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An Essay On Concussions In Football
As we learn more about the impact of traumatic head injuries on athletes of all kinds, I felt compelled to go back into my archives and find an essay I’d written on concussions back in 2010. It’s a longer read that looks into the impact of concussions at all levels of the most popular sport in the United States.
Watch: ‘Beautiful Boston’ film shows everything there is to see in the city in just over 3 minutes
This video is so good it almost deserves to be presented without comment. It’s beautifully shot, perfectly scored, and makes every day life in Boston remarkably entertaining. Filmed by Joerg Daiber and posted by a group called spoonfilm, it compacts all the coolest things about Boston into a captivating three minute video. From rowing in … Continue reading
Woman attacked by raccoon in her own bed, thought it was pet cat
A 73-year-old woman was attacked by a raccoon in her bed when she went to pet the animal because she thought it was her cat. Feel free to read that again, if you’d like. That is not the premise for a Saturday Night Live sketch – it is a thing that actually happened in Hingham … Continue reading
It’s time to change how we do condiments
If I’m going to use condiments, there doesn’t seem to be any better way to do it than this.
Please hold for science…
Wait for it…* *(2:20 mark for the impatient) h/t Reddit user Jaeun87 Photo courtesy My Snark
Brazilian beach-goers rescue stranded dolphins
There isn’t a lot of positivity in the news in this day and age. It’s all murders, car wrecks, and stupid celebrities. So when there’s an opportunity to bring some light to the world, that opportunity has to be seized. This is me seizing that opportunity with a wonderful video of some fine folks down … Continue reading
Watch: Brush up on your football knowledge before the Super Bowl
The NFL has accomplished quite a feat: they’ve helped to make American football the most popular sport in the country despite the game being incredibly complicated for new fans. Well, with the Super Bowl less than two weeks away and plenty of new fans eager to check out the sport on its biggest stage, now … Continue reading
Breaking Bad finale: ‘Felina’ had holes, but satisfied
As a fan of Breaking Bad since its beginning, I’d be remiss if I did not share my thoughts on the series’ conclusion last night. If you’re reading this, you are hopefully aware of all the major plot points from last night’s episode. Walt uses Gretchen and Elliot to launder his money to his family. … Continue reading
Dubstep cat: Latest in list of things that will temporarily break the Internet
Well, the wonderful people of Earth have gone and done it again – they’ve threatened the safety of the Internet with content that we simply weren’t ready for.
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