Right now I’m reading Ulysses and it’s something of a slog, even with the guidebooks. Not giving up hope though.

Man, I loved this. All I can say is that the final section reminded me of a Barthelme quote.

My thoughts, re: whether Franzen is Actually Just Doing This on Purpose, Man, as Commentary - Having just come out of a English Lit degree, this idea is something of a constant fear whenever you read something you find disagreeable or inscrutable or annoying, but I’m not sure Franzen is that type of writer anymore,…

1. Stone Go-To IPA

Which is pretty funny to do for Montreal, the team with 24 Stanley Cups.

In an age seemingly dominated by internet-fueled cynicism and irony, with genuine emotion at an all time low, the Cardinals walk a lonely road. They know that playing with heart, class, and pure effort aren't going to win them any popularity contests, especially not with the blogosphere and twitter eagerly awaiting…

I'm pretty sure Deadspin did a post on it earlier this season, but for the most part, DIego Costa and Koke have been outrageously good, and the team plays a nearly insane, uptempo pressuring attack that's done wonders for them.

I think Phil Mushnick believes there is till racism out there; he's just odiously concerned with "reverse racism" and coded racism via the politics of respectability.

Which pundits? Advanced stats or traditional? Because I think most people saw the Red Wings making the playoffs this year as they switched to the weaker Eastern Conference.

I would say, in the same way that the Leafs got extremely lucky and got great goaltending, the Senators got terrible goaltending for most of the year, and their corsi/fenwick fluctuated throughout the year (if you look at 10 game rolling averages of their Corsi/Fenwick, it's varied wildly, as opposed to the Leafs'…

Canadians are definitely a huge snub. It's like if Dave Eggers' smarm founded its own country. Pretty much every criticism of Canada is met with: "Oh, you don't like how polite we are!?!? So sorry about that, and about our FREE HEALTHCARE!"

a) Leaving off Peanut Butter Crunch is an abomination b) Cap'n Crunch is criminally low and c) if Grape Nuts are anywhere near the top of your deliciousness ranking you've probably had some Greco-Roman God put a curse on you that forever makes you enjoy horrible things as a sort of ironic punishment for some cruel…

I don't think you're wrong, but I also think the connotation behind "first openly gay professional athlete in the big 4" (that's a mouthful) is that it's known to everyone, fans included. That didn't happen for Burke, despite his efforts, because of a crappy press corps.

There's a difference between openly gay to teammates and openly gay to the media / wider world. Michael Sam was out to his teammates all season at Mizzou; they kept it a secret until he later revealed it to the media. Burke's sexuality was known to his teammates and the owners, and probably the media, but it wasn't…

Definite yes. No words strung together bring me more joy than "Fake Dead Girlfriend"

I've seen a kid have an allergic reaction due to too many mosquito bites, so I think it would really depend on your body's reaction to the tiny amount of toxins that a mosquito puts into your body, and even then, I think something would happen way before 224,000.

I just want some #hotfoodtakes on some classics that were left out of the list: Buffalo chicken wings, Chicago hot dogs, and, from good ol' Canada, Quebec's poutine.

Who is making the argument that Ibrahimovic is the best pure forward in soccer? Little bit of an overstatement for me.

Dick and taint are predictably close so far.

Sabres 3, New York Rangers 1.