#christoph kramer icons

[elishamanning]

chrikra did a blind ranking of footballers and they opened with bellingham and chrikra ranked him as 5 with no hesitation

[footballandfiasco]

for your consideration:

fülle - lücke der nation, went to the world cup without being in any previous line ups, scores 2 goals at the world cup (as many as lewandowski has in total), is the reason we even had hope to survive the group stage, tragic end (but still hope for the future?)

chrikra - went to the wc & never got to play until the finals, only because khedira was hurt, got knocked out in minute 17 & had to ask people if he was really playing a wc final, is wc champion, german sport tv icon

[teamthunderdome]

ROUND 1 RESULTS

For those of you just joining us...

The TEAM THUNDERDOME is a tumblr bracket in which teams of 3 or 4, both iconic and obscure, duke it out in deathmatches voted on by you, the viewer at home.

64

teams ENTERED the event, divided equally into 4 quarters.

32

teams remain.

These are their stories.

QUARTER 1

FIGHT #1 - [W] Team FANBOY (Fanboy, Chum Chum, Kyle) VS [L] Team WINCHESTER (Sam, Dean, Castiel, Crowley)

FIGHT #2 - [L] Team GONDOR (Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf) VS [W] Team TRIFORCE (Link, Zelda, Groose)

FIGHT #3 - [L] Team DEKU (Izuku, Ochaco, Shouto, Tsuyu) VS [W] Team RHYTHM THIEF (Raphael, Fondue, Marie, Charlie)

FIGHT #4 - [W] Team SHREK (Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots) VS [L] Team HOMESTUCK (John, Rose, Dave, Jade)

FIGHT #5 - [L] Team TARDIS (The Doctor, Amy, Rory, River) VS [W] Team KRUSTY KRAB (SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs)

FIGHT #6 - [W] Team INCONCEIVABLE (Inigo, Fezzik, Vizzini) VS [L] Team ROTTEN (Robbie, Tobby, Bobby, Flobby)

FIGHT #7 - [L] Team UMIZOOMI (Milli, Geo, Bot) VS [W] Team OOO (Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, BMO)

FIGHT #8 - [W] Team LOONEY (Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Michael) VS [L] Team STAR WARS (Luke, Han, Leia, Chewbacca)

QUARTER 2

FIGHT #1 - [W] Team JIGSAW (Kramer, Young, Hoffman, Gordon) VS [L] Team MUSKETEERS (Athos, Porthos, Aramis, D'Artagnan)

FIGHT #2 - [W] Team ELITE BEAT (Spin, J, Chieftain, Starr) VS [L] Team 1908 THOMAS FLYER (Schuster, Roberts, Hansen, MacAdam)

FIGHT #3 - [W] Team FORTRESS (Heavy, Medic, Engineer, Soldier) VS [L] Team BIONIS (Shulk, Reyn, Dunban, Sharla)

FIGHT #4 - [L] Team COOL RUNNINGS (Derice, Sanka, Junior, Yul) VS [W] Team SCIENCE (Gordon, Bubby, Tommy, Dr. Coomer)

FIGHT #5 - [L] Team AIONIOS (Noah, Lanz, Eunie, Riku) VS [W] Team MARIO (Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi)

FIGHT #6 - [W] Team GHOSTS (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde) VS [L] Team NARUTO (Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura)

FIGHT #7 - [W] Team SONIC (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles) VS [L] Team METROCITY (Megamind, Roxanne, Minion, Metro Man)

FIGHT #8 - [W] Team PERSONA (Makoto, Kotone, Yu, Ren) VS [L] Team DOODLEBOPS (Deedee, Rooney, Moe)

QUARTER 3

FIGHT #1 - [W] Team LAYTON (Layton, Luke, Emmy) VS [L] Team KRISPIES (Snap, Crackle, Pop)

FIGHT #2 - [L] Team SMILING FRIENDS (Pim, Charlie, Alan, Glep) VS [W] Team RWBY (Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang)

FIGHT #3 - [W] Team MYSTERY INC (Fred, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne) VS [L] Team WIGGLES (Jeff, Anthony, Murray, Greg)

FIGHT #4 - [L] Team GARFIELD (Garfield, Jon, Odie, Liz) VS [W] Team WRIGHT (Phoenix, Apollo, Athena, Trucy)

FIGHT #5 - [L] Team OF LIGHT (Harker, Seward, Morris, Van Helsing) VS [W] Team WONDER PETS (Linny, Tuck, Ming Ming)

FIGHT #6 - [L] Team BAKUGO (Bakugo, Mina, Denki, Eijirou) VS [W] Team BEATLES (John, Paul, George, Ringo)

