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Want To Own an NFL Team?

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I'm a Patriots fan, but I can see the appeal of owning a piece of the Green Bay Packers, the league's only publicly owned team. This...

 
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Film Capsules

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Over at the DG, I provide some brief summations of films I've recently watched on DVD, including "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" and...

 
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Reconsidering Pentangle

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The death last week of Bert Jansch (although overshadowed for most people by the death, and ascension to heaven on a chariot drawn by...

 
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Potato Season

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Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about "potato season" in her weekly column Greenpoint. Here's an excerpt:...

 
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Al Davis Was a Complicated Person

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One of the things I enjoy most when a person dies is the inevitable whitewashing of all their bad behavior. From reading the tributes to...

 
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Bad Trend Alert

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Occasionally I hear people, mainly media pundits, express bafflement about the Wall Street protesters. "What do they want?" these people...

 
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TV on the Radio, Live

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Over at the DG, I write about TV on the Radio's concert at Skidmore College, which I attended on Friday night. Here's an excerpt:...

 
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But Is It News? Tell Me Something I Don't Know

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Over at the DG, I wonder why people considered Sarah Palin and Chris Christie not running for president news. And I take some shots at...

 
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The History of the Vampire Squid

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The website Vulgar Army has been compiling political cartoons and other propagandistic illustrations that use the octopus as a symbol,...

 
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View From Hadley Mountain

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Columbus Day Weekend

 
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Steve Jobs and LSD

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There's a lot to say about Steve Jobs, but some of the more interesting pieces written in the wake of his death have focused on a...

 
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"Family Jewels" & Wedding Rings: Gene Simmons Gets...

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When people learn that I’ve been a Kiss fan for nearly 30 years and have seen the band in concert 13 times, there’s a...

 
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NFL Picks, Week 5

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Over at the DG, I offer my week 5 NFL picks. Here's an excerpt: Philadelphia Eagles at BUFFALO BILLS — The Eagles are...

 
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Interesting Travel Writing

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Recently the DG ran a travel piece on Libya, and I joked, "Oh, yeah, I'm definitely going to take my next vacation in Libya." (I am...

 
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New Phantogram Single

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I'm a big fan of the Saratoga Springs-based band Phantogram, so I was excited to learn that they have a new single out called "Don't...

 
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Philip's Bike Commute

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Over at the Albany Business Review, my friend Philip Schwartz blogs about bike commuting. This week, he asks whether the bike...

 
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Fred Shuttlesworth, R.I.P.

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Some thoughts from Sara Foss and Cindy F. Crawford on the passing of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth: From Cindy: Birmingham lost a...

 
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A Sad Day for Friendly's

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I was unexpectedly saddened by the news that Friendly's has filed for bankruptcy protection and will close 63 restaurants. I have...

 
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The Beer Network

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According to GOOD magazine, there's a new social network for beer lovers called Untappd. Explains GOOD: "Untappd also aggregates...

 
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Fall Foliage

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Here are 50 awesome fall foliage photographs from all over the country.

 
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Watching "Moneyball"

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Over at the DG, I review "Moneyball." Also, some interesting "Moneyball" links: Over at Deadspin, "Mobutu Sese Seko," founder of...

 
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Vending Machine Rage and Haikus

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WARNING: Some Salty Language Below I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling like the office vending machine is both a salvation and a...

 
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Driving Home

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Over at the DG, I write about my weekend drive through New Hampshire and Vermont, and why I'm so fond of this particular drive....

 
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31 Days of Horror

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The excellent film blog Not Coming to a Theater Near You has started running a monthlong series titled "31 Days of Horror," in which...

 
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Embracing Biblical Womanhood

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In "The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible," writer A.J. Jacobs spent a year...

 
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