I don't disagree that teaching proper tackling reduces the risk of long-term brain damage. But the latest research on CTE says that it isn't enough. CTE is caused not by the big hits, but the smaller collisions that occur on every play - the linemen banging their helmets against each other dozens of times per game. No…

The subhead alone makes this article an instant O'Neal classic.

If you have some time, check out this legal analysis of the 2nd verse of 99 Problems, written by a law professor at Saint Louis University: http://slu.edu/Documents/la…

The 2 Chainz one is the only one I find mildly amusing. Although I think the original line is funnier than the "respectful" version.

Uh, actually there's a huge difference. Unless your kid has already been influenced by homophobia, answering Louis CK's question with "Because they love each other" will make perfect sense to the kid (or at least as much sense as straight marriage does).

Last week someone on Karagarga uploaded a recording from in the theater. There's a bit of camera movement, and part of the screen is blocked by people's heads, but I've seen worse. And they did add English subtitles. I don't have any invites, but I could send it to you over Dropbox or something if you want.

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I don't think Estes was giving Walden credit for killing Bin Laden. I took it as him saying that as CIA Director, he implemented policies that eventually helped to kill Bin Laden.

I don't think Estes was giving Walden credit for killing Bin Laden. I took it as him saying that as CIA Director, he implemented policies that eventually helped to kill Bin Laden.