Outside the Beltway

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

History rhymes in uncanny ways

“Dr. Ruth” is gone at 96.

The1980s fitness icon is gone at 76.

The President’s demand that Democrats shut up and rally behind him is going unheeded.

Reggie Jackson and playing baseball in the Deep South.

The legendary basketball player and executive is gone at 86.

A four decade run is coming to an end today.

The inclusion of Negro League statistics has rewritten the game’s history.

Faux amateurism is dead. What replaces it remains to be seen.

A truly bizarre spectacle.

We’re about to test the limits of existing copyright law.

A technological miracle with obvious potential for abuse.

Restored versions of the original movies are now available in 4K. They’re likely not legal.

A century-old tradition has gone by the wayside.

Calendars, How Do They Work?

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

A long tradition continues unabated.

Spoiler alert, it’s about Prince’s attempt to Usher in a different approach to the press conference.

The NLRB has sided with Dartmouth players on unionization.

The country music singer was 62.

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and MAGA.

The Piano Man is back with a new song.

The sad joke continues.

The Five Minute University.

On racism, Republicans, and names

One man’s retirement has upended the college football landscape.

Also: the media landscape is currently evolving.

Three legendary football coaches are out in the span of a day.

The greatest coach in college football history is hanging it up.

James T. Kirk would be proud.

Great comics combine social commentary with humor. Increasingly, they’ve skipping the latter.

Ice, ice, what?

It’s just resting.

Steamboat Willie is about to be ripe for exploitation.

A television icon is gone at 101.

The four-team Playoff will go out making a lot of folks mad.

The actor best known for his role in “Friends” is gone at 54.

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

A short-term win for creatives and a longer-term loss?

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

How something so promising became so frustrating.

The Gulf and Western singer, songwriter, and mogul has died at 76.

A decision that makes no obvious sense.

The current business model is collapsing. It’s about time.