WIDE WORLD OF BALLS
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Taking a Step Back
A football player committed a murder-suicide on Saturday, and folks seem to be forgetting about his girl. In less serious but still depressing news, David Stern fined a coach a lot of money and the NHL still isn't happening. Man, this sucks. Full story
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Even That Jerky Fireman Has Quit Cheering for the Jets
The Patriots killed the Jets, a sprinkler system delayed a football game, and Justin Bieber played at halftime during the championship game of the Canadian Football League. Hockey continued to not happen, and there's sad news about the head of the MLBPA and boxer Hector "Macho" C… Full story
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Canadian Man Delivers Whupping to Non-Canadian
Georges St. Pierre won, the Marlins gutted their team again, and there are now 14 teams in the Big Ten. Also, college basketball began while the NHL continues to not begin. Sports? Sports. Again. Full story
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The Lakers' Long National Nightmare Is Over
This week in sports, Michael Vick got concussed, some NASCAR dudes got in a fight, and the Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni. Oh yeah, and the Knicks are good, while the Jets continue to be terrible and a football game ended in a tie, neither of which are things that happen very often. Full story
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The Day the Running Stopped
This past week in sports saw the New York Marathon appropriately cancelled in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the NBA regular season kicked off, baseball free agency started and some important college football games. Full story
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The Giants Won Everything
The Giants win baseball, a college kid's leg loses football, and the Steelers' uniforms lose fashion. A bunch of other stuff happened in sports this week (though hockey did not happen) and we break it down here. Full story
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It's Not Other Teams That Win, It's the Yankees That Lose
It’s almost Halloween! Do you know athletes dress up in stupid kiddy costumes on Halloween? Yep, they wear these jerseys. You ever seen an adult in them things? Super sad. Anyways, here’s every single thing that happened in sports last week. Full story
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Reason for the Season
Hockey is still DOA, baseball postseason is a-rolling, the Nets played inside a casino and it wasn't on TV, Deron Williams allegedly wears a wig, and some NFL guy is a pillhead. Full story
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Talkin' Bout Playoffs
In this week in ball news, the Knicks get even older, baseball playoffs get played, a dude resigns from a lifetime contract, and Drew Brees breaks a record no one cares about. Full story
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The Less Crappy Referees Are Back
What happened last week in sports? The fake football referees really blew it, so the real referees returned. Some baseball teams made the playoffs, and a hockey player got real emotional on Twitter. Full story
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Scabbarhea
Replacement referees continue lousing everything up, a baseball dude recuses himself from the batting title, no NHL, and Detlef Schrempf likes country music. Full story
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Sorry Ma, Forgot to Trash the Replacement Refs
The NFL's replacement refs are worse than ever, a bunch of hockey players are joining a children's hockey league, Jeremy Lin hates spending money, and the Dodgers re-up their GM. Full story
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Thank You NFL for Saving Our Sundays
Football has started, and football football football. Also, Chipper Jones gets a gift, some Duke basketball guy is in court for having too much awesome jewelry, and there might not be hockey this season. Full story
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Saturday Night, No Cover
The NFL finally gets underway on Wednesday, college football is back in earnest, the Red Sox have had a rough 162 games, no more hockey, and other ball business. Full story
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Lance Angeles
What happened last week in sports? A lot of stuff, but the real question is whether Lance Armstrong still shaves his legs, or if they were smooth to begin with. Full story
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Kicking and Screening
Soccer is back, football is boring, hockey is staring a labor dispute in the eye, and some baseball player who was busted for testosterone made a fake website so everyone would think that the banned substance he took was some sort of supplement he ordered by accident. Full story
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Fortune Favors the Bolt
Women's soccer overtakes the Olympics and almost gets ruined by referee-beef, terrible preseason football ruins Twitter, Stephen Strasburg's innings ruins mid-Atlantic baseball, and more from this past week in sports. Plus, Dwight Howard is traded and athletes continue being bori… Full story
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Statue of Limitations
Joe Paterno's statue was taken down, Jeremy Lin busted out of New York, and some baseball dude has a fake name. Full story
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Free Agents of Destruction
If it involves a ball, puck, or respected state university covering up a horrible pedophile's transgressions, it's in this post. Full story
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Dickey on Fire
R.A. Dickey has the fastest knuckleball in baseball history and will be ruining the lives of hitters until they're eventually replaced with robots. Full story
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God Hates Beds
This week God spoke to former NFL player Kevin Ellison and told him to torch his bed with a blunt. Full story
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Boxing Is Sooooooo Fixed
Here’s everything important that happened in every sport last week, even the boring ones. If it’s not in here, it’s unathletic. Full story
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The Clippers Are So Dumb
Here’s everything important that happened in every sport last week. If it’s not in here, it’s unathletic. Full story
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Goldwater Hates Hockey
The Goldwater Institute is ball-blocking the Phoenix Coyotes. Full story
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Josh Beckett Is Still a Dick
If it's not in this column it doesn't have to do with balls. Full story
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Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centers'
How an anti-drug cult from the 60s has evolved into a billion-dollar industry.
