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Your Unborn Baby Already Too Fat

Hamilton Nolan · 03/08/10 01:21PM

Fat American wombs are overstuffed with fat baby eating machines that will soon die! Judo and soda taxes are our only hope. It's your daily fitness watch, where we watch your fitness—while jogging!

Don't Fall Asleep at Shea Stadium

Spencer Lund · 01/12/10 11:30AM

Shea stadium is a relic now, but before "insert random bank" Field was built, Shea stadium was home to all the rowdies. Watch as they take full advantage of this sleeping fan.

Great Moments In Drugs: June 12, 1970

Hamilton Nolan · 11/13/09 03:07PM

Here, an new animated short video celebrating the day that Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while blind-tripping on acid. Truly one of the greatest American drug accomplishments of the 20th century. Learn your history, kids. [James Blagden]

No, Every Newspaper Does Not Need to Cover the World Series

Gabriel Snyder · 11/03/09 03:59PM

There are many reasons to mourn the slow death of the newspaper industry — first and foremost the hordes of people losing their jobs. The disappearance of all-expense-paid journalist conventions masquerading as "major assignments" is not one of them.

Rich Fat Baseball Players Steal America's Money and Food

Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/09 01:08PM

The Way We Live Now: Drunk, hungry, and resentful. Governments want liquor companies—but why not Jewish delis? Baseball teams pay lots of money to good baseball players, sure—why not to me? Is that fair? And where's my sandwich?

Senators Would Not Shut Up About 'Balls and Strikes'

Pareene · 07/13/09 02:49PM

Back in 2005, John Roberts said his job as a justice was "to call balls and strikes," like in baseball. This was the most insidious statement ever uttered by a SCOTUS nominee, as today's Sotomayor hearing showed.

There Once Was a Man From Nantucket. He Died Broke.

Hamilton Nolan · 07/08/09 03:04PM

The Way We Live Now: Sucked of our nectar. How far does this hellacious recession reach? All the way into Nantucket, hallowed home of corporate titans. Jack Welch now supports himself by re-selling home run balls he caught, fact.