An item in the Extra Bases baseball notebook last Sunday misidentified, in some editions, the origin of the name Orcrist the Goblin Cleaver, which Mets pitcher R. A. Dickey gave one of his bats. Orcrist was not, as Dickey had said, the name of the sword used by Bilbo Baggins in the Misty Mountains in “The Hobbit”; Orcrist was the sword used by the dwarf Thorin Oakenshield in the book. (Bilbo Baggins’s sword was called Sting.)
The Washington Wizards have gone back to the future with new uniforms that look remarkably like the old Washington Bullets unis.
Hockey star Sean Avery’s recent statements supporting gay marriage has drawn fire from an unlikely source: His agent.
The rebel and onion armies showed grose negligence by having many of their battles right inside national parks, like Gettysburg.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have announced their separation after 25 years of marriage.
A Texas high school student who was kicked off her high school’s cheerleading squad after refusing to cheer for her rapist had her lawsuit dismissed as frivolous and was ordered to pay $45,000 in legal fees.
Floridians are going to have to start pulling up their pants and stop having sex with animals soon.
The Atlantic’s Jim Fallows dubs this the Greatest Front Page Ever: A day filled with romance, pageantry, and playfulness is sealsed with a kiss: Osama bin Laden is dead”
Mashup videos: Iron Maiden and The Monkees (“The Trooper Believer”) and Pink Floyd and Bee Gees (“Stayin’ Alive in the Wall”)
Singing the 1974 Carl Douglas classic “Kung Fu Fighting” can get you arrested in England.
A special surprise was waiting this morning for those who subscribe to Jim Geraghty’s Jolt newsletter.
Even libertarians aren’t all that impressed with the effort to bring Ayn Rand’s magnum opus to the big screen.
Roger Ebert lays the smack down on the Atlas Shrugged film — but not for the reasons you’d think.
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s 67-year-old husband says he and the 94-year-old actress are seeking to have a child through a surrogate.
Donald Trump is waiting to announce whether he’s running for president until after taping of “The Apprentice” concludes. Some thing NBC shouldn’t allow him to wait.
President Obama sees the golf course as the only place to escape the pressures of the job.
The Federal government is funding a Pakistan version of Sesame Street for $20 million.
Bristol Palin was paid $262,500 by Candies Foundation as an anti-teen pregnancy spokesman. That’s 7 times what they spent on teen pregnancy prevention.
Philip Greenspun wonders, “How did the New York Times manage to spend $40 million on its pay wall?”
With the Draft only 27 days away, multiple lawsuits pending, and the lockout only in force for a few weeks, the NFL announced that an agreement on a new CBA had been reached with players.
The iconic WKRP in Cincinnati is not being syndicated or available on DVD in its original format because it’s classic rock soundtrack is hamstrung by copyright laws and music licensing fees.
To honor the administration’s “no boots on the ground” statements, all covert U.S. personnel in Libya will work barefoot. – Jim Geraghty
Arnold Schwarzenegger has mastered the worlds of bodybuilding, show business, and politics. Next, he’s going to try his hand at being a Marvel superhero.
Politico’s Matt Wuerker illustrates the funding disparity between the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Customers at a Radio Shack in Montana have an opportunity to get a free gun if they switch to Dish Network.
Obama Captain America parody: I’m not punching you Gaddafi I’m having a limited humanitarian intervention with your face.
President Obama shouldn’t be criticized for picking his NCAA tourney brackets during wartime. But he shouldn’t get much credit, either.
The federal government has spent seven years and some six million dollars pursuing Barry Bonds. Why?
