Romantic radical. Dynamic innovator. Lusty wayfarer.
Kyle Whelliston was all of these things and so much more. Over the course of thirty-one years, he wrote 2,373 articles and essays for various online and print publications, as well as some books. As per his last will and testament, all 2,928,166 of his life's words have been collected here, in one place, for eternal posterity. Keep his flame alive. This is the Whelliston Memorial Library.
The Phantom Point
Crucial free throws usually happen at the end of a contest. But if you aren’t willing to believe that an innocuous little midgame freebie can alter the destiny of a game — or even an entire season — then consider what happened Thursday night in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Battle of Richmond
RICHMOND, B.C. — Richmond was the point of entry for most Olympic visitors, and it’s from where most will depart. Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is on its own island to its northwestern side. And yes, Richmond is a real island too! Its 129 square kilometers (50 miles) and 188,000 residents are attached to Metro Vancouver by four wiry bridges.
66. Ilse De Lange - Blue Bittersweet (2013)
Ilse De Lange, from the eastern city of Almelo, is a local girl made good and one of Holland’s most successful outward-facing musicians. But, like most of her ilk, she’s stuck between multiple worlds. Since then, she’s released a string of five albums that each went No. 1 in her home country. “Winter of Love”, from 2012, is a chiming right proper pop song.
Game! Of! The! Night! 2/20/2008 - California-Santa Barbara at Pacific
Play ball! Off we go to the Left Coast, where the Big West race has become Revenge of the Cal States. Northridge (9-2) and Fullerton (10-3), probably more well-entrenched as baseball schools (and the alma mater of guys like Adam Kennedy and Aaron Rowand, respectively), are ruling the basketball standings as college hardball season gets underway.
MMBOD Feb 09 - Kelly Golob - Northern Arizona
Folks have questions about the surprise team atop the Big Sky (especially Western Kentucky, the team that drew them in the BracketBuster), and The Mid-Majority has answers. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks are not real lumberjacks, and the Walkup Skydome is not available from the Home Depot. And their most exciting player is not a "glob," it's Golob. Golob, people.