Request Line: February Done Me Wrong

February is not over yet and the main story after the Super Bowl has been on Peyton Manning’s alleged testicles. Every offseason is the worst, but this one started on an honest-to-goodness deep funk. Broncos fans may differ; I hope all their keys fall down a sewer. Destiny toyed with the Steelers,

Your “Jared Allen Has Much More Time To Kill Animals Now” Thursday Night Open Thread

Before there was a self-aggrandizing, sack-accumulating attention monkey by the name of JJ Watt there was a guy by the name of Jared Allen. He retired today. According to Pro Football Reference he ends up tied for 9th with Julius Peppers at 136 official 'downing of quarterbacks'. But of course

CrimeBeat!: Who Took My Slippers!

It's our second edition of CrimeBeat!, the Local Ace Award Winning series. It's been a relatively quiet week in terms of bad behavior by current NFL players, which is somewhat shocking given that St. Valentine's Day is often a particularly troublesome night on the domestic front. Former NFL players are getting

The Difference Between Censorship And Disagreement

I don't know how many of you are diehard atheists who go to events like Skepticon and read websites like http://www.freethoughtblogs.com, but I'm guessing none of you. That's fine. This isn't about atheism, it's about censorship. Regardless of whether or not you care about atheism you may well have heard of

Commentist Beer Barrel: I’ve Had A Few Budweisers

That's the season, then. Just about a week ago, with either relief or chagrin, we all watched one of the NFL's most accomplished quarterbacks ride off into the sunset with a world championship and the short and sweet declaration, "I'm going to Disneyworld!" Wait. Peyton. Wait. You pronounced "Disneyworld" wrong. Like, really, really wrong. Peyton.