Art Modell, now deceased, was a paragon of our new Gilded Age. Benefiting from a sweetheart lease on a public stadium and from being a parasite on the revenues generated by the city's.
To summarize: He once ran a marathon in 90 minutes. And only because he slowed down so he wouldn't embarrass the rest of the field at the Barcelona Olympics. Has climbed Kilimanjaro.
Right now I'm watching the Giants play the Cowboys, even though I'm no longer a huge fan of the NFL. Other options currently available on my teevee include Leverage, Burn.
Conservatives have a problem with history. It's not just that their preferred rhetorical appeals harken back to a Golden Age that only existed on the television shows they watched while.
Paul Ryan's unwillingness to accept money from the government he routinely attacks shows just what a principled leader he truly is: Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan is barnstorming the country,.
Evidently, whether you're "disappointed" with Obama or not depends on the baseline. I do agree that, compared to other actually existing presidents, his record can't be considered disappointing at.
Paul Ryan's phony claim that he ran a sub-three hour marathon has gotten a good deal of attention. Another one of his claims regarding his feats of strength and endurance.
William Souder on the war on Rachel Carson. Amanda Hess on what has and hasn't changed since women at Newsweek sued their employers for grotesque sexism. Sarah Blustain on motherhood..
