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The Queen’s Reactions Real-Time to the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

By kevinmarshall On August 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

A week late, but hey, whatever.

Things I Learned from Tonight’s NBC Olympics Coverage

By kevinmarshall On August 1, 2012 · 2 Comments

Tonight I did fifty minutes of cardio then ate a greasy burger and fries at The Brown Bag. By the way, this is the second time I’ve ordered a burger and gotten a cheeseburger. Nobody else I’ve talked to has ever had this happen to them. And I think it was the same girl each […]

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Olympic canoeist Saul Craviotto, looking fucking thrilled.

Holy Shit, have you seen what Spain’s wearing at the Olympics?

By kevinmarshall On August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I never find the Olympics to be the height of fashion, whether it be the uniforms or the awful design choices for logos and mascots (Whatizit/”Izzy” from Atlanta, the font used for London, pretty much everything about Barcelona in ’92). But the shit they are making the Spanish players wear looks just plain awful.

I can’t […]

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What’s the difference between ESPN’s “The Body Issue” and Playboy? Is it art or a game of inches?

By kevinmarshall On July 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Strikeforce Bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey went on TapOut radio and chastised UFC ring girls for their playboy spreads, but then went and did her own nude spread, albeit subjectively more tasteful, for ESPN’s annual “The Body” issue. In response, Meisha Tate called her a hypocrite.

A lot of people dismissed it as sour grapes, but […]

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This week on Mixed Marshall Arts

By kevinmarshall On June 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

As you may or may not know, I have another blog called Mixed Marshall Arts covering the world of combat sports & entertainment: MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Here’s a list of what’s gone down recently…

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