Another good one is The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.

Not as good as Middlesex.

He won the Pulitzer for the first one and a MacArthur genius grant for the second. Also, he teaches creative writing at MIT, which is so bizarrely awesome.

Check out The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao or This is How You Lose Her, both by Junot Diaz. Dude is amazing.

What are your thoughts on burritos as a Thanksgiving side dish?

You are probably right.

I demand bingo!

That pocket within a pocket was designed for exactly one purpose: Holding a lighter.

A bleary-eyed Tony LaRussa voted today, but only because he thought he was selecting the song "Roxanne" on the bar's jukebox.

I absolutely love this cherished straw man employed by fans of teams like the Steelers, Ravens, and Pats. As if the rest of us are under the delusion that our favorite team's fans are all rational and easy to tolerate. In fact, it is through direct comparison to our own low-life, mouth-breathing, bottom tier…

Okay, now I understand why Rick calls him Lil' Brudder.

So it's official now, right? Dusty Baker must be banned from baseball.

Awesome. +1

Once again I am left disappointed by the Yakspin tag.

Because no one, ever, has read an article there that was intelligent or insightful. It is always contrarian bullshit, meant to stir the pot and elicit reaction. Bleacher Report is the Skip Bayless of sports websites.

Nice.

So many conflicting emotions. +1

"I was ripped by Jack the Ripper."

Malcolm Gladwell engaging in specious contrarianism? The only thing shocking about this is that Klosterman didn't beat him to it.