The latest from Alex Yde, with music by RJD2.

Paul Corkery, aka EZ:

You need an open mind, and away you go.

Wesley Morris:

When a body plummets down a stairwell or is hurled against a slot machine, it does so with conviction.

Have you seen Man on Wire?

The Firefly

Back in August, Malcolm Gladwell must have read "Bringing Down the Dogmen" and found himself wondering:

How different are dogfighting and football?

On a not-unrelated side note, David Segal recently observed:

As soon as you dig beneath the surface, the similarities between talk radio and gangsta rap are nothing short of uncanny.

After presenting a litany of evidence about the inherent inhumanity of American football, Gladwell concludes:

What football must confront, in the end, is not just the problem of injuries or scientific findings. It is the fact that there is something profoundly awry in the relationship between the players and the game.

Two from Robert McNamara:

Rationality will not save us.

You can't change human nature.

Michael Tomasello:

Human beings do not like to think of themselves as animals.

Skip Hollandsworth:

Dogmen view their fighting pit bulls as nothing less than spectacularly trained athletes.

Winston Churchill:

Are we animals? Are we taking this too far?

Offensive Play

Demand has far exceeded expectations. "We believed subscriptions had potential. But the pace has been much faster than I'd imagined."

The future is here. Do you subscribe to it?

When the Entire Game Is Too Much

After watching all three of my children play soccer for 12 years, I can say that one of the best things about hockey is that it's not soccer.

The Life of a Hockey Dad

Sometimes an idea comes along that is so stupid, all you can do is stand back, give it some room, and stare.

Los Angeles

I have nothing but admiration for the fortitude and grit of all Olympic competitors, especially in the more obscure events where there is no pecuniary reward. I also have nothing but respect for what scientists and doctors do. But that doesn't mean I want to watch them in action.

Does anyone care? Even a little?

Snippets of actual competition will be sandwiched by long, weepy infomercials that seek to humanize the athletes. No hint of adversity will go unexploited.

Ultimately, I would be willing to overlook the Olympics' moral failings, as I do with sports that I like, if I were interested in the outcome. But I'm not.

I didn't think so.

It's the Olympics, but Do You Really Care?