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Sports media gives strong coverage to gay-friendly NFL players story

Cyd Zeigler Outsports May 28 2012, 10:00p

Eddie George Outsports' story about a dozen NFL players offering support for a gay teammate got an overwhelming response from the sports...

Gregg Williams, coach in "bounty" scandal, regularly used gay slurs, Washington Post columnist says

Jim Buzinski Outsports Mar 6 2012, 5:59p

Gregg Williams, photo by Derick E. Hingle / US PRESSWIRE Former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, the man at the...

1975 'Gay sports' article featured homophobia from the Twins, three gay NFL quarterbacks

Cyd Zeigler Outsports Oct 14 2011, 10:34a

While many people know about the four-part Washington Post series in 1975 in which David Kopay came out of the closet, few have read the text or know about the other three parts. So I was excited...

Is the NFL ready for a gay player?

Jim Buzinski Outsports Jun 17 2009, 4:41p

The League, an NFL blog run by the Washington Post, has a terrific debate going on about whether the NFL is ready for an openly gay player. I was one of nine voices the Post sought for comment,...

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FT: You Are What You Meme

posted by -PS-, Oct 17, 2011

Link slate.com

If you have an email inbox, you will, even if the term is unfamiliar, have come across what it denotes: the viral ephemera that washes across the Internet, proliferates on Facebook walls and trends on Twitter. The Internet is the most potent medium of mass communication in human history, but we use it to exchange videos of cats jumping through cardboard boxes, old Rick Astley songs, and pictures of a rabbit with a pancake balanced on its head. The success of these memes prompts certain questions. Not least, what’s wrong with us? But also, what do they tell us about our relationships with each other? And what is it that makes certain memes catch fire? .... One of the most enduring and easily remixed meme genres is what users on Internet forums call the "image macro"—that is, a picture with lettering across it—of which the best known is probably the LOLcat. There are now millions of these in circulation. The archetypal LOLcat—back in the dawn of time, i.e. 2007, was a fat-looking gray mog asking: "I can has cheezburger?" Subgenres sprang up, multiplied, divided, and adapted. The Bible has been translated into LOLspeak, and LOLwalruses are already old, old news. Image macros may use a specific image and an associated running joke, or a phrasal template of the sort known as "snowclones": for example, "to X, or not to X"; "X is the new Y." Snowclones are catnip to the Internet. A catchphrase from online war games, "I’m in your base, killing your men" (and numerous misspelled alternatives), has spawned the snowclone, "I’m in ur X, Ying ur Z." You’ll find it on LOLcats: "I’m in ur fridge, eating ur noms." Kanye West’s famous interruption—"I’ma let you finish"—was another instant snowclone; "Yo Jesus, I’m real happy for you, and I’mma let you finish, but Allah had one of the best ideas of all time. Of all time!" And so forth. http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/ft/2011/10/what_memes_like_maru_the_cat_and_star_wars_kid_say_about_us.single.html

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The NBA standoff pits the elite vs. the elite

posted by -PS-, Oct 15, 2011

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Labor-management disputes test the two sides’ animal spirits and pain thresholds. The former favor the players, who — owners frequently forget this — have climbed to the narrow peak of their profession’s pyramid because they are ferocious competitors who loathe losing at anything. Owners, however, have higher pain thresholds because they have longer time horizons: They do not have short careers; they do have deep pockets. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-nba-standoff-pits-the-elite-vs-the-elite/2011/10/13/gIQA2LkykL_story.html

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WANTED: one wealthy industrialist

posted by -PS-, Aug 31, 2011

Link washingtonpost.com

Anyone who’s spent any time around foundations eventually realizes two things. First, there’s no shortage of good works to be done, and foundations are doing plenty of it. But second, the impact of direct philanthropy pales in comparison to the impact of shaping more effective and efficient uses of the vastly larger public resources available to government. For this reason, farsighted philanthropists all come to realize that advocacy — i.e., efforts to shape how public resources are utilized — offers the best possible bang for the charitable buck. So if the choice for a high-net-worth patriot is to (a) devote him or herself to a foundation, or (b) run for president or invest in related efforts, there’s no question that the presidential campaign is the path to greater impact. That’s because there is simply no better vehicle for advocacy than a presidential campaign. It’s the moment every four years when the press and public are attuned to a broad discussion of the nation’s future. And with our two parties poised to run grossly misleading campaigns next year in their drive to win 50 percent plus one, the opportunity to break through with real answers and straight talk is enormous. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-billionaires-chance-to-save-the-country/2011/08/31/gIQAUhXtrJ_print.html

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Ravens' Torrey Smith: 'The Microwave King'

Bruce Raffel Baltimore Beat Down May 7 2011, 10:00a

The Baltimore Ravens knew they were getting a fast wide receiver in drafting Maryland's Torrey Smith, but I bet they didn't know they were getting "The Microwave King!"

Democrats file FEC complaint about "Stand Up For WWE" campaign, both sides respond with more attack ads and mailers

Keith Harris Cageside Seats Oct 20 2010, 9:09p

Democrats file FEC complaint about "Stand Up For WWE" campaign, both sides respond with more attack ads and mailers. Nancy DiNardo claims there is a "improper coordination" between Linda McMahon and WWE.

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Washington Post article on Devin Barclay

posted by Tyler T., Oct 08, 2010

Link washingtonpost.com

The Post has an excellent look at the road Devin Barclay took to Ohio State.

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