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A Bad Lip Reading look at the inauguration

Bad Lip Reading has just released its latest spoof: the inauguration.
by Bob Collins

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Corporate logos to adorn NBA jerseys

Corporate logos to adorn NBA jerseys

It was -- and is -- bad enough when the Mayo Clinic Lynx became the first major sports team in this area to plaster advertising on their uniforms. They did so with good reason; the WNBA is still a struggling league. Its step-parent -- the National Basketball Association -- is not. The owners, thanks to a rich new TV deal, can't count their money fast enough to keep up.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball fan tries to tweet his way to the pitcher’s mound

Baseball fan tries to tweet his way to the pitcher’s mound

Jack Lipscomb, 19, has spunk. We like spunk. Lipscomb, a fan of the Cleveland Indians, wants to throw out a 'first pitch' at a home game, a reasonable request considering the usual boring array of people who are entrusted with the task in baseball these days.
by Bob Collins

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Journalists struggle with the ‘L word’

Journalists struggle with the ‘L word’

The latest volley over whether journalist should say Donald Trump is lying comes after he indicated this week that he would have won the popular vote for president had it not been for voter fraud. There's no evidence that's the case, nor is it the first time the president has repeated the falsehood nor been told it's a falsehood.
by Bob Collins

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On cross-country trips, finding the ugly side of America

On cross-country trips, finding the ugly side of America

We've always had a special place in this space for people who walk away from whatever chains tie them to the daily routine and walk or kayak or bike across America, often in search of it or themselves. Perhaps we're being too romantic because the story of Mark Baumer is frightening.
by Bob Collins

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Cone of silence descends on a town built on leaks

Cone of silence descends on a town built on leaks

There is something astonishing when this tweet draws virtual gasps on Twitter for the courage it took to write it.
by Bob Collins

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Truck-through-ice season is underway in Minnesota

A little early, perhaps, we have reached that time of the year that keeps tow truck operators in the tall clover.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The excuse note

1,000 Words: The excuse note

Because: football
by Bob Collins

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Investigation released in deaths of NPR journalists in war zone

Investigation released in deaths of NPR journalists in war zone

There was, apparently, some anger within NPR when two of its journalists -- David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna -- were killed when their Humvee was hit by heavy weapons fire while they were covering the war in Afghanistan last June. Why were they in harm's way? Could their deaths have been avoided.
by Bob Collins

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The Oscar-nominated film that will make your day

Lost in today's announcement of Oscar nominations was the category of documentaries, which generally are nowhere near as intriguing as the make-believe world of film. Let's do something about that by specifically pointing out that Joe's Violin has been nominated in the category of 'Best Documentary Short Subject.'
by Bob Collins

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