I’d originally titled this “Favorite Characters…”, but I don’t like the feel of that. Some of the folks are high on the list because i think the character’s a fascinating construction. Some are on there just because I like them. Some I utterly detest, but I just respect Simon and Burns for how they came …

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Welcome to 2008.  Here’s hoping it’s a great one for you.  We’ve already got a season of The Wire on the way, so we’re ahead of the game already. Here’s a glimpse at what’s going on in Professional Bomaniland.  As I told you before, I’ll be teaching a class at Duke titled “The Black Athlete …

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