Congrats to Paste Magazine, which celebrated its 10th birthday yesterday. jmj

Rick Reilly plunges average NFL players into the depths of the rule book to see if Donovan McNabb was the only one deficient in that area. Answer: not even close. tjc

More on this later I think: when art and science collide. eab

Speaking of problem solving, Ted Leonsis has some ideas for how to fix America. (via MG) eab

I am definitely behind the eight ball on this, but I think it's worth mentioning that the boys over at Fire Joe Morgan have called it quits. jmj

I like Bill Richardson. Personally, I thought he would have made a great Secretary of State. Either way, he's a witty conversationalist. And I like that. Here's a very quick read: Richardson in Esquire on how Obama saved his ass in one of the debates and how he made no apology to Saddam. And here are two statements from that I couldn't disagree with more and one that is spectacularly true (for Arizona, too). tjc

Every elegant man should have a nice fountain pen and a nice watch.

Artists have said that New Mexico's biggest asset is the color of the mornings and evenings. It spurs creativity.

Brace yourself, Indonesia, another major earthquake may be on the way. jmj

Chris Landry, a writer for Sportsnet.ca, has been stealing segments of articles written by Mike Lombardi and Andrew Brandt over at NotionalFootballPost.com. A smoking gun has emerged. (via with leather - potentially NSFW)eab

Then, Brandt (a former high-level employee of the Packers) points out the striking similarities between two mid-November 2008 columns from Lombardi and Landry. The problem? Brandt says that Lombardi's column was posted on November 17. And that Landry's was posted four days later.

In a plagiarism case, it's the closest thing to a smoking gun. And coupled with the extensive similarities between the two writers' work product documented in our prior stories, it's enough evidence to lead a reasonable person to develop the opinion that Landry has on multiple occasions this season copied concepts, words, and phrases from Lombardi (and, on at least December 1, Andrew Brandt).

There's more. Landry's archive at Sportsnet.ca has been altered to omit all columns written by Landry after January 28, 2008.

Lost in the whole steroids shuffle: Pedro Cerrano. For that gem and other letters to Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency, go here. tjc

Date: Tue, 15 January 2008

From: Brad Millar

Subject: Lost Mitchell Report

I believe another example has missed the auspicious gaze of Mr. Andrew Bridgman: That of one Pedro Cerrano. Possibly one of the most powerful power hitters in Cleveland Indians history, Cerrano couldn't hit a curveball to save democracy. Instead of getting his eyes checked for depth-perception problems--an option he was clearly aware of, as his teammate and friend Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn's natural skill was also hampered by vision problems--Cerrano instead opted for the help of Jobu, a voodoo deity. The combination of prayer and cigars indeed helped the big Cuban cure his bat of sickness. Although the 1989 World Series win was clearly a team effort, without the help of Jobu, the storied Cleveland Indians franchise quite clearly would have ended up in Miami, Florida.

Brad Millar

I have a new MacBook ... it is AWESOME! eab

Another Sunny video...if memetician Timothy J. was to crack up and lose his marbles, this is what it would look like. jmj