Fantasy Football For Poets: Week 3
THIS CHARMING MANWe are entering the third week of the 2013 NFL season, and Chicago Bears tight end Martellus Bennett already has as many touchdowns, three, as all of the Bears tight ends, combined,...
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THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS The two best Scrabble players in the NFL are Jason Avant, wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles and Barrett Jones, offensive lineman for the St. Louis Rams.Barrett was...
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YOUNG AMERICANSAtlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez is 37 years old, a PETA advocate, a bilingual community volunteer, a former vegan who currently identifies as “mostly vegan,” and an NFL player...
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LIFE AND HOW TO LIVE ITAfter his rookie season for the Cleveland Browns, Kellen Winslow tore his ACL in an accident while driving his Suzuki GSX-R750. Early in recovery, he developed a staph infection...
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THREE WAYS TO LEAVE THE NFLAnyone who played sports in high school remembers that one girl or boy who was better than everyone else, who had it, who was doubtlessly headed towards a full ride to a...
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FANTASY ISLANDI’m not supposed to be an NFL fan. I like writing, books, wine, condiments, ambient music, and US Presidents. In high school, I was muscled out of team sports after ninth grade, and never...
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LITTLE BIG MANAmong the mass-produced and valueless football cards that my brother and I collected or otherwise ended up with as kids, one stands out. Someone, perhaps a well-meaning neighbor or older...
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On the Internet, I read that vaginas can stretch to accommodate almost any reasonable thing. Women’s health sites and online magazines and web-based doctors all seem to agree. The vagina, they say, is...
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