2013 Cubs were a losing supposition
RICK MORRISSEY: Is it acceptable for a team to purposely lose games to get a higher draft pick? Reported by Chicago S-T 12 hours ago.
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Ex-husband 'faked' alibi to cover woman's murder
This is Nottingham -- A MAN accused of murdering his ex-wife held a 'dry run' in the weeks before the killing and later visited country towns in an attempt to plant a fake alibi, a trial has heard....
View ArticleNew band of the day: The Spook School (No 1,589)
Scots who make a standard indiepop racket – with a gender-redefining twist *Hometown*: Edinburgh. *The lineup*: Nye Todd (guitar), Adam Todd (guitar), Anna Cory (bass), Niall McCamley (drums). *The...
View Article‘The Walking Dead’ Course on Hypothetical Zombie Apocalypse Offered by AMC &...
AMC Network and the University of California, Irvine are teaming up to offer a course on a hypothetical zombie apocalypse as seen through the lens of “The Walking Dead.” The free, eight-week online...
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Sherborn Welcomes Fire Chief Tim Morrissey
Patch Dover-Sherborn, MA -- Earlier today, Sherborn welcomed its first fire chief. Chief Tim Morrissey joined the town's Fire Rescue department last month, a Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.
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Exelixis Announces Webcasts of Investor Conference Presentations in September
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) today announced that Michael M. Morrissey, Ph.D., the company’s president and chief executive officer, will present at two...
View ArticleThe secrets of songwriters
The day the Kinks overtook the Beatles, why the Clash wrote 'Rock the Casbah', when Johnny Marr first drove to Morrissey's house … Daniel Rachel has interviewed many of the nation's best songwriters....
View ArticlePaddy McAloon: 'I'll do without an audience to make the music I want'
Prefab Sprout sold millions of records in the 80s, but singer Paddy McAloon always made music for himself rather than the masses. Now he's back breaking silence with a new album Paddy McAloon wants to...
View ArticleIt’s Cutler’s decision-making that needs an adjustment, not his attitude
MORRISSEY: It might be better if you sit down for this. On Thursday, Jay Cutler prefaced his answer to a reporter’s question with, “Good point.’’ This was groundbreaking stuff in that he generally sees...
View ArticleParallax by Sinéad Morrissey – review
Fran Brearton enjoys a deft exploration of the artificiality of art in framing and containing its subject At the start of Sinéad Morrissey's brilliant, Forward prize-shortlisted fifth collection, she...
View ArticleMORRISSEY: Bears are one big unknown, but mystery beats misery
If you’re not good at dealing with the unknown, I would strongly suggest you isolate yourself from all things Bears this season. Put a V-chip in your TV and swear off any contact with the Internet....
View ArticleThe Bonus Track: Another Day, Another Time in New York; Morrissey's second...
*Talkin' NYC blues* Reported by Independent 2 days ago.
View ArticleCeredigion: myths, magic and mystery in Wales's Hinterland
The upcoming TV detective series Hinterland was shaped by the desolate, atmospheric landscape of Ceredigion. Robin Turner unearths some of its treasures Alighting at Borth station, it's easy to imagine...
View ArticleMORRISSEY: Trestman starts slow, goes gung-ho, now 1-0
It was an odd start for a man who radiates calm — a hazy, crazy, Bizarro World beginning to an NFL coaching career. It was as if the offense Marc Trestman had brought from Canada had run into...
View ArticleMarc Trestman starts slow, but Bears are 1-0
RICK MORRISSEY: It was an odd start for a man who radiates calm — a hazy, crazy, Bizarro World beginning to an NFL coaching career. Reported by Chicago S-T 6 hours ago.
View ArticleSimple Minds on 'Don't You (Forget About Me)': Morrissey should have done it
Jim Kerr talks to *Digital Spy* about how they came to sing the classic song. Reported by Digital Spy 4 hours ago.
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Articles: Radio-Friendly Unit Shifters: 25 Years of Billboard’s Alternative...
In an issue dated September 10, 1988, Billboard quietly launched a 30-position chart toward the back of the magazine. Arriving near the end of a decade that had seen left-of-center music called...
View ArticleBears’ Martellus Bennett talks, plays a big game
RICK MORRISSEY: It’s early yet, but it seems best to step aside when Bears tight end Martellus Bennett gets on a roll, which is most of the time. Reported by Chicago S-T 8 hours ago.
View ArticleA Group Of Economists Wrote An Open Letter In Favor Of Janet Yellen, And The...
More than 200 econ professors and counting have signed an open letter calling on President Obama to name Fed Board Vice Chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Fed Chair. And there are some big...
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Is This A Reason To Like Larry Summers... Or When 313 Economists Can...
There is a saying: if in doubt, ask an economist, and do the opposite. There is also consensus among the people inhabiting the real world -the one that is found outside the ivory towers of the...
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