By Bryan Redemske Every four years — well, every two, really — we hear multi-millionaires from the NBA and NHL saying how excited they are to wear their country’s colors …
Category: Olympics
Uni Watch Book Club: The Brooklyn Dodgers
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Last night I worked a volunteer shift at the very wonderful City Reliquary, where the gift shop featured a book I …
This and Tat
By Vince Grzegorek While tattoos were once the domain of sailors and ne’er do wells, you’re now likely to see a tattooed bride or altar boy. — Rachel Weingarten The …
Uni Watch Middle East Report
From time to time we’ve discussed uni-related issues of trademark infringement and protection. But policing your trademark in lawsuit-happy America is one thing — doing it in a far-off land, …
Clothing Swap
I had a houseguest over the weekend and barely touched my computer, so I’m a day late in covering the details of the weekend’s big uni-related story. With apologies to …
I Was Rollerblading Before You Punks Were Even Born
By Vince Grzegorek Take a guess as to when inline skates were first developed. Go ahead. 1950s? 1920s? 1900s? 1850s? Any takers on 1823? Because that is the correct answer. …
POTUS Sure Has a Sweet Jersey Collection
By Vince Grzegorek The Colts may have gone to Disney World after winning the Super Bowl, but a much more important trip waits for them around the corner: a trip …
If I Take Out A4, I’ll Sink Your Submarine
[Editor’s Note: I’ll be off the grid for most of today. Fortunately, intern Vince Grzegorek has cooked up a doozy of an entry. It’s lengthy, but stick with it — …
Aggie Antiquities
Another university is doing a public service by putting its visual history on the web. Reader Dan Hardin has the details: Texas A&M has an ongoing project to digitize historic …