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I’m a little late on this, but I recently read a pretty interesting article about the plight of reality TV “stars,” once they’ve finished the talk show circuit. I’d heard about these lecture and party circuits, but was always skeptical. I mean, who wants to see Joe Whomever from some […]

The schism between political left and right in this country seems to widen by the day. I’ve long defined myself as a centrist who doesn’t cling to a particularly ideology, but who forms opinions on an issue-by-issue basis. One of the benefits of not being doctrinaire is that I get […]

How do MLB and the NFL handle their public relations differently? Let’s see…. According to Jason Stark, an All-Star baseball player thought that the MLBPA could get 1,100 votes for a one-year suspension – and possibly more – for a first time steroid offender. However, in a show of unity, […]

Tomorrow, MLB’s warts will be on display for everyone in the U.S. who has basic cable. CSPAN-3 will be covering the live Congressional hearings with CSPAN-2 running a slimmer – albeit still six hour – version afterwards. In light of all of the bad publicity, one would expect the owners […]

On the mend from another illness, the Pope gave a brief blessing from the window of his 10th floor hospital room. In his weakened state, the Pope’s words were difficult to understand, leading to allegations that the message was pre-recorded. Vatican spokespeople were adamant that the Pope hadn’t used a […]

Poor Ashlee Simpson…screeching all the way to the bank. It’s interesting because – and I can’t believe I’m about to write these words – when contemplating her career (yes, those words) I’m torn about whether to feel pity or disgust. On the one hand, here’s the naive girl with a […]

Let’s give a warm (and long overdue) welcome to the web for my father, <a href=”http://www.garywadler.com”>Dr. Gary Wadler</a>.  Now all of you press folk can find him with great ease when the next steroid story breaks.

Today, New York Yankee stalwarts Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera issued support for their beleaguered teammate, Jason Giambi. Jeter’s comments were fairly run-of-the-mill, but Rivera’s were interesting: “I always support all of my teammates. He made a mistake, but he was man enough to admit it.” Man enough to admit […]

I hate to pick on Sports Illustrated’s Peter King because every Sunday night, I find myself looking forward to his MMQB column. However, I was dismayed to see yet another major publication allow the incorrect usage of the word “nonplussed” to bubble up from writer, to fact checker, to copy […]

A problem that continues to plague the Mets is the spending of good money after bad. Take, for example, the case of Kris Benson. Sports Illustrated had this to say: They overpaid, but they had to. The only way to save any face from last season’s disastrous trade deadline deals […]