I’m not sure why people assume that criticism and envy go hand in hand in certain circumstances. That a con artist like Barnicle would be hired by Grantland is, at the very least, notable. (The useless-journalism-degree-holding part of me finds it outrageous.)

Anyone know when Stephen Glass is going to be writing for Grantland?

or josephbookers

or josephwoodwardreserve

glad we agree johnnyscotch

The point was, it seems Joe Biden’s been let off the hook for his transgressions.

Not to quibble, but it did derail his run for the Presidency in ’88.

Ask him how he’s able to say the same shit again and again, disguise it with different names and faces, and STILL make a shit ton of money for it. Inquiring minds and all…

i’d say if i was blackballed for many years from what i do best, that’s being hooked pretty fucking hard

That was kind of the point I was trying to make (and likely did so poorly).

/it’s late on Monday
//fuck Mondays

i’d say if i was blackballed for many years from what i do best, that’s being hooked pretty fucking hard

wtf do plagiarism and being POTUS have to do with each other?

The point was, it seems Joe Biden’s been let off the hook for his transgressions.

Why not this Barnicle guy? Who is just writing about sports?

it’s a cheap immitation of TBL with a bigger corporate backer

Dunno if that was just being silly, but that’s completely untrue, Wilhelm. TBL is still very much about quantity of posts. Grantland was made more to be able to display longer-form writing on the internet, a medium that is not very conducive to such an endeavor. The problem is that it’s full of douchy or boring writers, and I have no interest in any of the columns, and have now lost any interest in Simmmons’ latest shit about why he’s so much smarter than everyone else.

a question of ethics? it must be, because writing and diplomacy are two different thangs

I like Simmons and I thought that article blew goats.

As for the Barnicle piece….I mean, the piece is OK, in and of itself. Does this guy no longer get to write anymore, given his past transgression? I mean, Joe Biden was accused of plagiarism, and he’s a heartbeat away from the presidency. This guys is writing about sports.

I guess, if nothing else (and as previously mentioned by TBL), this guy puts Grantland in the “Blogger Zeitgeist” for another day (Tom Scocca also tossed in his 2 cents).

Did you also chew large wads of bubble gum and drink fine wine?

That would just be silly, making my story sound unbelievable.

it does go well with the chicken.

delicious again, peter

/+1 Stark

i think i’ll commission Mitch Albom to write a piece for TBL …

Tuesdays With Duffy

When I was a kid, this nice old guy who owned the local bicycle shop made my friend Dudley strip to his underpants, put on a Pith helmet, and ride him around while I took pictures.

Did you also chew large wads of bubble gum and drink fine wine?