Tag: features

  • Cramer v. Not-Cramer

    If you missed last week\’s kerfuffle between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer (or more accurately: CNBC), it culminated with Jim Cramer making an appearance on Stewart\’s The Daily Show. You can check out the episode (which is almost completely devoted to the interview with Cramer) on The Daily Show\’s website.

  • The Decline of the NBA

    During the 1980’s I was a fan of the NBA. I grew up rooting for the Lakers. Partially because they were good and partially because I knew they were from Minnesota, but I wasn’t old enough to have the baggage associated with a team leaving the state.

  • Financial Crisis or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bailout

    When I first heard the term “Bailout” in 2008, I (and millions of Americans) thought to myself: “why should *my* tax dollars be given to these irresponsible and idiotic companies?”

  • Today *Was* The Day

    As you may or may not be aware… quite honestly if you have a) access to a computer and 2) have the ability to use said computer you are probably intelligent enough to have 1) non-antenna access to television or b) are well aware that there is an impending change coming to the airwaves.

  • Move aside CNN… and ESPN

    While perusing deadspin.com the other day I came across the announcement that the Onion News Network (when did The Onion move into videos, I know they always had the AV Club, but a full out online channel?)… where was I… oh yes, the Onion News Network had launched a sports network appropriately titled Onion Sports…

  • Pardon Our Dust. . .

    Howdy folks. We\’ve got the space monkeys (aka Alex) working on the latest and greatest site re-design here at SP. Things will be in flux for the near future, so just bear with us if you don\’t mind. Things to look forward to under the new regime: longer articles, the triumphant return of The Gambit,…