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“The Vertigo Tour” hits MSG. Here’s my review of the concert.
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Fantasy Sports Don’t Mean a Thing Without That Ring
by Victor Liby Victor LiI thought about getting a ring to commemorate my back-to-back fantasy football championships because of this article.
Elizabeth Taylor. Billy Graham. Fidel Castro. What do they have in common? In this context, they’re among the most popular picks in death pools.
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” is iconic.
But Daniel B. Smith thinks it’s moronic.
The pictures are nice, but the text is bland,
How it has sold 29 million copies, Smith doesn’t understand.
The American Medical Association more or less tanked health care reform in the 90s. Now they’re supporting Obamacare? Huh?