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I was a jock. I spent a lot of time in locker rooms, on buses, and in the company of teammates and coaches. Had I been more talented or more...
There is a Richard Thompson song from 1975 called "Dimming of the Day." It was released on "Pour Down Like Silver," the third album Thompson released...
We rewatched the 1979 film "North Dallas Forty" the other night. It holds up pretty well in most respects. Its critique of professional sports in...
Laws and rules are made for the average. The ordinary man cannot live without rules to guide his conduct. It is infinitely more difficult to live...
In November 1988, I wore good suits to work. I was in charge of three small-town newspapers in east Texas. I wasn't quite 30 years old and was the...
Let me tell you a story. I can't be sure it's true, but when I was a kid, we all sort of believed it. As childhood fears can, it sank deep in our...
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made president should on no account be allowed to do the job." -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide...
Do not feed the roots on the blood of men/Do not pluck the fruit from the bleeding tree. -- Henry Dumas, "Rootsong" On May 23, 1968, Henry Dumas, a...
It's often said the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 fundamentally changed American politics. We...
Today at 1:58 a.m. by Philip Martin It might be hard for a modern audience to imagine, but a century ago, heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey was the...