FIGHT #7 - [L] Team PUYO PUYO (Ringo, Arle, Amitie, Lemres) VS [W] Team WOOHP (Sam, Alex, Clover)

FIGHT #8 - [W] Team PILLAR MEN (Santana, Wham, ACDC, Kars) VS [L] Team HERCULES (Hercules, Iolaus, Salmoneus, Autolycus)

QUARTER 4

FIGHT #1 - [W] Team ROCKMAN (Rock, Roll, Blues, Bass) VS [L] Team ASKR (Alfonse, Anna, Sharena)

FIGHT #2 - [L] Team VOCALOID (Miku, Len, Rin) VS [W] Team DARK (Shadow, Rouge, Omega)

FIGHT #3 - [W] Team KEYBLADE (Sora, Donald, Goofy) VS [L] Team TWILIGHT (Bella, Edward, Jacob)

FIGHT #4 - [L] Team SHERLOCK (Sherlock, John, Mycroft) VS [W] Team MASH (Hawkeye, BJ, Charles)

FIGHT #5 - [L] Team GRYFFINDOR (Harry, Ron, Hermione) VS [W] Team CHANNEL 5 (Ulala, Space Michael, Jaguar, Pudding)

FIGHT #6 - [W] Team POWERPUFF (Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles) VS [L] Team AVALANCHE (Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, Aerith)

FIGHT #7 - [W] Team AEGIS (Rex, Pyra, Mythra) VS [L] Team POOH (Winnie the, Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin)

FIGHT #8 - [W] Team TALLY HALL (Rob, Andrew, Zubin, Joe) VS [L] Team REGULAR (Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man, Skips)

WE'LL SEE YOU IN ROUND 2!

in the meantime, while tourney officials are setting up the next round, please enjoy these HYPOTHETICAL NO-HOLDS-BARRED-(EXCEPT-FOR-THE-HOLDS-THAT-WE'VE-BEEN-BARRING-THIS-WHOLE-TIME) OFF-THE-WALL ON-THE-GROUND HEADS-UP-SEVEN-UP-(OR-I-GUESS-EIGHT-UP-(BECAUSE-THERE'S-EIGHT-OF-THEM)) CANONICALLY NON-CANON OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL SUPER DUPER ULTRA HYPER MEGA MONSTER COMBO BREAKER SMASH EXHIBITION MATCHES!

EXHIBITION MATCH - THE IDEA THAT BROUGHT ALL THIS UPON US Team DOODLEBOPS (Deedee, Rooney, Moe) VS Team WIGGLES (Jeff, Anthony, Murray, Greg)

EXHIBITION MATCH - TUMBLR, 2014 Team WINCHESTER (Sam, Dean, Castiel, Crowley) VS Team TARDIS (The Doctor, Amy, Rory, River) VS Team SHERLOCK (Sherlock, Watson, Mycroft) VS Team HOMESTUCK (John, Dave, Rose, Jade)

EXHIBITION MATCH - BATTLE OF THE REALLY LONG NAMES Team OF LIGHT (Jonathan Harker, Jack Seward, Quincey Morris, Abraham Van Helsing) VS Team 1908 THOMAS FLYER (George Schuster, Montague Roberts, Hans Hendrik Hansen, George MacAdam)

EXHIBITION MATCH - TEAMS OF TEAMS ARE OK TOO Conglomerate Team RHYTHM (Teams ELITE BEAT, CHANNEL 5, RHYTHM THIEF) VS Conglomerate Team PUZZLE (Teams LAYTON, WRIGHT, PUYO PUYO)

EXHIBITION MATCH - HONORABLE MENTIONS, PART I Team DRILLGIRL (Raven, Berrycream Frosting, Dark Shi) VS TEAM ONCE-LER (The Once-ler, The Once-ler, The Once-ler)

EXHIBITION MATCH - HONORABLE MENTIONS, PART II Team FOOTBALL (Pioneer 9, Pioneer 10, Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) VS Team FAZBEAR (Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy)

EXHIBITION MATCH - HONORABLE MENTIONS, PART III Team DELOREAN (Marty, Emmett, Clara) VS Team COUNCIL (Fauna, Kronii, Mumei, Baelz)

EXHIBITION MATCH - AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Vote on the bracket structure for Round 2!

And remember - ALL VOTES ARE FINAL! Don't even THINK about running a loser's bracket. YOU'RE NOT GETTING ONE. As always,

Good luck to all participating teams!

