cook, Michael Bolton and Aaron Sorkin changed as a result of the TV appearances featured in this very piece, I definitely understand what this guy is talking about.—JM
Aug 10, 2011
Wow. It sure looks like the Blue Jays have been stealing signs in their home stadium.—BK
The Wonder Years, Arrested Development, and Ricky Gervais's The Office are all great choices, but it's the presence of the Cheers pilot that signals these guys know what they're doing. It remains, for my money, the best sitcom pilot ever made.—BK
The "Dilbert" author touts the importance of boredom in the creative process, a point of view I happen to agree with.—BK
Aug 9, 2011
After a recent project about diabetes, I am more and more convinced that our society is hell-bent on making Wall-E a true story.—TG
Read how a group of college journalists learned to use old-timey printing equipment. I thought this might be cute or annoying, but it's actually a pretty fascinating read.—TG
Aug 8, 2011
Nice meaty profile of Louis C.K., with lots of commentary from his fellow comedians.—BK
Jesus Christ, yes. (Oh, were we talking about the general you?)—JS
Aug 5, 2011
Perhaps we'll learn to love every ape we see, from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z.
As it turns out, no. The true story reads more like Schindler's List meets Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.—JS
Reading about this a year ago, I thought it was a unique and interesting theory. Today it's getting harder and harder to make the case for any alternative explanation.—JS
You'd expect a limousine liberal from commie California to say all this stuff, but that doesn't make it any less true.—JS
Aug 4, 2011
By 2000 BC, Egyptian scribe Khakheperresenb was lamenting that pretty much everything that needed to be written already had been. So... what's a writer to do?—JM
Ohhh, "The Fight." How could I forget about "The Fight," which, in its second half, laid down nearly wall-to-wall laughs.—BK
Aug 3, 2011
Oh wait, maybe "Eagleton" was the best episode!—BK
In search of grand meaning in the game of baseball, Posnanski instead finds his answers in the little things.—BK
Aug 2, 2011
I don't generally mourn dead celebrities, but I thought this was a pretty fair response.—TG
How the show drew inspiration from The Wire, a shout-out to Fire Joe Morgan, and love for "The Harvest Festival" episode (maybe that was the best one!).—BK
Aug 1, 2011
The A.V. Club continues its awesome behind-the-scenes TV series with my favorite show, my favorite showrunner, and in this segment, quite possibly my favorite episode from last season ("Flu Season").—BK
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