Author Archive

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Allen Barra

A man should know his limitations

A man should know his limitations

Is Clint Eastwood really a great director?

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Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Allen Barra

Letter to an unknown Auburn fan

Letter to an unknown Auburn fan

Debunking a bunk debunking

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Posted on October 29th, 2009 by Allen Barra

Seven great books on the World Series

Seven great books on the World Series

I always watch the World Series with the sound off and with something to read.

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Posted on October 7th, 2009 by Allen Barra

Commemorating The Catch

Commemorating The Catch

Artist Thom Ross has recreated the most famous Willie Mays play — perhaps the most famous catch in baseball history.

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Posted on July 15th, 2009 by Allen Barra

Remembering Paul Hemphill

Remembering Paul Hemphill

If I tell you that Paul Hemphill was bitter about a great many things, that [...]

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Posted on June 26th, 2009 by Allen Barra

Public Enemies presents the latest Dillinger drama

Public Enemies presents the latest Dillinger drama

John Dillinger was far from the most successful bank robber in American history, but he is [...]

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War on Dumb

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

‘The city of perpetual promise.’ Does that mean incessant failure? Or rather, that Birmingham never gives up hope?

Upon Further Review

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Part two of the college football season recap.

Column

Ties that bind

Ties that bind

A four-in-hand is worth two in the bush

Film

Casualties of war

Casualties of war

“The reasons we go to war always matter,” says the soldier played by Matt Damon [...]

Small World Cartoons

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

Uncle Sam left something lurking in your mailbox. Dare you open it?

Suburban Legends

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The world is designed to piss me off