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Baldwin’s (Almost) Half-Season NBA Report: The West Edition

(A quick note from Bots: Baldwin’s post is only tangentially related to the Denver Nuggets’ old 90s logo but I always liked its Disco Tetris vibe, so we’re using it!)

With all teams having played between 28 and 32 out of the 66 games they will play in the compressed 123 day regular season, and time ticking down to the trade deadline, it’s a good time to take a look at where each team is, the answered questions, the unanswered questions, and maybe take a sneaky peek towards the playoffs. Continue reading →

What Powerful Images Have Affected You?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  But not all pictures are created equal.  Most you will look at, giggle or say “ew” or “pretty” or “look at the chest on that stud/broad” and move on.  But some have power and meaning which explain an entire concept or change your view of the world; a book or a series of books blasting straight through your retina and into your brain in a flash.  We here at Crasstalk love our kitty pictures and meme .gifs, but here’s your chance to show us the images that most matter to you.  We look forward to seeing them in the comments.

After the jump, a short tale about the powerful image above and why it especially matters to me.

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AFL Grand Final Preview 2011

This, the 115th Grand Final of Australian Football, has all the makings of one of the greatest games ever played.  Geelong vs Collingwood. The two dominant teams of the past few years. Geelong the 2007 and 2009 champions and the 2008 runners-up. Collingwood the 2010 champions and home of reigning Brownlow Medallist (league MVP) Dane Swan. Both know what it takes, both have proven they can handle the pressure of playing in front of over 100,000 screaming fans and millions on TV, and both play football about as well as it has ever been played at both the offensive and defensive ends.

And that’s just the first storyline running through this one. Continue reading →