Posts Tagged ‘michael weinreb’
28
Jan
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley . Tagged: Aaron Swartz , Afghanistan , Apple , Barack Obama , Child labor , Donald Westlake , fruitvale , gay rights , jennifer lawrence , John Kiriakou , Mary Jo White , michael weinreb , military spending , nate silver , pbs , post office , roger ebert , SEC , Siri , Slavoj Zizek , whistleblowers , Zero Dark Thirty . Leave a comment
What we read that wasn’t about Michelle Obama’s hair…
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Michael Weinreb on Donald Westlake , whose novels serve as the source for the new movie, Parker .
5
Dec
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley . Tagged: aaron rodgers , Boise State , Citigroup , Closing Time , Comedy , eric legrand , Jonathan Chait , Judge Rakoff , michael weinreb , military detention , National Defense Authorization Act , Patrice O'Neal , Politics , SEC , Semisonic , Sports Illustrated , sportsman of the year , war . Leave a comment
What we read while Newt Gingrich started quoting Dragon Ball Z…
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14
Nov
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley . Tagged: college basketball names , espnw , fortress of solitude , Grantland , happy valley , harrisburg patriot-news , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , James Wood , jane leavy , jerry sandusky , joe frazier , joe paterno , Joe Posnanski , Jonathan Lethem , luke cyphers , Malcolm Gladwell , mark kram , mark kram is a palindrome , michael weinreb , Rolling Stone , sara ganim , Sports Illustrated , state college , Steve Jobs , the awl , william nack . Leave a comment
What we read while rioting in Happy Valley, resigning in Italy, and, um, what’s the third one?
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NPI favorite Joe Posnanski finds himself in an awkward position, having moved to State College this fall to write his biography of Joe Paterno. Posnanski quasi-defends the coach at SI .
6
Jun
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley . Tagged: Arrested Development , becker-posner blog , Bill Simmons , bruce arthur , Eric Holder , Eugene Mirman , journal submissions , legacy admissions , Meghan McCain , Michael Ian Black , michael weinreb , quickish , Shaq , splitsider , the awl , The Wire , thrashers move to winnipeg , Time Warner Cable , top 100 shots in nba history , winnipeg . Leave a comment
What we read while reinterpreting Longfellow…
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7
Feb
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley . Tagged: chinese mothers , chris jones , david brent , grady judd , groundhog day , Ireland , Jason Whitlock , Kristen Schaal , Lost , michael kruse , Michael Lewis , michael weinreb , mike pereira , puppy bowl , Stephen Tobolowsky , Super Bowl , Tara Reid , The Big Lebowski , The Big Lebowski 2 , the great stagnation , the onion , The Sopranos , Tyler Cowen . 2 comments
What we read while wondering if the winners of the Lingerie Bowl play the winners of the Puppy Bowl…
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27
Dec
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley . Tagged: a year in reading , atheism , best movies of 2010 , christmas , cool free throw , Freakonomics Blog , Hayley Williams , idaho state , jason gay , Jesus Christ , Life of Brian , mets , michael weinreb , Misery Business , monty python , movies , new york jets , Nintendo , Paramore , Ricky Gervais , roger ebert , ron artest , social media , Super Mario Brothers , The Baseball Economist , the millions , The New Yorker , The Wire , Top Ten Lists , wall street journal . Leave a comment
What we read while regifting…
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13
Dec
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley . Tagged: Aaron Sorkin , Al Gore , alan shipnuck , av club , Ben Roethlisberger , Bill Hancock , colin cowherd , Comedy , dead homer society , erica blasberg , examine your scalp for ringworm , Hannibal Buress , Jay Leno , julian assange , Katy Perry , michael paterniti , michael weinreb , necco , nieman foundation , political philosophy , Politics , Santa Claus , Sarah Palin , sports broadcasting , Sports Illustrated , the 2000 election , the bcs , The Big Lebowski , the Metrodome , the muppet show , The Simpsons , thurman munson . Leave a comment
What we read while fleeing the Metrodome…
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