Oh, that teacher was an absolute POS who definitely should not have been working with children. There are just some people out there who think that because I’m a teacher that that automatically imbues me with some special, saint-like quality that inhibits me from ever having a bad day or a shitty student (like the…

Shoegaze pre-dates grunge, so it kinda was back in your day.

When I was in college in Boston there was a Boloco and a Chipotle on the same street near campus and we actively questioned people who chose Boloco. They gave us free food for a lot of campus events to try to gain relevance but it was clear that they were inferior.

The Caran D’ache office pen. An inexpensive metal pen that is available in an assortment of colors which feels great in the hand and just works. Also happens to look quite nice, in my opinion. I like the orange because it is very easy for me to find on my desk or if I happen to drop it.

The Caran D’ache office pen. An inexpensive metal pen that is available in an assortment of colors which feels great…

Great post. Dig their mic test.

Goddammit. Now I’m going to have to go listen to this entire album. Thanks a lot, Barry.

I hope his parents see this and flash back to those times in Costco when he’d throw a fit until they caved and bought him that box of mac and cheese

That’s right, James. Smash those “participation” trophies in front of them.

Emmett Till’s mother asked for those photos to be taken so the world could know what happened to her child. This goes beyond white people being “titillated” by dead black bodies. This is about remembering. This image was on the cover of magazines at a time when the men who did this could literally get away with…

Let’s hope the Kardashians go on to create something as meaningful as The Special Olympics, the Promotion of a Civil Rights Act, or mandatory health care....

I think we played this song every single week on my radio show in college. You guys should get McPheeters to write for Deadspin.

Boris- Just Abandoned My-Self.

When I find out someone is a Chelsea fan I always wonder why they didn’t find a more acceptable calling like child molester or KKK member.

Preferred method: “Ahoy, hoy”.

exactly. Holding is a big part of the game, ironically.

Defense isn’t called for holding at the line. From the rule book, a defensive player may use his hands, arms or body :

badly. Hand use is a huge component to successful pass rush. Often, it depends on being able to grab and shed the O lineman. Same thing with setting the edge in run D. Gotta be able to grab and shed the lineman.

I get all het up when I go to what is supposed to be a scholarly conference on Jane Austen and there are a bunch of confused women playing dress up. By all means, if Regency Cosplay is your jam then go for the gusto, but do you have to get peanut butter all over my chocolate, proverbially speaking?

One of the biggest threats comes from the expansion of oil and gas drilling, including fracking, in places like the Los Padres National Forest.