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From the monthly archives:

August 2009

With the dawn of college football this week, one has to ask the question;  is it at all legitmate for a Football  Bowl Subdivision Division IA program to be playing a Football Championship Division IAA school?   I understand the need for college teams to have a “preseason” game or two before hitting their conference schedules.  [...]

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Hail the Home Made Burger

by Scott Payne on 3 September 2009

Extolling the virtues of the home made burger.

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A Look at NFL QBs

by Steven Taylor on 3 September 2009

Trent Dilfer ranks NFL QBs in an interesting, if somewhat unorthodox, manner over at ESPN. This project has been in the works for a while, fueled by frustration over pundits’ repeated failures to acknowledge and appreciate the most difficult position in sports. After studying quarterbacks throughout my career and spending the past year evaluating the [...]

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Tip of the Day: Spare Tie

by James Joyner on 3 September 2009

Spencer Ackerman is learning this one the hard way, after having stained his tie ahead of his Al Jazeera English TV appearance: always keep a spare necktie at the office.  Preferably, one that goes with anything.  (Mine’s solid red with a subtle textured pattern.) For good measure, I keep an old navy blazer and a [...]

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I saw this ad on another website just now and had to chuckle:  “Bonobos – Better Fitting Pants.” Better fitting than what, pray tell?  They appear to be simultaneously too tight in the crotch (thus the bunching) and too wide in the leg (thus the billowing) and about three inches too long (thus covering the [...]

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Manliness in the Modern Age

by Alex Knapp on 3 September 2009

I’ve never understood why so many of my male peers have so much trouble with what it means to be a man.

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Manly Tip of the Day

by James Joyner on 1 September 2009

“There is a distinct difference between the way you jumped rope in grade school and the way you should do it at the gym.” – Esquire‘s rule #1071

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iLove My iPhone

by Steven Taylor on 1 September 2009

A little phonevolution: from the standard cell to true iPhone love.

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A classic Italian dish you can make at home. And an excuse to drink a fine Chianti.

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