What we read while making out in the streets of Vancouver…
- Clarence Clemons, who played a role in one of NPI’s first posts (obviously what he’s most famous for), died this weekend. The Big Man was 69.
- Stephen Colbert continues the comedian commencement speech trend, giving his alma mater Northwestern’s commencement speech.
- The Awl‘s Yakkin’ about Baseball is every bit as dangerously funny as its Yakkin’ about Football.
- Jeff Passan on how Jose Bautista became baseball’s best slugger — without using steroids (we think).
- We’ll be honest: We’ve never been able to pull off all of these feats while driving.
- At least this kid didn’t go to Duke (we think).
- Bruce Arthur on the fascinating Vancouver riots. Andrea Woo of the Vancouver Sun checks in with photos, including the iconic one.
- We thought Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo had ripped LeBron James a lot, but wow, this much? Also knocking LeBron and the Heat (in case you had trouble finding people critical of them) were Jay Caspian Kang and Joe Posnanski (twice). Not to leave out our own John S.
- A recent interview with The Wrens, who reveal that they’re new album will NOT be called ”Funeral.”
- John Swartzwelder wrote novels??? (If you don’t know who John Swartzwelder is…)
