Impolitic, by Molly Ivins I Am the Cosmos Austin, Texas — “So write about Camille Paglia,” suggested the editor. Like any normal person, I replied, “And who the hell might she be?” Big cheese in New York intellectual circles. The latest rage. Hot stuff. Controversial. But I’m not good on New York intellectual controversies, I [...]
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April 17, 2011
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“IRS excerpt” From The Pale King
By MDS in StoryFrom pages 83-84 of The Pale King by David Foster Wallace: “[...] Probably that’s all I should say right here in terms of summary. If you know how to search and parse government archives, you can find voluminous history and theory on just about every side of the debate. It’s all in the public record. [...]
April 12, 2011
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Turning Bill Simmons Into Rick Reilly Also Tiger’s Gift
By MDS in Opinion, SportsThe “using golf as a metaphor for father-son relationships” angle for a sportswriting piece is, to me, something that 99,999 out of 100,000 times should never be broached. It might have made for good reading back in the ’60′s when Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer could be appreciated by both Establishment parents and their Baby [...]
March 17, 2011
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Two
By MDS in Series: NumbersA first crush is typically associated with childhood and innocence and, if you are lucky, possibly even culminating with a first kiss. A first crush can also be associated with someone you never wind up meeting, as in a crush on a singer or a TV or movie actor. A first love, on the other [...]
March 7, 2011
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Some Dude & Some Guy NFL Podcast (2010-11 Year In Review)
By MDS in Opinion, PodcastThe Some Dude & Some Guy NFL Podcast, “Michael Vick Is Reformed, Brett Favre Is Still A Dickbag” Edition On this episode Brian and Mike talk about some of the happenings of this past NFL season. We start by talking about the bad predictions that permeated throughout all of the talking heads’ agendas on radio [...]
February 22, 2011
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Some Dude & Some Guy Podcast (2010 Year In Review)
By MDS in Opinion, Podcast2010 may have ended a while ago but who cares. If magazine and news shows can have year-end wrap-up shows being published and aired before the year even ends, then Brian and I can release our own year-end wrap-up well after the year has ended. The Some Dude & Some Guy Podcast, “2010 Took Its [...]
October 10, 2010
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10 Nonfiction Books You Should Read Before You Die
By MDS in Books, Opinion#10 Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman If you been reading any of my writing for a little while you will have noticed that I quote Chuck Klosterman quite a bit and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs is the primary reason why I do. This was the first book of his that I [...]
October 6, 2010
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Nonfiction Books You Should Read Before You Die (Honorable Mentions)
By MDS in Books, OpinionThis coming Sunday is 10/10/10 and to celebrate it I will be posting a top 10 list called “10 Nonfiction Books You Should Read Before You Die.” But before I delve into that I wanted to post an Honorable Mentions list first. These are books that were left off the main list either because they [...]
August 30, 2010
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Twenty Years Ago
By MDS in Opinion, Sports, WrestlingThe term “life changing” is one that by default has a percentage of hyperbole attached to it. I can say unequivocally that the first time I listened to The Velvet Underground & Nico it changed my life within the confines of how I listened to music and ingested art in general. But to someone who [...]
July 12, 2010
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Some Dude & Some Guy Podcast, “Roots of Metal & Dutch Art Movement” Edition
By MDS in Music, PodcastEvery podcast, Mike (Some Dude) and Brian (Some Guy) will listen to and critique a rock album that Mike has chosen and a metal album that Brian has chosen. Mike is a non-metal rock aficionado, whereas Brian is a metal aficionado and the albums selected will always be ones that neither has ever heard from [...]