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Frost/Nixon: in review
12.21.08
If you are too young to know which came first, Deep Throat or “Deep Throat,” now is a good time to wiki some history on the presidential scandal known as Watergate. These days there will certainly be plenty to read about, as infamous informer Mark “Deep Throat” Felt has passed away just days before Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon sees its nationwide theatrical release on December 25th. There have been other notable films on Richard Nixon, but Howard’s is different as it catches the man post-presidency, trying to secure his legacy against the reportage of David Friost, a rival in some ways as complex as Nixon himself. Adam Underhill reviews.
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Super Bowl XLIV Preview: Saints & Colts in Miami
02.03.10
I never thought about the double entendre of awfulness that would have fell on earth had Bret Favre beat New Orleans last week and gone on to (maybe even win?) the Super Bowl. No I'd forgotten about the cheeseheads and the humiliation that would haunt them had THEIR guy won on that damn Vikings team (I like Favre btw - CM). Was just pondering New Orleans, still Katrina repairing, rushing to their first Super Bowl ever by beating a fellow borne and bred gulf coaster... that game was a team vs an individual right? the twilight of a heavyweight? the phoenix-like rise of a city? or did I get confused? Well Adam Underhill, long time Green Bay fan didn't miss anything. Here's his preview for Super Sunday, 'tween the Saints and oh yeah, the Colts. And speaking of drama, keep an eye on Colts receiver Pierre Garçon, the Haitian descent player who played with incredible gusto in the AFC championship. Prediction? Well read on...
Momentum
01.08.10
It's been a long time since we talked football (talk about momentum, not that we haven't been watching). Most of my teams have gotten knocked out by now - the Giants first of all, the Falcons, the Bills ...ah well this always happens with them, lately, but it doesn't have to, I mean welcome back Jets, but that can only last a week, 'cause who knows, what evil, lurks in the head of Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis who may rouse his team from somnambulism for a rematch of last week (it didn't as I write this, sorry Cincy and Ochocinco - change the name back, get the mojo back, if it helps). It's wild card week from Adam Underhill (who must of got a Beatles Rock Band for Xmas...see last page). Art by Danny Jock. -CM
Threading the Needle: Deconstructing NFL Uniforms
09.13.09
With the scent of fresh pigskin fresh and heavy in the air, our attention shifts slightly from the art of working the clock while clinging to a 34-31 lead, or an agonizing dropped pass in the end zone, to that subtle, ever-present force, yet so often overlooked in terms of team superiority. That's right, it's the uniforms. And while Adam Underhill may have a different cultural definition for "Cleveland Browns" than I, he possesses a unique zeal and sharp, critical eye for such topics. He opines—no, he decrees—exhaustively on The State of the Uniform for each of the 32 professional football teams. Art by Danny Jock.
Herr Bud
07.18.09
Bud Selig: a man often vilified among the ranks of baseball fans and sports writers alike, a man whose judgement and quiddities often flew in the face of baseball purists, a man who made many changes to the game to keep it up with the times, for better or for worse, but usually for better. Although he will probably be best known as the commish who reigned during the ugly times of steroid scandals, Selig's positive contributions to the game must be (reluctantly) acknowledged, as Adam Underhill does here.
Draft-Brewed Goodness: A Look Back, and A Look Ahead
06.26.09
Woke up to two emails this morning. First, Danny Jock, responding to the news of Michael Jackson’s death. “I heard. I was in a diner. Where were you when the king of pop died? I immediately said, they should reshoot the video THRILLER now with him. An old lady said, you shouldn't make fun of the dead. I said yeah? They could put you in the video?” Which I have to say after all the hullabaloo yesterday, which was a big deal (and ABC’s going on and on about Farrah Fawcett’s hair, which wasn’t, her hair that is) was a refreshing let’s move on kind of moment. Then in kind, Adam Underhill's NBA draft piece came in, which reminds us that something else happened yesterday besides two icons dying - some were being born, or at least just suddenly becoming rich. Art of course by Danny Jock.
Superbowl XLIII Preview: The Cards in Tampa?
01.29.09
Adam Underhill is waiting till after the Super Bowl to put a lid on 2008 and start singing "Auld Lang Syne." But who will the corks be popping for - Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and the historically lamentable Cardinals? or will the Steelers be celebrating their 6th title? With a win or not on Sunday, the Cards have shown an atypical full deck this season.
Detroit Schlock City
09.20.08
We still have a ways to go till Thanksgiving. That's the day the Detroit Lions annually offer up their gullets in ritual sacrifice to another football team for all of America, plump with turkey, to see. But after this year's awful season beginning, even cheesehead fan Adam Underhill is already saying enough is enough. Will someone please step in and save the Detroit Lions? Is it possible? The Giants came back from 0-2 to win the Superbowl last year. Maybe Fanzine's rant here will be enough of a psychic prompt to turn the tides for the motor city's beasts of burden. Uhh...yeah...
Brooklyn Nets, or Whatever
07.07.08
Some in Brooklyn are still pissed that the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. Does the NY borough deserve another chance to hold onto a major league team? (Jay-Z thinks so, and who's to argue with him?) Adam Underhill says to Brooklyn, meet your Nets, or whatever they'll be called, and Nets meet your new hood. Art by Danny Jock.
March Madness Blog: The Final Four
03.24.08
Updated March 31; check out page 6 or click here. And now there are four...#1 seeds that is. First time in NCAA history the brackets came down to four #1s, which are UNC, UCLA, Memphis and Kansas. Adam Underhill has been writing the scoop while watching, leading up to this preview. Art by Danny Jock.
Mississippi Dusk: Brett Favre Retires
03.08.08
Adam Underhill says sayonara to the great Packers franchise player Brett Favre, who, by virtue of his practical risk-taking, quarterback-sneaks his way around the ignominy of riding out his twilight years in the game on the pine. Instead, he bows out graciously like the champion he once was. Drawings by Danny Jock.
Is it Over Yet?: Overtime in College Football
11.27.07
Are you over it yet? College Football's overtime? Goes on a fortnight right? After two important games this past weeked went on ad infinitum (it seemed), Adam Underhill laments that these college guys can't get it together and wrap up a game like a pro. Art by Danny Jock.
NFL Preview and Notes
08.19.07
Adam Underhill armchair QB's his way through a classic Fanzine sports preview. Be warned: Underhill breaks it down in terms we can all understand, and takes no prisoners.
M.S.G.: Stop Calling it The Basketball Mecca
03.29.06
With the Nicks screwing around for yet another season as NCAA championship history is being made throughout March Madness with cinderella upsetters like George Mason knocking off one big name seed after another, Adam Underhill asks why do we still hold Madison Square Garden in such high basketball esteem?
SUPER BOWL XL: Preview from a Steely Fan
01.30.06
Adam Underhill looks back in reverie on the Steelers' past Super success and predicts that Jerome Bettis will come home to Detroit to go out in style. That is if he doesn't fumble again. Photos by Dave Fulmer