What we read while talking to an empty La-Z-Boy…
- An inside look at what it means to be a “failing school.”
- Last week was the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL. Paul Ryan gave a powerful, but incredibly misleading speech. Condoleeza Rice lectured on foreign policy. And Clint Eastwood talked to a chair. Meanwhile, President Obama took questions in a Reddit AMA.
- Also, how did Mitt Romney use debt at Bain Capitol?
- The mind-bending truth behind The Swedish Chef’s real identity.
- Bernie Miklasz with a good old-fashioned newspaper column on Rick Majerus and fear.
- Chuck Klosterman has three rule changes for the NFL.
- Paul Lukas does God’s work in ranking all 122 North American professional sports uniforms.
- David Shields on writing.
- The 20 greatest sports moments from Parks and Recreation.
- How that PSA video on the Internet supra represents 1995.
- A victory in the War on Drugs…
- Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass talk about their new movie, Sleepwalk With Me.
