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The Voices of Reason
The BCS
The college football season kicked off this week, so we've asked the Voices of Reason to offer their solutions to the BCS. Read more.
Click here for next week's Voices of Reason question regarding the American League playoff picture.
Babblog Video:
Rick Sliter's
son Erick
gets his bounce on
Rant and Rave: Rave—Ito-San Japanese Restaurant, in the San Telmo barrio—This modest-looking restaurant (from the inside and out), located in the San Telmo barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, offers excellent Japanese cuisine and political commentary. The one-man show, a little-known secret in BsAs, may be the most difficult ticket to get in the world’s 9th largest city. I haven’t tested this out yet, but I’ve been told that the only way to get a table is if you know Ito-San personally, or if you go to dinner with someone who knows him. Lucky for me, I know someone who knows him. But in case you don’t, I’ve included some tricks for getting a table below. Read More. |
| Other
Links Odd Todd's review of The Aristocrats is good, but his version of "the joke" is even better. If you haven't checked out the maps at A9 yet, you should. You may even see a picture of your house. |
Ten Things About American Sports That We English
Just Don't Understand
Though he was born and raised on "footy," Ian's been a diehard baseball fan since he was a boy. Still, there are a number of things about baseball—and a few other sports as well—that Ian just can't figure out. Read More.
The Genesis of
Winter Wildness
Though the BCS was created to put an end to the debate over who's #1, it's ended up opening a whole nother can of worms. What's Jeff's solution? Just the mother of all football playoffs. Read More.
Poker Lesson #1:
Calling on the River
Many poker writers choose to analyze some fantastic play they recently made, but in reality the best-learned lessons come from one's mistakes. In the first of his "Poker Lessons" series, Oliver dissects a bad call he made on the river, and explains a better strategy for that situation. Read More.
