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From the monthly archives:

August 2009

When Matt Sheffield passed along word via Twitter that “Jessica Biel is the most dangerous celebrity on the Web,” I was naturally intrigued.  His link took me to this AP report in the Washington Examiner: Security technology company McAfee Inc. on Tuesday reported that searches for the 27-year-old actress are more likely to lead to [...]

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Emergency Flank Steak

by Stephen Green on 25 August 2009

What do you reach for when there’s a dinner emergency? Why, emergency flank steak!

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You’ll need: Some cake or torte or something involving lots of butter and eggs and chocolate. Two glasses of tawny port. You can find the first item at your local gourmet grocery store, and a bottle of the second item at the nice little liquor store right next to it. Cut the decadent chocolate thingy [...]

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Despite what the advertisements may tell you, manhood has little to do with what kind of cigarettes you smoke, what car you drive, or how white your shirts could be.

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We have learned to cease thinking of ourselves as men. That’s a mistake.

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What is it about drafting an imaginary team in an imaginary league for an imaginary season that gets us so excited?

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John Kennedy famously killed off the tophat by refusing to wear one to his inauguration.  Is Barack Obama helping kill off the necktie? John Derbyshire has a touching ode to the necktie, which he notes “was a key item in gents’ attire all through the 20th century, having condensed out of a more varied menu [...]

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The Girls of GenCon 2009

GenCon 2009

by Dodd on 18 August 2009

Here for your enjoyment are a baker’s dozen of the costumed cuties of GenCon 2009.

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19 Steps to Fantasy Football Championships is a slightly repackaged version of my Fantasy Football Guide, aimed at the social media market. Mostly, it’s an experiment in how different marketing and search optimization strategies work in attracting site visitors.

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Fantasy Football Guide

by James Joyner on 17 August 2009

Are you ready for some fantasy football?

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Good For What Ales You

by Alex Knapp on 17 August 2009

We review Delirium Nocturnum Belgian Ale, Boulevard Single Wide IPA, and McChouffe Artisan Style Belgian Ale.

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