Archive for February, 2010
Jesse Owens In ‘36
Posted on February 12, 2010 by andrew- Filed Under 1936 Olympics, Jesse Owens, race | Leave a Comment
This is one of my more random late-night tangents (prompted by Colbert’s discussion of Olympic Art on his show tonight), but I’m suddenly intrigued by the reality and the myth of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics. The story we all know is roughly as follows: Owens, a black guy, went to Berlin for the [...]
SCANDAL!!!
Posted on February 10, 2010 by andrew- Filed Under Mark Trail, comics | Leave a Comment
I mean, I knew Mark Trail was formulaic, but I didn’t realize it was literally recycling old strips and passing them off as new. (Via.)
A Heartfelt Thanks And Congratulations
Posted on February 8, 2010 by andrew- Filed Under 2010 Super Bowl, football | Leave a Comment
The New Orleans Saints played the real Super Bowl the way I play Tecmo Super Bowl. Awesomely done; I was actually briefly entertained by a professional football game that did not involve either key players on my fantasy team playing well or the Redskins choking horrifically. I honestly don’t remember the last time that has [...]
