I’m a sometime Deadspin reader, and have been a fan of Drew Magary’s ridiculous posts on parenting and the Williams-Sonoma holiday catalog for a few years now. But I thought he was a grade-A jackass when he was on Chopped a few years ago, and kind of took a break from him for a while. But then I read his book of essays on how his life has changed since becoming a father (and yes, he made me cry with his story about his son who was born extremely […]
If you’re on a boat with Bono and he wants to sing, you can stay up past your bedtime for once.
Here’s a fun fact: the first job I ever had was working for a sports management firm in the tennis division. Every summer from 10th grade until I graduated from college, I helped a team of amazing people put on these massive sporting events. I mostly worked in the men’s tennis division, but spent a little bit of time in the women’s tennis department. I met a lot of players, coaches, and entourages (Including Oates of Hall & Oates. John Oates is a tennis groupie. I […]
I’m clearly an idiot with a Sophie Kinsella problem. Send help.
I’m going to be honest with you. I’m way behind on my reviews, and the books are all starting to mix together in my mind. I’m not sure if I can remember which characters were in London and which were tennis players and who lived on Nantucket, so please bear with me today as I attempt and sort all of this out! I’ll start with the book I liked the least…and yet couldn’t put down. A few weeks ago, Classic reviewed this book and very eloquently (and with […]
WTF, UNCLE STEVIE?
No matter how many times I read this book (which, as we all know, has been many, many times), I can’t help but get worked up by what happens in the very first chapter. Seriously, I can’t think of another book in a series that starts out with such a HUGE event. And every time I read it, I’m all, “WTF, UNCLE STEVIE?!??!!!?!?!” But, in a good way. I guess I’ll mark this section as SPOILERS, even though this book was written in 1986. If […]