Forget the Vegas Golden Knights. Has to be the Vegas Vandals. Perfect.

When in Rome North Africa Do as the Vandals

Man, it’s like he’s coached by Brian Kelly.

Notre Dame players think that they can simply apoligize during the last minute of the game all their personal fouls will magically disappear.

The best part of these letters is that, for the most part, they serve to show how deeply our public servants care about the cause for which they serve. These people are speaking anonymously and thus have little reason to lie, and what I get from reading these pieces is the terror that Trump will undo the work they’ve…

On the one hand it’s a frivolous story; on the other hand, reporters making assertions on which they base confident explanations of how things work without having looked into them or knowing what they’re talking about is both inherently bad and probably part of why we have a racist pro-wrestling heel with a non-zero…

aight that’s 15,934 “stick to sports”es and 1 “stick to politics.” long way to go but keep at it bud

You know, I went and looked it up!

So, just so we are clear here is a quick summary of Tammy Duckworth’s life:

But seriously - if you have an opportunity to insult a decorated war veteran you have to take it, right?

Patrick - I think one reason a lot of historians avoid deep discussions about history with wide audience is that the wide audience thinks history is dull, that many only hear bits that fit their preconceived notions and opinions and that there just isn’t much ‘space’ for this sort of thing because too many think it…

I can’t figure out how to rate and review on itunes. So I just talk this podcast up to all my friends and students. I teach English at a small college and I end up praising this podcast to my history, English, and philosophy chums. The episodes are engaging and well-researched. But I am also very impressed with how…

I really like both this podcast, and Patrick’s MMA coverage, particularly his views on the women’s side of the sport. If there’s a new or newsworthy female fighter out there, he makes sure that he Caesar.

Damn I thought Jim Rome had been canceled, meaning that his two-decade reign of racking terror had come to an end.

Any thoughts on Mike Duncan’s History of Rome podcast? I have been reading the transcripts and I’m just about to wrap up. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it seems pretty accurate, at least to my layman’s eyes. I did find that it goes very high level, not a lot of depth.

I am a frequent “Deadspin for sports!” commenter, but even I have to admit that this is a very good and edifying use of the idea of a “sub blog.” Way better than videos where teenagers are punching each other.

I’m in the process of reading Mary Beard’s SPQR. Have you had a chance to read it? I just started so I’m only 60 pages or so in, but it seems to be a rather easy to understand read about the Roman Empire. Curious as to your thoughts on it.