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Pac-12 AD’s meet tomorrow
UPDATE: Jon Wilner talked to Pac-10/12 commissioner Larry Scott after today’s meetings and it sounds like, as predicted, no decisions were made. Either that or everyone is being tight-lipped about it until the CEO’s meet in two weeks. Looks like you still have some time to lobby for the USC/Colorado division, Brendan. Original post from 10/05/2010: We are fast approaching… Read more »
Senate update: What about Joementum?
The most recent Senate forecast update from Nate Silver’s Five Thirty Eight, published last Thursday, shows the GOP with a 22 percent chance of winning at least 51 seats in the U.S. Senate. (That percentage would be in the mid-30s — i.e., probably a bit north of 1-in-3 odds — if the Republicans in Delaware hadn’t committed an act of… Read more »
CotW: The West Coast Avengers, Served Rap Style
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For most, the idea of relating rap music to comics seems…unusual to say the least. However, it is hardly unheard of. On Recovery, Eminem drops multiple comic-friendly rhymes with references from Superman and Lois Lane to Aquaman to Spider-Man, and. DJ Green Lantern pulls his name from a DC comic that is about to be made into a film starring… Read more »
CotW: Joel McHale (Insert Standup Related Pun Here)
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Despite being on two weekly shows—Community and The Soup—and touring as a standup with impressive regularity, Joel McHale has yet to achieve a Comedy Central or HBO special. Because I care about this community (see what I did there)—and the fact that it made for a good gift for my friend Tim’s 30th birthday (no, I am not referring to… Read more »
Unofficial LRT Pac-10 Power Rankings Week 5
The Ducks showed they aren’t going to give up their Pac-10 title without a fight, the Huskies showed they are still in it this season, USC showed why it was the worst 4-0 team in the country, and the Cougars showed why they are the worst BCS team in the country. 1. Oregon 5-0 (2-0 Pac-10) LW: 2 The Ducks… Read more »
The Living Room Times Podcast, Episode 1
Becky and I recorded our inaugural Living Room Times Podcast episode this evening. At 51 minutes and 38 seconds, it’s roughly double the length we’d aimed for, but oh well. Perhaps we’ll get better at brevity as we learn the medium. Anyway, without further ado: The topics discussed include our neurotic foster dog, Becky’s delicious homegrown tomatillos, my new Mac… Read more »
The SEC: more of a mild skirmish?
Two weeks ago, Ivan Maisel informed us that, “though it annoys to no end the rest of college football to hear it, the SEC is different. … There are plenty of…statistics and ratings by which to calibrate the primacy of the SEC. ‘In this league, there are legitimately 10 teams, maybe more, that can be Top 25 teams,’ [Tennessee linebacker… Read more »
Quote of the day
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Pollster: “There’s not a lot of point in breaking down feelings toward Blagojevich along demographic lines because pretty much everyone in the state hates him about the same.” Heh. He’s got 8% favorable ratings, 83% unfavorable, which is apparently the worst rating for a politician that Public Policy Polling has ever seen. And you know those 8% are either family… Read more »
CotW: Social Network: ADVANCED REVIEW
Mere moments into Social Network it become abundantly clear that this is a script from Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing, Malice). As Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend Erica Albright (Rooney Mara) discuss/spar on the topic of Harvard’s final clubs—think the missing link between fraternities’ and secret societies like Skull and Bones—the dialogue snaps… Read more »