Adam Wahlberg
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Editor of the University of Minnesota alumni magazine.
Tucked in this piece is the news that Caro is on page 982 of his long-awaited fifth book on LBJ. Yes! I want that book. I need that book. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
How a legendary historian is quietly fueling OKC's championship rise
As OKC GM Sam Presti formed a Thunder team built for a dynasty, he was inspired by a man who has been working on the same project for more than 50 years.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tucked in this piece is the news that Caro is on page 982 of his long-awaited fifth book on LBJ. Yes! I want that book. I need that book. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."
August 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
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Thinking of all you parents today. What an impossible set of dangers and fears this country has given you to bear.
August 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thinking of all you parents today. What an impossible set of dangers and fears this country has given you to bear.
This is a great read. And it's a great doc. Coming of age in the 70s, he and Petty were my guys. Piano Man is a Steinbeck novel of a song and just because it's mega-popular doesn't mean it isn't mega-brilliant. And "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard" is a killer line.
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
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August 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is a great read. And it's a great doc. Coming of age in the 70s, he and Petty were my guys. Piano Man is a Steinbeck novel of a song and just because it's mega-popular doesn't mean it isn't mega-brilliant. And "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard" is a killer line.
I saw them do this a long time ago and it was fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGjm...
The Flaming Lips - War Pigs Black Sabbath cover (live on Later)
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July 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I saw them do this a long time ago and it was fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGjm...
I adore Ozzy for the same reasons as everyone but also because he challenged Cat Stevens to a train off, Peace vs. Crazy. This is one of my favorite pop-culture moments of the 2000s. So good. Hat tip for Colbert and Stewart for settling the dispute with Love Train. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW-6...
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Yusuf Islam & Ozzy Osbourne
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July 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I adore Ozzy for the same reasons as everyone but also because he challenged Cat Stevens to a train off, Peace vs. Crazy. This is one of my favorite pop-culture moments of the 2000s. So good. Hat tip for Colbert and Stewart for settling the dispute with Love Train. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW-6...
This is a horrifying day.
Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
June 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is a horrifying day.
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The maestro has passed - the man was a open heart with two legs - with an ear that heard the angels. Quite literally. Love and Mercy for you and yours tonight .
RIP Brian.
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RIP Brian.
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Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.
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June 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The maestro has passed - the man was a open heart with two legs - with an ear that heard the angels. Quite literally. Love and Mercy for you and yours tonight .
RIP Brian.
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RIP Brian.
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Everyone will correctly bring up Pet Sounds but holy hell do I also love Sunflower, in particular this gorgeous Brian Wilson composition on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe6y...
This Whole World (Remastered 2009)
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June 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Everyone will correctly bring up Pet Sounds but holy hell do I also love Sunflower, in particular this gorgeous Brian Wilson composition on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe6y...
"Easily one of the greatest matches of all time. Anyone who doesn't think so is just living in their own nostalgia." One thousand percent. I don't know that I've seen sustained shotmaking like that. Ever. I'm still trying to absorb it. What a jewel it was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBnN...
Alcaraz & Sinner EPIC FINAL MATCH! French Open Men's Final Reaction | Quick Served with Andy Roddick
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June 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"Easily one of the greatest matches of all time. Anyone who doesn't think so is just living in their own nostalgia." One thousand percent. I don't know that I've seen sustained shotmaking like that. Ever. I'm still trying to absorb it. What a jewel it was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBnN...
There going to write books about that match.
June 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
There going to write books about that match.
Maybe the best non-Simpsons comedy line ever on American TV.
"It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."
RIP, George Wendt
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RIP, George Wendt
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Cheers | Every Time Norm Peterson Enters the Bar
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May 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Maybe the best non-Simpsons comedy line ever on American TV.
I of course grieve George Wendt for Norm, one of the all-time characters, but let's not sleep on how big of a fan of the Replacements and Soul Asylum he was. He talked constantly about his love of both bands. He even brought up the 'Mats when he guested on the 1988 sitcom Day By Day. I took note.
May 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I of course grieve George Wendt for Norm, one of the all-time characters, but let's not sleep on how big of a fan of the Replacements and Soul Asylum he was. He talked constantly about his love of both bands. He even brought up the 'Mats when he guested on the 1988 sitcom Day By Day. I took note.
I have many fond memories. Just a warm and delightful human being. One of one. tcbmag.com/remembering-...
Remembering Publishing Legend Burt Cohen
The founding publisher of Mpls.St.Paul and Twin Cities Business was quick with a joke but took community engagement seriously.
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May 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I have many fond memories. Just a warm and delightful human being. One of one. tcbmag.com/remembering-...
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For once, an actual #norespect triumph
May 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
For once, an actual #norespect triumph
Julius Randle is playing like Mose Malone right now and if he keeps that up we are going to be a problem for anyone.
May 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Julius Randle is playing like Mose Malone right now and if he keeps that up we are going to be a problem for anyone.
