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[Translate] The NFL reset its deadline for Thursday at 12 Midnight, givjng teams more time to work through contract restructuring and more time for the league to get it’s CBA house in order. The Rams released WR Isaac Bruce while the Raiders still held on the QB Kerry Collins. I think both teams will have their vets back if the CBA matter is cleared. ...

[Translate] In this photo from Oscar.org, Ang Lee’s spotted with movie producer James Schamus and Schamus’ wife. For the 12th year, Wolfgang Puck provided the food for Oscar’s major party. What did they have? Well, I got this from the Menu posted online at Oscar.org: Tray Passed Hors d’oeuvres Spicy Tuna Tartare in a Sesame Miso Cone Mini Prime Burgers with Aged Cheddar and Remoulade Warm Gougeres with Potato, Cheese and Herbs Baby Potatoes with Caviar and Chives Steak Tartare in a Black Pepper Parmesan Cone...

[Translate] The “rant” he went on was just that, because Matt didn’t explain exactly what Gene was doing wrong. Note to Matt: when you take time to call someone a name over the way they do a job, at least provide a detailed alternative approach. Or if you’re trying to say “everything’s fine” then say that, but it reads as if you’re saying two messages at once: everything’s fine and nothing’s fine. Makes no sense to me. But this rant is also a warning to Gene. It may be...

[Translate] On 1st and 10, an ESPN show, commentator Skip Bayless claims that NFL Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw is selling the players “down the river” and should be seeking guaranteed player contracts. He claims that Gene’s a tool of the NFL owners. As usual, Skip’s on the wrong side of the argument. Gene is mindful of how the pursuit of totally guaranteed contracts would not only eventually lead to a work stopage, but cut off his players from making money, and turn the fans — most...

[Translate] This kind of practice is unfortunate, as it’s easy — in my view — to just be honest about the source of news, or not write the damn story at all Editor’s Note: What Happened to That Cover Story?March 1st, 2006 8:53 PM – Village Voice Early Wednesday morning, the Voice learned that the concluding section of this week’s cover story, “Do You Wanna Kiss Me?” by senior associate editor Nick Sylvester, contained fabricated material. In that section, Sylvester says he met at a New...

[Translate] More proof of the continued integration of America. A great process to watch unfold. ‘Old-Schoolest of Collectors’Grandmaster Flash and the Smithsonian’s new hip-hop collection by Austin Kelley – Village VoiceMarch 3rd, 2006 3:53 PM DJs, like curators, are collectors, so when Grandmaster Flash and other hip-hop luminaries met up with some officials from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History the other day, there was some serious collecting to discuss. To begin with, museum director...

[Translate] This happened because the most decorated movies were not box office blockbusters. Even King Kong failed to break records, but I attribute that to it’s December start. Oscars Ratings Drop 10 Percent From 2005Associated Press – Mar 06, 08:22 ABC is in for a “Crash” landing in the Oscar ratings. The Academy Awards were down 10 percent from last year’s ceremony, based on preliminary Nielsen Media Research ratings from the nation’s 55 biggest markets. If the full national ratings follow suit...

[Translate] John McWhorter, the African American author and for a time a drinking friend of mine, and who gained some measure of fame after the publication of his book “Losing The Race” — which slammed black culture as being education unfriendly — once bet me $100 that Latinos were ahead of Blacks in higher rates of education and lower rates of poverty. Well, here’s more proof that he’s wrong and still owes me $100. Report: Hispanics lagging in education By Haya El Nasser, USA TODAY Getting the...

[Translate] WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearing a diploma, most college students cannot handle many complex but common tasks, from understanding credit card offers to comparing the cost per ounce of food. Those are the sobering findings of a study of literacy on college campuses, the first to target the skills of students as they approach the start of their careers. More than 50% of students at four-year schools and more than 75% at two-year colleges lacked the skills to perform complex literacy tasks. That means they could not interpret...

[Translate] From AP. Read this carefully as a window toward understanding how blacks think. WASHINGTON (AP) — Blacks are more likely than whites to commemorate Martin Luther King’s birthday, an AP-Ipsos poll found. They’re also more inclined to harbor doubts about progress toward his dream of racial equality. Three-fourths of Americans say there has been significant progress toward equality, but only 66% of blacks felt that way. Racial integration has swept across much of American life, and blacks have gained economic...

[Translate] From The Seattle Post – Intelligencer By DANNY O’NEILP-I REPORTER Shaun Alexander returned to the Seattle area Sunday night, and he’s not headed anywhere else for the foreseeable future. At least not in terms of his football future. Alexander has agreed to re-sign with the Seattle Seahawks, agreeing to an eight-year contract worth $62 million. In terms of total money in the contract, it is the largest ever signed by a running back; $15 million is to be paid in the first year. Agent Jim Steiner gave the...

[Translate] “Crash” — Paul Haggis’ wonderful film about race relations in LA — took home the “Best Picture” award at the 78th Annual Academy Awards, upsetting front-runner “Brokeaback Mountain” and shattering all predictions boards, including mine. In part because of this outcome, I scored 20 of 24 correct, missing on “Best Picture”, “Cinematography”, “Documentary Short”, and “Animated Short.” But in two of those categories, I picked...