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* Elmore Leonard died this week and there were a lot of great tributes. Here’s Anthony Lane in the New Yorker.Ā Leonard was also famous for his rules on writing. And speaking of those rules, The Onion with a great obit.
* I’ve been talking with my uncle Jerry about what I’ll yell on tee shots when I go to the Barclays on Sunday, so people can know it’s me. Has to be distinctive. So I was thinking, “HAY DAZE!” (Note: I’m not going to do this). Jason Sobel actually talked to the idiots who scream things like “mashed potatoes.”
* Stereotypes of pickup basketball players. This is awesome.
* As I noted on Twitter, only seven decades after John Gagliardi figured this out, some NFL teams have learned you can actually practice in a different way.
* Jason Quick, who covered the Blazers for years, gave a fascinating interview about his time with the team.
* Wright Thompson with an outstanding story on the incomparable Dan Gable.Ā
* Which beer brands lead to the most emergency room visits?
* The New York Times on Lorne Michaels, the god of SNL.
* TV purchased a Chromecast in order to be able to watch the Internet on his TV. The Wall Street Journal grades that and other similar devices.
* The weirdos at Vice made a short film about some weirdos who use child poop to make wine.
* The New York Times spreads the lore of South Carolina linebacker Jadeveon Clowney.