Flickr / Embarrassment of Riches
Celebrating the book doesn't mean contradicting its message, and dressing up and drinking champagne is a better use of time than watching Luhrmann's dud.
Reuters
Louisville earned a hard-fought victory, but why is sports media in such a rush to crown every hard-fought victory as one of the greatest ever?
Hampton Stevens
He's the return of a long-lost showbiz archetype: the song-and-dance (and jokes!) man.
Reuters
If she wins the Daytona 500 on Sunday, she'll have earned a bigger victory than any sportswoman ever.
AP
Blackout and all, there may never have been a more entertaining NFL championship than this one.
Reuters
The spectacle has eclipsed the game, no doubt. But why fight it?
Reuters
Metaphysically informed predictions for the NFL's conference championship games Sunday
Reuters
Ignore the apologists for Barry Bonds's and Roger Clemens's doping. Inducting no one was the right call.
Reuters
The Crimson Tide delivered a drama-free total defeat to Notre Dame in the college football championship
AP / Steven Senne
What's in store (maybe) for LeBron, the reloaded Dodgers, and the NHL's beleaguered fans
Universal
In 'This Is 40,' Paul Rudd's character tries to revive the rocker's career. Which is pretty true to life.
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Baseball should move its championship to a neutral city for better weather, better ratings, and better games.
AP Images
The media has vilified Chiefs fans for cheering their own quarterback's injury. But that's not actually what happened.
Wanderlust Festival / Mario Covic
The Wanderlust gatherings combine two seemingly competing philosophies and represent a big change since the days of Woodstock.
Hulu
"Up to Speed," a Hulu show that premieres tonight, features comedian Timothy "Speed" Levitch giving zany tours of unconventional U.S. destinations.
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