SteveMargin of ErrorI was tedious about it, understood, but the theme that stood out to me about the Lovie Smith era at Illinois wasn’t the losing, but the…Aug 31, 20211Aug 31, 20211
SteveArlington Park (1927–2021)John Henry was a violent racehorse; many of them are. The name reflected his temperament. As a young colt, John Henry would tear steel feed…Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
SteveRequiem for a DreamWe expect the greatest point of narrative tension to come in the third act of the movie — the scene is set, the characters are introduced…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Steve2020 Kentucky Derby PreviewLife is a series of cycles large and small. Some of these cycles are organic, inescapable, and universal, or at least nearly so: the…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
SteveReverse Engineering the NewsI hesitate to write this because what I’m about to say seems intuitive to me, and so maybe I’m stating the obvious. But maybe not — I see…Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
SteveOne Cheer for Tim BeckmanFriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; / I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. / The evil that men do lives after them; The…May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
SteveEvery* ZZ Top Song, Ranked*Through 1990. The band released their Greatest Hits album in 1992, and while they have released five studio albums since that time — a…Oct 17, 2019Oct 17, 2019
SteveOn the End of EDSBSThe news that Every Day Should Be Saturday would be shuttering hit me like hearing a high school crush would be getting married: not a…Aug 1, 20191Aug 1, 20191
SteveEveryone is BradleyBradley University recently barred a longtime beat reporter from covering a team event; the school sports information director told the…Mar 22, 2019Mar 22, 2019