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Eric Berman
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Indiana State Medical Association communications manager. Former broadcast journalist. Trivia buff.
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Complete list of same-year expansion teams who faced each other in the postseason:

Mets-Astros - 1986 NLCS
Nationals-Brewers - 2019 NL wild card
Blue Jays-Mariners - 2025 ALCS
October 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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The late, great Diane Keaton in The Godfather Part II
October 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I suspect both the Cubs and Brewers cannot WAIT for ball-strike challenges next year.
October 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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The #Cubs were supposed to have home field for the 1984 playoffs, but MLB gave it to the Padres because Wrigley didn’t have lights. The Cubs won two at home, then became just the second team to lead the LCS 2-0 and lose, with the deciding game in San Diego instead of Chicago.

Best. Served. Cold.
October 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute. Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner. I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way. Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose. The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why. Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes. I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic). "To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Far Side cartoon. One gorilla grooms her gorilla friend and notices something amiss. "Well, well-another blonde hair.... Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"
October 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Highest career winning percentage since 1900 (minimum 200 decisions):

Clayton Kershaw .699
Whitey Ford .690
Pedro Martinez .687
Lefty Grove .680
Christy Mathewson.665
Sam Leever .660*
Roy Halladay .659
Roger Clemens .658
David Price .6569
Gerrit Cole .6567**

*includes two 1890s seasons
**active
September 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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How many recognized @jimmykimmel.com's opening line was a tribute to Jack Paar? "As I was saying before I was interrupted," was Paar's opener upon his return after walking off the Tonight Show for 7 weeks in 1960 when NBC censors cut a joke about a water closet (bathroom). youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
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September 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Giants fans have got to feel great about how their players really flourish as soon as they move to another team.
September 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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OK, @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social, this is perfect…
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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David Cronenberg’s Gone in 60 Seconds
nyjanelane.bsky.social JaneLane @nyjanelane.bsky.social · Sep 6
Peter Greenaway's Paddington in Peru
johndrew-sky.bsky.social John Keeps on Truckin’ 🚛 @johndrew-sky.bsky.social · Sep 6
Gaspar Noé’s You’ve Got Mail
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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A+ post
norock.bsky.social Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · Aug 31
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival
August 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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With 53 days on the job, Long breaks the record as shortest-tenured #IRS commissioner. Robert Hannegan, FDR’s 3rd head of the agency, lasted 105 days before FDR made him Democratic national chairman.
charlesornstein.bsky.social Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Aug 8
Billy Long is out as IRS commissioner. Here’s our story about Long from last year: Trump IRS Pick Billy Long Touts Dubious Tax Expert Credential
August 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Maybe my favorite Ryne Sandberg statistic: all but one of his career hits came while he was playing for the Cubs, and the one hit that he had while he was playing for the Phillies was at Wrigley Field.
July 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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#BobbyBonilla has more WAR for the #Mets this season than Mark Vientos, Ryne Stanek or Paul Blackburn.
July 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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We need a picture of Kristin Chenoweth next to Chet Holmgren
June 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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.@Kentremendous said it years ago and he’s still right: “Hamilton is one of the few things, maybe the only thing, that lives up to the hype.” #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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HIX NIX KNIX IN SIX
June 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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The Guardian Angel, by Bernardo Strozzi, 1630, 📸 by @brilewerke.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 15
Today on Antiques Roadshow: In 1946, Harvard bought a copy of Magna Carta for $27.50 (about $500 today). It turned out to be an original and not a copy (25 originals exist in the world). A 710-year-old version of Magna Carta was sold in 2007 for $21.3 million.
Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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In “honor” of the commissioner’s ruling,I put a #BlackSox in @immaculategrid.com today.
May 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Overrate THAT
May 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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“Three of the Best Musical contenders center on dead people. Dead Outlaw and Operation Mincemeat are about corpses, and Death Becomes Her is about two undead women.”
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 1
George Clooney, Mia Farrow, Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink were among the screen stars who were recognized for their work on Broadway this season as the 2025 Tony Award nominations were announced.
George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink Get Tony Nominations
They were among the screen stars who were recognized for their work on Broadway this season as the 2025 Tony Award nominations were announced.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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HR leaders, Indiana-born players:

Gil Hodges, Princeton 370
Scott Rolen, Evansville 316
Chuck Klein, Indy 300
Cy Williams, Wadena 251
Don Mattingly, Evansville 222
Adam Lind, Muncie 200
Ron Kittle, Gary 176
Jeff King, Marion 154
Oscar Charleston, Indy 143
Kenny Lofton, E Chicago 130
#OpeningDay
March 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM