Ill-Advised Sweet 16 Predictions

Just the usual quick and dirty here. My Final Four is still intact, but I can’t say that I think it will be after the next two days.
East Regional:

UNC over Wazzu — this’ll be a slog of a game, I think, because this is the best defensive team the Heels will see unless they play [...]

I’m Not Quite Following This Theory

I’ve not written a whole lot, if anything, about LeBron James’ Vogue cover, but we had a fairly intense discussion about it at work yesterday, whether it portrayed the King Kong imagery that has been written about by both D-Wil and the Starting Five folks, as well as ESPN’s Jemele Hill. One of my [...]

Bringing The Rock For Your NL East Preview

1. New York Mets (TV on the Radio) — All the ingredients are there for an awesome season and line of work, but can they put it all together and avoid the pitfalls — and another classic repeat of last year’s collapse? Johan Santana helps. In a division where most teams roll about two deep [...]

Your Quick Music Break

Via Idolator:

I’m still surprised I have Tuscadero’s two CDs (not because they’re not good, but because I threw away a lot of stuff a few years back) — but then again, after someone hipped me to Minor Threat, Fugazi, and anything else D.C. music when I was in school, I think I bought a lot [...]

I Get Interviewed

It happens, from time to time, and this time Rick from Stiles Points asked me to participate in his “Beers With Bloggers” series. Go on and read the interview, now. It’s mostly worth it for my beer recommendation.