MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
Watch for my first novel, These Monks, a comedy about friendship, frustration, and Des Moines, available later this year.
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Category Archives: Irony?
How to build a cheeky sports blog with everyone else’s ideas [Grantland Review]
First, there’s nothing wrong with Grantland. Let’s just get that out of the way. It’s fine. As a landing spot for talented essayists yearning to boost their profile, it’s understandable. As a home for willful expansion of silly twitter asides, … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?, Sports, Sports Media, Writing
Tagged AV Club, blogs, Chuck Klosterman, Content Marketing, Deadspin, Drew Magary, ESPN, Filmdrunk, Grantland, Hipsters, Katie Baker, Kissing Suzy Kolber, Louis CK, Lunchroom Effect, Simmons, Strategy, Videogum, Web sites
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I Just Want My Pants Back [Book Review]
I’ve got white-guy problems. I’ve had them all my life. As a writer and reader, I’m drawn to tales of frustrated white guys careening through their 20s with no direction, hope or meaning. It happens to the best of us. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Irony?, Writing
Tagged Face Punch, High Fidelity, How to Talk to a Widower, I Just Want My Pants Back, MTV, These Monks
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This Week In Duh
THIS WEEK IN DUH: From Consumerist — your source for daily mind-numbing — comes this list of the CNN’s 10 Biggest Money Wasters in your daily routine. You might expect thoughtful tips for saving, like “Sort your grocery list by … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Irony?, Media
Tagged CNNMoney, Consumerist Revolutionizes Our Lives, Infomercials, Irony?, Silliness, This Week in Duh, Time/Life
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Question about Grantland.
Don’t worry, my question isn’t about the pretentious name. Though “Overwrought.com” must have been too expensive. First, this is quite an impressive cadre of writers! An all-star motley crew. A collection of savants unrivaled among the sportswriting magazine scene (Eat … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?, Journalism, Sports Media
Tagged Eggers, Grantland, Lebron James, Overwrought, Simmons, tongue-in-cheek
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And you guys think LeBron James will be forever hated…
You might remember the massive public outcry when LeBron James spurned his homespun, altruistic (sarcasm alert) Cleveland Cavaliers to “take his talents” to the Miami Heat. You surely remember sportswriters’ collective scorn when James announced his decision. You might remember … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?, Media, NBA, NFL
Tagged Lebron James, Michael Vick, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Sportswriters can't handle business, The Decision
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World Cup: NOT a coffee chain.
People tend to ask Mr_FadedGlory, they say, Mister, what have you got against soccer? And my answer is: nothing. I have nothing against soccer. It’s fine. It’s tolerable. It’s a great sport. It’s especially a great sport for kids. I … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?, Sports Media
Tagged blogs, Clear Lake, cliches, football, media, self-gratification, Soccer, tongue-in-cheek, World Cup
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He’s a gamer
Speaking of our other favorite dominant regular-season team that flamed out in the postseason … By now all this offseason Cubs stuff is totally old news. The North Siders parted ways with Kerry Wood, sadly dealt Mark DeRosa, smartly dealt … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Colts, Cubs, Irony?
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Aaaand … scene?
Obviously, Mister Faded Glory is so hopelessly narcissistic that he lets each and every four of you in on most of his innermost dialogues. In fact, MFG’s been trying to do this as coherently and amusingly as possible for nearly … Continue reading
What’s fair?
If you’re like me (Oh, save it, I know), you no doubt spend portions of your day bantering via mindless email or flippantly hopping ’round facebook, casually visiting with friends and enemies and long-lost people you don’t care about. If … Continue reading
Must … resist … swirl … of opinion … must … resist …
Oh, hell with it. The only story today, in all sports media, is Brett Favre, quarterback of the New York Jets. Even as I delved into the ironies of the lengthy, ubiquitous Favre saga, I didn’t expect a resolution late … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?, NFL, Sort of Kidding
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Sighing while typing (Or should that be ‘whilst?’) Nah.
Does today, you know, the supposedly-sacred “pitchers and catchers report” spring-training day denote the shift from all that’s wrong with sports into all that’s correct, decent and pure? I know, I know, you’re gagging along with me, but consider it … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, College Basketball, Irony?, Sports Media
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Today is numbered …
Today is numbered … 6 / 6 / 6 …. And no, the world didn’t end. Yet. Though you’ll notice I waited to post anything until well after 7:06 p.m., when mankind is safely in the clear. (That would be … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?
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