I think about sports. My friend Eric W. - a writer, scholar and adopted Cleveland Cavaliers fan - also thinks about sports. Strangely, we don’t always think the same things. We’re taking our latest debate online.
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I’m glad we’re going to try this, in the tradition of Slate’s film club or a long-forgotten sports blog.
So onto today’s topic: LeBron James. Specifically, the TV special that launched a thousand blog posts and Facebook status updates last night.
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The sporting life
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Glad she’s keeping her name; wouldn’t want to get new monogrammed towels!
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He didn’t start making music until his 30s, does jujitsu - and is a big fan of Terry Gross.
Great Fresh Air interview with James Murphy, the LCD Soundsystem behind LCD Soundsystem*. Self-effacing guy who came to pop success later in life; he’s got a unique perspective on the New York music scene.
* As in, he’s a one-man band.
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A smattering of proud papas on Twitter.
Off to prepare my gift for dad - the pleasure of my company for dinner.
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It’s just sitting there. A two-pound weight on my shoulders.
A two-pound weight on my temple.
It’s in English. It uses normal-sized words. It’s well-reviewed.
We were getting along so well.
Then came page 60.
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The rite stuff
Haven’t heard of Magnetar yet?
You will.
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Biz of the biz
On Thursday—day seven for some parents with a three-day weekend ahead and more snow in the offing—nerves were beginning to fray.
“I am about ready to eat my children,” said one mom, who declined to be named.
-Solomon, Wall Street Journal, 2/11
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With no cable - a casualty of snowmaggedon - all options are on the table tonight, public scorn be damned.
The sporting life
Prediction: At some point in tonight’s season-debut of “Lost,” we’ll hear the line:
[spoiler]: Now arriving, Gate 23, Oceanic 815
Can I get odds on this?
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