Sunday, April 29, 2012
The Listener: Why Finebaum is Finebaum | Weld for Birmingham - Mark Kelly - But what, exactly, is “it”? What is the essence of the Finebaum show? What sets it apart from the glut of sports talk available 24 hours a day on the nation’s airwaves? What has propelled this bald, slightly-built, acerbic-but-unprepossessing man to widely recognized status as the South’s foremost authority on sports, presiding over an eponymous radio empire that includes 36 stations in seven states, as well as the nationwide scope afforded by its affiliation with satellite radio giant Sirius XM?
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Bishops Play Church Queens as Pawns - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - Even as Republicans try to wrestle women into chastity belts, the Vatican is trying to muzzle American nuns. Who thinks it’s cool to bully nuns? While continuing to heal and educate, the community of sisters is aging and dying out because few younger women are willing to make such sacrifices for a church determined to bring women to heel. Yet the nuns must be yanked into line by the crepuscular, medieval men who run the Catholic Church.
'You're Out!' Hero baseball umpire takes down rowdy streaker disrupting game with a tackle worthy of the NFL..but now it is HIM who could be in trouble | Mail Online
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