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Politics
July 1, 2008
And Lefties Shall Inherit the Earth
Good news for Ned Flanders (and ten percent of the population)—both Barack Obama and John McCain are lefties. That's unlikely, obviously, but what struck us as even more strange is the fact that four of the past six presidents have been left-handed. Yes, Clinton, Reagan, Bush 41 and Ford all were all southpaws. So were a number of other figures in recent presidential politics, such as Al Gore, Bob Dole, John Edwards, Bill Bradley, Ross Perot and Mike Bloomberg.
Sports
June 30, 2008
Da Return of Shaq Fu
Shaq's freestyle rap in which he informs Kobe of the flavor of a certain part of his anatomy, and tells the crowd that the Lakers' guard "couldn't do without me," has been covered ad nauseam by now (including by Gelf's podcasters). But one aspect of Shaq's freestyle has passed under the radar amid questions about whether the two hate each other: Shaq's use of the word "nigger".
Varsity Letters
June 26, 2008
July 3: Gelf's Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns to New York on July 3 at 8 p.m., for an evening of baseball. At this free monthly event at a Lower East Side bar, hosted by Gelf, Milton H. Jamail, Deidre Silva, Jackie Koney, and Tim Wendel will read from and talk about their work, and take questions. Jamail will describe the rich pipeline of baseball talent from Venezuela, Silva and Koney will provide a guide to baseball for female fans—and all fans, and Wendel will relate stories of Latino ballplayers' varied experiences in the US.
Sports
June 26, 2008
ESPN Pulls Simmons Critique
Last week, Gelf examined a lazy and inaccurate piece by Bill Simmons in ESPN the Magazine—and by examined, we mean ripped to shreds. Apparently, we weren't the only ones who felt the Simmons piece was a mishit. On the Tennis.com blog, hosted on ESPN.com, online editor Kamakshi Tandon wrote a similar piece, castigating Simmons for his ignorance much more eloquently than we did. But now that piece has been taken down.
Sports
June 24, 2008
Centenarian Spends Final Days Re-Telling Stories to Reporters
Bill Werber, who just turned 100, is old enough to get pissed off at Johnny Damon's hair, and the fact that women sing the national anthem. But, clearly, he's an old man—possibly the oldest living professional baseball player—so his curmudgeonly side manages to come off as charming. At least it does in his recent interviews which, given that he has just passed the century mark, have been numerous.
Science
June 24, 2008
Et Tu, M. Night?
Viewers of M. Night Shyamalan's new film, The Happening, were treated, at the movie's outset, to a certain quotation from Albert Einstein regarding the disappearance of the bee. A quotation that, as Gelf reported more than a year ago, likely never passed from the famed physicist's lips. If Shyamalan would like to know more about the origins of the phrase we'd like to suggest that he—shameless plug here—read the article.
Politics
June 19, 2008
Sun Rises in East, Pundit Says
Political pundits have a longstanding tradition of breathlessly stating the obvious. Similarly, political reportage has an ingrained habit of throwing facts and figures at us without bothering to explain their meaning. Neither of these things surprises us—yet a recent article by ABC News's Jake Tapper on Obama's "struggle to win over key groups" may have set a new world record for meaningless analysis.
Sports
June 19, 2008
Bill Simmons Has No Love for Tennis
In the past, Gelf has answered some of Bill Simmons's seemingly rhetorical questions. We often found that our answers often didn't match the ones he implied. Recently, Simmons wrote a piece in ESPN the Magazine about the state of professional tennis. Once again, we found Simmons assuming we would answer his questions in a vastly different way.
Media
June 18, 2008
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Non-Motivational
June 17, 2008
The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns June 26
The Non-Motivational Speaker Series returns to New York on Thursday, June 26 at 8 p.m. Curated and hosted by Adam Rosen, this monthly event features an above-average lineup of decidedly non-motivating authorities, each presenting views alternative and overlooked on a...
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