Just Not Said

Emily Seebohm blew her wad early in the 100 backstroke with swims of 58.2 in the heats and 58.3 in the semis; she only had a 58.6 left in...

A lot of people seemed to make a lot of assumptions when they anointed Ryan Lochte as the next Michael Phelps. You could just hear the wh...

It's illegal for British bookies to accept bets from Americans, and the credit card companies over here won't allow you to place mon...

On the assumption that everyone watches the Olympics, I'm writing about swimming this week. Camille Muffat, winner of the 400 free, ha...

There's no way that Michael Phelps could swim a 400 IM at Trials four weeks ago in 4:07.8 while not even fully peaked, and then, fully t...

The Opening Ceremonies for the London Games hit a lot of highlights of British cultural history last night. They seemed to throw in as much ...

It's hardly news that the NY Times no longer makes even a pretense of being unbiased. But they outdid themselves this morning. Mitt Ro...

Watching the Miss Marple episode described a few posts below made me want to see another, so last night I watched " A Caribbean Mystery...

Two days ago my father set a world record for men 85 - 89 in the 200 meter breaststroke with a 4:10.7, breaking the old record by three seco...

Just a little plug for  At Bertram's Hotel , the 1987 BBC production of the Agatha Christie book, starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple. ...

I've been a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen ever since his Ali G days. All three of his creations were hilarious. Ali G was the faux rap artist...

Back in May of 2011 I wrote about how athletic ability and looks play an inordinate role in politicians' careers. Mitt Romney wasn...

In case there was any doubt about former Congressman Anthony Weiner's narcissistic personality, word has come that he is considering ...

Back in December 2010 I put up a post about the incredibly prolific Richard Rodgers . I recently discovered that two more classics are by ...

It would be easy to assume that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are brothers-in-arms marching forward together in the never-ending struggle fo...

Mentioning Jesse Jackson Jr. the other day reminded me of his father. You'd think Jackson would be yesterday's news, but he conti...

A new book is out which describes the partying that goes on in the Olympic Village every four years. I had heard this before, that the ea...

Saw the latest Wes Anderson movie last night, and walked out trying to figure out how I felt about it -- which in retrospect, perfectly sums...

An AP article this morning said that Jesse Jackson Jr. was on medical leave. The relevant paragraphs: CHICAGO (AP) — The mystery surround...

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