MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Did 800 become passe or did I miss something?
You may not have noticed amid the hoopla surrounding Thursday night’s Marquette-Connecticut game. But with the Huskies’ win, Jim Calhoun earned entry into the prestigious 800-win club, an elite fraternity among college basketball’s longtime coaches. (By the way, Jeff Adrien … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Syracuse
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Another pointless exercise for our filmtastic friends
The glow of Oscar night and movie awards season has fully dissipated, and it’s tough to find the excitement prepping for another trip to Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Not to fear, however. Great minds still wonder where to plot Slumdog … Continue reading
Posted in Film
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Best in film, 2008
We take only a small amount of pride in being almost as painfully slow as the prestigious Academy to sort through our own opinions and award the year’s best in movies. In fact, we’re even painfully slower – we didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Film, The Dark Knight
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Nautical-themed pashmina Afghan
Not that I’m turning any of you on to the fantastic nouveau phenomenon of “I’m On A Boat,” nor hailing the genius of Andy Samberg (Most of the time I detest these digital shorts; the batting average for ‘em must … Continue reading
And the Triplets are only one…
Permit us just a little melancholy at the apparent end of Marvin Harrison’s career in Indianapolis. It’s too bad his last few seasons provided a window into perhaps a troubled soul or perhaps the supreme arrogance of Harrison – for … Continue reading
I’ve got nothing, part deux.
Pretty slim pickings ’round these posts when all we can do is post cropped screenshots of misspelled ESPN banner ads. Hee. (Bristol’s IN Connecticut, assholes!) Though it looks like a crappy Photoshop – terrible font choice and all – this … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Sports Media
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Where Eddie has no name…
Apparently I need to shell out some dollars and attend (sigh) Cubs Fantasy Camp if this is the stuff that goes on. (via Deadspin) Alternatively, shouldn’t this mean that a new album is done? Do they really expect Into the … Continue reading
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I’ll admit it, I’ve got nothing
Nothing much going on. Stop complaining. Scroll down and check out that giraffe photo again. HILARITY. Once again it’s February. Once again we’re slowly digesting the best movies of 2008 (Hint: NOT Revolutionary Road) as well as the probable 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Colts, Iowa Hawkeyes, Syracuse
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