February 2006 – Bomani Jones

Month: February 2006

Lamentations on Youth

(This is going to be a bit winding and introspective. Forgive the parts that don’t make sense the way you forgive the other stuff I do that doesn’t make any sense.)
Baba's Back Baby!

New piece up and a quasi-booki review.
Missing for a little while longer

Yo, my computer’s acted up good and royal the last couple of days. I should be up and running on Thursday, but I’d never bet on it. With that in mind, check Page 2 tomorrow after noon EST. Got an interesting piece running. Til tomorrow (hopefully).
Marriage By Contract

So you want your woman to do everything you dream of? Well, see how crazy some of those dreams sound when written down.

Here’s the new trailer for HBO’s Bishop Sycamore documentary, and Bomani’s in it

Sneak peak for BS High, the new documentary on the 2021 Bishop Sycamore high school football debacle
Jemele Hill Is Unbothered: Stumbling into what you’re made for

Bo discuss the second season of his hit HBO show Game Theory with Bomani Jones, his pivot from being an economist to cultural commentator, and how he handled not completing his PhD. Bomani also shares how being raised by academics shaped his cultural viewpoint.
@RepYvetteClarke Enters Bo Into The Record

“didn’t think when i woke up today that something i wrote would end up in the congressional record, but here we are! ”
N.Y.T. Opinion | Even the Supreme Court Can’t Save the N.C.A.A. From Itself

I wrote something on the ncaa and nil for a little publication called @nytimes.
Jenkins and Jonez

Bo talks Deion Sanders, fame and current state of rap. Check it out. #TheMorningJones
Deion Sanders most famous college football coach EVER.

when you get past the polarity of deion, there are lots of fascinating elements to discuss that don’t require some bizarre battle of a culture war.
What’s Wright?

Is Steph Curry or Magic Johnson the greatest point guard of all time?