I walked into the library and right by the checkout desk was a somewhat odd sight. A heavyset woman wearing sunglasses, sitting on one of those electric scooters built like a chair that you see on late night cable commercials and holding a white cane.
“Nah,” I thought to myself. ”That can’t possibly be what it looks like.”
I [...]

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And a mystery is solved, the Bulls have (at least for now) a starting backcourt of Derrick Rose and Thabo Sefolosha. Luol Deng and Tyrus Thomas are the forwards. Drew Gooden starts as a small center. Let’s be honest here, Sefolosha was a starter in name only. Once he sat down, it was really a 3-guard rotation between Rose, [...]

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The Chicago Bulls are one of the biggest NBA mysteries as the 2008-09 seasons looms. The only other two teams in the same class, in terms of not being able to project with degree of certainty are the Knicks (how much can a top-flight coach elevate a talented, but seriously mismatched roster) and the Heat (where [...]

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Spuds MacKenzie is alive and well, albeit nude, guarding a fancy pants watch and jewelry store in Chicago.
Heading off to the store, I turned the corner and was startled to see Spuds MacKenzie, beloved mascot of crappy American beer from my youth, staring at me. While Spuds wasn’t up to his usual standards of fine dress, [...]

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Surprise, surprise: Marvel Comics are offering their comics on mobile phones… just not in the USA.
In an October 20th press release, Marvel announced a partnership with Danish animation studio Campfire A/S to use Campfire’s “CATOOZ” system to add some sound effects and animated word balloons to the comics and put them on cell phones in [...]

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Poor Coach Vinny. He’s new to the job and the wheels promptly fell off his training camp plan. The Ben Gordon drama goes until very nearly the literal last minute, with Gordon signing just before the midnight deadline. Then Gordon gets hurt in practice and barely sees any time in preseason games. Well, at least you’ve got Gordon for [...]

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Wowio’s been in the news quite a bit lately. First there’s all the hubbub about Platinum Studios buying them. Then there’s all the noise that they’re still late on payments, post-acquisition. Now there’s a rising tide of comic book publishers/creators leaving the service and just last Friday, reports of creators sending Destroyer Lawyer to ask for their money. It [...]

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Ah, pre-season: the most meaningless time of the sports calendar. 
Except when your team has a new coach and some new starters. 
With the Bulls and the Mavericks both having new coaches, it made for a bit more careful viewing, given the game was a pre-season opener. In the final analysis, the Mav’s (predictably) had a better regular [...]

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I have seen the death of printed newspapers and magazines.
It all started with a full bladder. Seeking relief I headed towards the men’s room. As I approached it, I noticed the odd sight of a gentleman ahead of me approaching the same chamber with a laptop in his hands, screen up.
Entering right behind him, I saw him [...]

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Yes, Sarah Palin had a vice presidential debate? The real winner: she just couldn’t stop saying his name.

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