What you’re referring to is iterative reporting, which is at the heart of what a lot of Gawker Media does. I would have loved to have dropped a hot SCOOP: ISIS MEDIA ARM GIVES BILL SIMMONS $20 MILLION or whatever, but I didn’t have that scoop. Rather than keep readers in the dark until we have 100% of the story nailed… Read more
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Baylor acted like it would come clean and then didn’t actually do so. For about a…
The system is fundamentally broken and there are still people unwilling or not ready to accept it. I switched my registration from Green to Democratic to vote for him (then switched back first chance I could get), even though I knew it would make no difference in my district or state, simply because he is the first… Read more
I understand that Cosby is the national story here, but on a day-to-day level the impact is that it is almost impossible for both local residents and students to get clear answers about Temple’s ambitious expansion plans. This sucks, because a lot of residents have legitimate questions about Temple’s gentrification… Read more
I love Arcade Fire, and Regine might be their most important member. But come on, man, let go of the hurdy gurdy.
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“Natural weight” is not a thing. Combat sports organize by weight, not height. They always have. Natural weight is a bullshit excuse for Jones’s dominance. Read more
Suburban dirtballs of the 1980s are a lost culture, worthy of academic study, that disappeared abruptly, leaving…
i played with this guy quite a bit at sportek in tel aviv. i will say that is he quite good. super unorthodox shot and strong. but he is probably the biggest asshole i’ve ever played with. he gets on his teammates if their opponent scores. he never, ever passes the ball. and he calls soft fouls. what’s worse is that… Read more
Step one: DON’T PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE, YOU DRIVELING HEATHEN. Read more
I know someone who did cocaine with Stevie one night in the 90s. Read more
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the public would at least get a slightly better deal in exchange for gifting hundreds of millions of dollars to billionaires. It’s not much, but it’s something Read more
Book 4 has no shit something like 80 pages describing how each character broke his or her individual fast, and how a certain late-middle-aged man was too hot in the summer. Read more
George spent his Christmas Eve and most of this holiday season blogging about GamerGate splinter cells. Read more
George in 1981: “If I were really cynical I would start some medieval sword and sorcery thing, say it’s a trilogy, then keep writing it for the rest of my life.” Read more
Well, I get no pleasure out of watching the specific incident this article is referring to. But I enjoy MMA because it’s speed chess where the only pieces are a person’s body. It takes intelligence, wits, speed, power, strength and of course courage and bravery to be a successful MMA fighter. It is a sport that often… Read more