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What the mass media offer is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food,
forgotten and replaced by a new dish.

—W.H. Auden


Note to Kids:  Don't be like Maurice Clarett (Please!!!)

Some of you may remember the name Maurice Clarett, the Ohio State University running back who led the Buckeyes to a national championship as a freshman in 2002, running for 1237 yards and 18 touchdowns before his life went down the toilet faster than that bean and onion burrito you ate last week.  Everything you need to know about his life can be summarized by these two images:

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Floyd Landis: I've Been Framed

Remember Floyd Landis, whose 2006 Tour de France win and subsequent doping scandal dominated the news for a few days in July 2006? After a number of tests showed signs of doping (first the unusually high epitestosterone to testosterone levels in both A and B samples and later the more damning test indicating the presence of synthetic testosterone), it seemed all but sure that Landis would lose his title. But to this day, Landis hasn't stopped his efforts to retain his title and clear his name... Continue Reading