Outside the Beltway

The owners of the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks took out a full page ad in today’s Boston Globe thanking their opponents and their home city for a classy and well-fought Finals

When Glen Coffee abruptly retired from a promising NFL career, most wondered what he was up to. Now we know.

Even the national sport is arousing the anger of the protesters in Brazil.

The former NFL wideout formerly known as Chad Ochocinco will spend a month in jail for patting his lawyer on the fanny.

Who was the better Superman: Christopher Reeve or Henry Cavill? Who was the better Batman: Michael Keaton or Christian Bale? Who was the better Spiderman: Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield?

Films from the House of Spiderman have grossed more than those from the House of Superman. But that’s mostly because of ticket price increases.

Superman’s famous shield changes from 1938 to present.

Set backs for Pennsylvania in its effort to reverse the NCAA sanctions against Penn State, and a new lawsuit from the Paterno family. The Sandusky story returns.

Dr. Keith Ablow lays out the case that President Obama is conducting psychological warfare on us.

Yesterday, I noted that the theme park business is booming and suggested that, based on how crowded the parks are, Disney should raise their prices. It turns out that they had done just that the night before.

The University of Alabama men’s golf team joins the football, softball, gymnastics, and women’s golf teams as national champions.

No, the NFL isn’t a non-profit. Yes, it pays massive amounts of taxes.

Jean Stapleton, an accomplished stage and screen actress who achieved entertainment immortality playing opposite Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker’s long-suffering wife Edith, has died at the age of 90:

Apparently, our biggest problem in America is now the name of an NFL franchise.

Fox and Disney are in a legal fight over movie rights to a minor comic book character.

Fifty years after Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent, Everest is crowded with guided tours and littered with the corpses of inexperienced climbers.

What is the appropriate response to someone who’s acting like a jerk?

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie’s classic “Space Oddity” from outer space.

The noted wine critic Robert Parker recently forayed into reviewing bourbon and came under intense fire from enthusiasts of American whiskey.

John McCain is taking a break from advocating yet another war in the Middle East to make war against cable television companies.

Jason Collins is gay. Who the hell is Jason Collins, you might ask?