Favorite Distractions
Here are some links to various pursuits I especially enjoy. Follow them
at your own risk....
Baseball
Baseball Prospectus Online -- Irreverent and
thought-provking baseball analysis, brought to you by the folks who
bring you the Baseball Prospectus every year.
Sabermetric
Manifesto -- David Grabiner's introduction to the quantitative
study of baseball.
Baseball Primer -- As
they put it, "baseball for the thinking fan."
Baseball-Reference.com
-- A treasure trove of on-line information about players, teams,
leagues, etc.
Humor
Jump the Shark -- Determining
when your favorite show went downhill.
The Onion -- Today's
pseudo-news, presented with deadpan hilarity.
The Simpsons Archive -- A
clearinghouse of Simpsons-related information from the
obsessive-compulsives of alt.tv.simpsons.
Music
Bobdylan.com -- Sony's page
devoted to all things Dylan.
Hyperrust -- One-stop shopping for
Neil Young fans. From song lyrics to tour updates to album reviews
to...well, you get the point.
Pitchfork Media -- It's about the music, man!