Sad news, yes. Great guy, holdover from the days when boxing had an actual press box. As Pete Hamill would say, feels like they’re shooting at our regiment. RIP, Jon.
I couldn't resist writing about these two midwestern-American boys, avatars of self-transformation, now aged but still happily wearing costumes.
The Ballad of Bob Dylan and the Pope
The image of their encounter at the Vatican is strange and funny—but these two make some sense together.
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If you're having a bad day, here's the exact moment that Charlie Brown adopted Snoopy 75 years ago.