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Amy’s Baking Company's Grand Reopening Nearly Bored Me to Death
It was kinda like real life TV, but nothing was happening.
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Watch Japanther's Kaleidoscopic New Video for "Stolen Flowers"
It's really good.
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VICE News: Triple Hate - Part 1
A documentary about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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The Worst Restaurant in the World
A night at the Jack in the Box of the Damned.
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Alexis Neiers’s Pretty Wild Road to Recovery
She robbed celebrities, abused drugs, inspired a movie, and now she's clean.
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Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-In #88
Nobuyoshi Araki's new photo show is the prettiest thing in Jersey.
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Munchies: Hatos Bar
We all got suitably wasted before cooking up some barbecue.
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Some Guys on Reddit Claim Quitting Porn Is Good for Your Complexion
I took the 30-day challenge.
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Marc Maron Is the King of Twitter
The man is an entertainer, and clearly a very smart one.
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Fightland: Pakistan - Part 2
Pakistani MMA got its start in an apart
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Watch Japanther's Kaleidoscopic New Video for "Stolen Flowers"
It's really good.
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Australian Scientists Think We Can Grow Our Limbs Back Like Salamanders
I am a human, so if my limbs fall off, they stay off. This is unfortunate.
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Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t be a Tumblr asshole to people trying to find love.
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Amy’s Baking Company's Grand Reopening Nearly Bored Me to Death
It was kinda like real life TV, but nothing was happening.
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Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
They're genuinely some of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
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The Loneliness of the Village at the End of the World
Niaqornat's residents fight alcoholism and suicide as their village sinks into the Arctic.
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Get Rich or High Trying
The smart money is increasingly looking to marijuana as the nation's biggest new business.
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Alexis Neiers’s Pretty Wild Road to Recovery
She robbed celebrities, abused drugs, inspired a movie, and now she's clean.
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I Don't Have the Stones to Be a Crime Reporter
I tried covering the Tia Sharp case but just felt guilty the whole time.
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Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centers'
How an anti-drug cult from the 60s has evolved into a billion-dollar industry.
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Ghost Wave - "Here She Comes"
Ghost Wave's New Video is Great, Unless you Hate Art and Birds
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Channelling Wheatgrass and LSD with King Khan & BBQ
Getting Old and Drinking Piss
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I'm Hunting Down the Fat Fetishist Who Has My Stolen Laptop
He likes big ladies and lives in a maisonette.
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Get Rich or High Trying
The smart money is increasingly looking to marijuana as the nation's biggest new business.
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My Week with Hungary's Far Right
Hungarian nationalists throw beer at people and blame Jews and Gypsies for all their problems.
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Munchies: The Marrow
He yelled a lot while juicing rhubarbs.
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Fightland Show: Pakistan - Part 1
Fightland travels to Lahore to meet Bashir Ahmad.
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Art Talk: Matt Mignanelli
A chat about his work, life, and strong American work ethic.
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VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor
A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.
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VICE News: Triple Hate - Part 1
A documentary about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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Did I Discover YelaWolf?
This. CD. It looked like… I really can’t even explain the levels of wrong this thing was.
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Did a Murderer Just Give Himself Away on Yelp?
It seems like he might have done.
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Tao Lin's iPhone Photos of Taipei: Taipei Signs
Tao shows us some of his favorite signs around Taipei.
Thought and Memory
New Fiction by Ed Park 
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a Pure Malay Race 
The Strongest Dwarf in New Jersey
Remembering My Tormentor 
Gay Men and Their Misogyny Problem
It's Not Cute Anymore 
Triple Hate - Part 1
The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council 
Saudi Arabia's Feminist Revolution
It's Not Happening 
