Tag: CBS
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In Which I Write About 18 TV Shows That I Don’t Watch
I live in Portland. It’s a city of iconoclasts — many of them filthy and unshaven, but that’s neither here nor there. One of the traditional American institutions we Portlandians love to rebel against is watching television. We can say “I don’t even own a TV” at parties and somehow not come off as douchey. Personally, I think it’s…
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Falling Out of Love With Sports
The spark, as they say, is gone. My love affair with sports has long since reached its fever pitch and, like many a failing relationship, it’s now sustained by fleeting (albeit glorious) memories: the epic 2004 American League Championship Series. Flutie-to-Phelan. Jimmy Connors’ improbable run to the 1991 US Open semis. The 1986 Celtics only losing…