In a day filled with catastrophic news, maybe a Will Forte essay about his friendship with Val Kilmer isn't crucial to read. Then again, maybe it's more crucial than ever. www.vulture.com/article/will...
The Most Interesting Roommate in the World
At first, he was movie star Val Kilmer. But after weeks of us living together, he just became Val.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In a day filled with catastrophic news, maybe a Will Forte essay about his friendship with Val Kilmer isn't crucial to read. Then again, maybe it's more crucial than ever. www.vulture.com/article/will...
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val kilmer’s turn in TOP SECRET is one of the single best comedy performances ever committed to film, both in terms of comic precision and mechanical virtuosity. just watch this whole clip in its entirety; it’s stunning
April 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
val kilmer’s turn in TOP SECRET is one of the single best comedy performances ever committed to film, both in terms of comic precision and mechanical virtuosity. just watch this whole clip in its entirety; it’s stunning
"It was easy to forget about Kilmer, then see him in something and spend the immediate aftermath questioning why he wasn’t in absolutely everything." Well put. He always held the possibility of brilliance. When he found it, like in Tombstone, it was radiant. www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Val Kilmer was handsome, charismatic and difficult to work with – but he was worth it
The star of ‘The Doors’, ‘Top Gun’, ‘Heat’ and ‘Batman Forever’ – who has died at the age of 65 – was notorious for clashing with directors and struggling with his own celebrity. Coupled with his unde...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"It was easy to forget about Kilmer, then see him in something and spend the immediate aftermath questioning why he wasn’t in absolutely everything." Well put. He always held the possibility of brilliance. When he found it, like in Tombstone, it was radiant. www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Val Kilmer was spectacular in a lot of dramatic roles, namely in Tombstone and the Doors, but man, I also loved his early silly films, like Real Genius and Top Secret. He was effortlessly funny. I watched those films a million times when I was young. I never got off the Val Kilmer train.
April 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Val Kilmer was spectacular in a lot of dramatic roles, namely in Tombstone and the Doors, but man, I also loved his early silly films, like Real Genius and Top Secret. He was effortlessly funny. I watched those films a million times when I was young. I never got off the Val Kilmer train.
This is a fantastic interview with a staggering piece of news about when Rafa knew he was lighting the torch at the Olympics. He said he learned he was taking the torch from Zidane and lighting it "five minutes before." Roddick's stunned reaction was my own. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SvP...
The Rafa Nadal Interview | Served with Andy Roddick
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March 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is a fantastic interview with a staggering piece of news about when Rafa knew he was lighting the torch at the Olympics. He said he learned he was taking the torch from Zidane and lighting it "five minutes before." Roddick's stunned reaction was my own. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SvP...
Hardly anyone talks about Hackman's delicate and stricken performance in "I Never Sang For My Father." You wouldn't think of him as a natural fit in the role but of course he did it superbly. Ebert called it "one the most unforgettably human films I can remember" and it was nearly all Hackman.
February 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hardly anyone talks about Hackman's delicate and stricken performance in "I Never Sang For My Father." You wouldn't think of him as a natural fit in the role but of course he did it superbly. Ebert called it "one the most unforgettably human films I can remember" and it was nearly all Hackman.
There are two trios of actor-friends that I love thinking about in their salad days. Nic Cage/Crispin Glover/Jim Carrey banging around LA looking for a break. That's a lot of mania. And Gene Hackman/Dustin Hoffman/Robert Duvall living together and auditioning together in NY, broke and brilliant.
February 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
There are two trios of actor-friends that I love thinking about in their salad days. Nic Cage/Crispin Glover/Jim Carrey banging around LA looking for a break. That's a lot of mania. And Gene Hackman/Dustin Hoffman/Robert Duvall living together and auditioning together in NY, broke and brilliant.
I've always felt that Gene Hackman was a low-key comedic genius, although his legend is more about his gruff characters. But think of his work in Tenenbaums and Get Shorty and Young Frankenstein and Superman. Hilarious stuff. Hilarious. He's certainly in my top five pantheon. Magnificent.
February 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I've always felt that Gene Hackman was a low-key comedic genius, although his legend is more about his gruff characters. But think of his work in Tenenbaums and Get Shorty and Young Frankenstein and Superman. Hilarious stuff. Hilarious. He's certainly in my top five pantheon. Magnificent.
I'm 55 and I've been watching tennis my whole life and I can't remember an analyst choking up the way Mary Jo Fernandez did watching Madison Keys win her first slam. Nerves are always what undid Keys. Not today. Bold strokes. Clarity. Conviction. I teared up, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITIW...
Madison Keys Wins Her First Grand Slam Title! | Championship Point | Australian Open 2025
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January 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm 55 and I've been watching tennis my whole life and I can't remember an analyst choking up the way Mary Jo Fernandez did watching Madison Keys win her first slam. Nerves are always what undid Keys. Not today. Bold strokes. Clarity. Conviction. I teared up, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITIW...