Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PandoDaily: “Brunch is for jerks.” “For assholes.” “It sucks.” “It sucks and it’s phony and stupid.” “It is the absolute worst.” For many years, brunch has become a stand-in for the excess of city-dwelling youths, particularly those with disposable income. The backlash has survived at least two cycles of urban gentrification, from “yuppies” to… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Shadowhawk's Shade: A few days ago I did my best of 2014 list for the comics I read in the second half of 2014. And back in July of 2014, I did the first “best comics of 2014″ post. The reason I mention that is because of the changes I’ve made… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Variety: Fox has released a new trailer for the animated “The Peanuts Movie,” due out Nov. 6. The computer animated 3D movie, based on Charles Schulz’s iconic comic strip, opens with Woodstock the bird working on converting Snoopy’s doghouse to a World War I airplane with Vince Guaraldi’s classic “Linus and Lucy”… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: (AP) The Detroit Lions were hosed. Take nothing away from the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, and lifelong fan Chris Christie’s wild card victory, but Detroit has every reason to feel cheated this morning. In the fourth quarter with Detroit up 20-17, Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew ran a route on… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: (PHOTO: John Dunn/AP Photo) Mike Piazza was the best hitting catcher in Major League history, and it’s not terribly close. By OPS+, which adjusts for a player’s ballpark and era, Piazza stands a healthy margin above the best of the Hall of Fame backstops — Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra,… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: There’s a chance that Los Angeles could be coming into an NFL team in the next few years. Rams owner Stan Kroenke has partnered with Stockbridge Capital Group, owners of the 238-acre Hollywood Park site in Inglewood, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. The two plan to build an 80,000-seat… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: Great support from the student section tonight for Stuart Scott. #booyah pic.twitter.com/MxoLWsK99G — Bubba Cunningham (@BubbaUNC) January 5, 2015 Before Stuart Scott was a SportsCenter anchor, he was a student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels played their first game since Scott’s passing Monday night… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to acquire Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith from the New York Knicks in a three-team trade that will send Dion Waiters to Oklahoma City. Iman Shumpert is undoubtedly a good pickup for a Cavaliers team that is pretty decent… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports When looking at the big NBA deal that went down on Monday night, a three-team deal that sent Dion Waiters to the Thunder and J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to the Cavaliers, an important question needs to be asked: Why did LeBron James allow it… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: On his show Monday, Keith Olbermann paid tribute to his friend and colleague, Stuart Scott, who died Sunday at the age of 49. Olbermann, who worked with Scott since Scott’s first day at the network in 1993, told the story of “the day they tried to stop” Scott’s now-famous… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel. (Ken Blaze, USA TODAY Sports) Even by his own standards, it was stunning last week when Skip Bayless told a national TV audience on First Take that Johnny Manziel “has a problem with alcohol” and needs to “get some help,” essentially calling the Browns quarterback… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”none”] 2015 isn’t even a week old, and the fights are already starting! In the comment boards of my “Resolutions” column, readers shared some high-impact thoughts on the upcoming Mockingjay finale and the neverending gritty/goofy superhero debate. But first and foremost, we need to address the elephant in the room of our culture: Mission:… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Bob D’Amico/ABC” align=”left”] Captain America lives… sort of. Even though Marvel’s Agent Carter picks up after the events of Captain America: The First Avenger—in which Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) crashes a plane full of nukes into the Arctic and ends up a capsicle—Captain America’s presence is still very… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on My Life in Scale: Today is a look at a different kind of robot.  Slightly larger in scale than a Transformer, but no less important for the protection of Earth.   Today we are looking at NECA’s Pacific Rim figures.  More to the point, two of the Jaegers, Striker Eureka and Crimson… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on danspace77: Image Credit & Copyright: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Discovered on January 5, 2005 by Mike Brown (AKA Pluto Killer) and his team of Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) discover minor planet 136199 Eris at the far reaches of the outer solar system.  No big… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on NBC Sports Pressbox: Blandino Discussed Controversial Fourth-Quarter Play in Lions-Cowboys NFC Wild Card Game STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 5, 2015 – On today’s debut of ProFootballTalk Live with Mike Florio, a new three-hour football-focused program on NBC Sports Radio, Mike Florio interviewed Dean Blandino, NFL VP of Officiating, and discussed Sunday’s controversial… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on NBC Sports Pressbox: NBCSN and Universal Sports Network to Present 24 Hours of Coverage of Curling Night In America  “Friday Night Is Curling Night” on NBCSN Beginning on Jan. 23 International Eight-Team Event Features Rinks From United States, China, Japan and New Zealand Olympians Joe Polo and Chris Plys to Compete For… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on NBC Sports Pressbox: Bruins Visit Penguins on Wednesday Night Rivalry at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Coverage Begins with NHL Live at 7 p.m. ET Ryan Getzlaf and Anaheim Ducks Host Henrik Lundqvist and New York Rangers in Wednesday Nightcap at 10:30 p.m. ET Following Bruins-Penguins NBCSN’s NHL Coverage Begins with Sharks-Wild… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on NBC Sports Pressbox: Coverage of Annual 13-Stage Off-Road Race Begins Today at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Continues Through Jan. 18 Combined Routes for Cars, Trucks, Quads and Motorcycles Span More Than 5,500 Miles Across Three South American Countries STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 5, 2015 – More than 400 teams of competitors… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on NBC Sports Pressbox: One-Hour Special Chronicles Olympic Downhill Champion’s Rehabilitation From Two Devastating Injuries and Her Remarkable Comeback Documentary Reviews Crashes, Brings Viewers Inside Operating Room, and Follows Vonn’s Race to Compete at the 2015 World Championships in Vail, Colorado  Stamford, Conn – January 5, 2015 – Lindsey Vonn: The Climb, a one-hour documentary… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region: The bald eagle’s recovery is our greatest endangered species success. Credit: Lance Roberts/USFWS Forty years ago, our nation’s symbol was in dire straits. The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) population had dwindled to such a low number that the iconic species was in danger of… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Cee's Photography: ENJOY! Qi (energy) hugs, Cee - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: Courtesy Facebook / Robin Roberts Robin Roberts posted a heartfelt goodbye to Stuart Scott on her Facebook page. The Good Morning America anchor shared a photo of herself and Scott (above) from the night when he accepted the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at last year’s ESPYs: “This picture… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”none”]Happy New Year, broadcast TV shows! Too bad not all of you will be here to ring in 2016. After a remarkably bloodless fall, expect some cancelation fireworks through the end of the season in May. Here is our updated Deathwatch guide to which shows are likely to stick around, which are endangered… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on My Life in Scale: Last time, we looked at the first two Legion Class figures.  I also managed to find the Warrior Class version of Steeljaw.  Warrior Class?!?  Yup, Warrior Class.  Apparently, trying to make Transformers more available to the masses, they came up with this new class for the Robots in… - Ron Bailey