[thoraway125]

Every book/movie/show Sara Quin has recommended.

and some reviews at the bottom, not the ones on skq reads 

Books

Abandon Me by Melissa Febos

After the Tall Timber: Collected Nonfiction by Reneta Adler

Against Everything by Mark Grief

A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy by Dave Hickey

Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & and Clay by Michael Chaboan

A Lover’s Discourse by Roland Barthes

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 

A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

*An Education by Susan Choi

*Anything That Moves, Dana Goodyear

*Are You My Mother? By Alison Bechdel

*Artful by Ali Smith

*A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli 

Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

*A Widow for One Year by John Irving

A Zine Yearbook by Jason Kucsma

Barbarian Days Surfing Life by William Finegan

Bark by Lorrie Moore

Barney’s Version by Mortecai Richler 

Behind The Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Berlin Stories by Robert Walser

Borne by Jeff VadnerMeer

Bossy Pants by Tina Fey

Blood Horses by John Jeremiah Sullivan

By Blood by Ellen Ullman

By Grand Central Station by Elizabeth Smart

Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman

Can’t and Won’t by Lydia Davis 

Cats & Plants by Stephen Eichhorn

Changed my Mind by Zadie Smith

Cleopathra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

Colour by Icons by Never Apart

*Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney 

Death & Co by Alex Day and more

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill 

Diary of a Bad Year by J.M Coetzee

Don’t Get Too Comfortable by David Rakoff

Do What You Want by Ruby Tandoh

Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechel

Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman

Empire Of Illusion by Chris Hedges

Empty Nest End of Eddy by Edouard Louis

Epilectic by David Beauchard Essays Against Everything by Mark Grief

Essex County by Jeff Lemire

Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower

*Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon

Farther Away: Essays by Jonathan Franzen

Fear of Music by Jonathan Lethem

Feeding My Mother by Jane Arden

Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis 

*Flutter by Jennie Wood

Forty One False Starts by Janet Malcolms

Forgive Me if I’ve Told You This Before by Karelia Stetz Waters

Fosse by Sam Wasson

Fraud Essays by David Rakoff

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechel

Getting A Life: Stories by Helen Simpson

Girls in the Moon by Janet McNally

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks *Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Groomed by Jess Rona

*Habibi by Craig Thompson

Half Empty by David Rake

Helter Skelter by Curt Gentry and Vincent Bugliosi

Her Body And Other Parties by Carmen Machado

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis Benn

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II by Christopher Warwick

*H is For Hawk by Helen Macdonald

*Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I Am a Camera by John Van Druten

I Love Dick by Chris Kraus

Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morries, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton

*Independence Day by Richard Ford

Independent people by Halldor Laxness

Intimacy by Jean-Paul-Satre

I Pass Like Night by Jonathan Ames

I Want To Show You More by Jamie Quatro

Jamilti and Other Stories by Rutu Modan

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera 

*Kramers Ergot by Sammy Harkham

Krazy! By Bruce Grenville

Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner

*Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls- David Sedaris

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

*Light Years by James Salter

Likewise by Ariel Shrag

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Love Dishonor Marry Die Cherish Perish by David Rakoff

Love In Infant Monkeys by Lydia Millet

Making Nice by Matt Sumell 

Margaret Fuller: A New American Life by Megan Marshall

May We Be Forgiven by A.M Homes

Mean by Myriam Gurba

Me before You by Jojo Moyes

Monkey Grip by Helen Garner

Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit Music for Torching by A.M Homes

*My Education by Susan Choi

My Father’s Tears and Other Stories by John Updike

My Lifte in France, Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme

My Misspent Youth by Meghan Daum

Mourning Diary by Roland Barthes

My Struggle by Karl One Knausgaard

My Struggle 2 by Karl One Knausgaard

Mythologies by Roland Barthes

Nasty Woman by Heather McDaid

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill 

Nightfilm by Marisha Pessl

Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey

No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics by Justin Hall

Notes on a Foreign Country by Suzy Hansen 

Nothing to be Frightened of by Julien Barnes

On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates

Open City by Teju Cole

Opposite of Hate by Sally Kohn

*Paper Lantern: Love Stories by Stuart Dybek

Pauline Kael: A Life In The Dark by Brian Kellow

Paying For It by Chester Brown

*Pirates and Farmers by Dave Hickey

*Pitch Dark by Renata Alder

Political Fictions by Joan Didion

Polyamorous Love Song by Jacob Wren

Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood

*Provence 1970 by Luke Barr

Pulphead-Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan

*Random Family by Adrian NicoleLeBlanc

Senselessness by Horacio Castellanos Moya

She believed she could so she did by Julie ‘Hesta Prynn’ Slavin

She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya

Somebody with a Little Hammer by Mary Gaitskill

Speedboat by Renata Adler

Special Exits by Joyce Farmer

State of Wonder by Ann Patchet

Stoner by John Williams

Summertime by J.M Coetzee

Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

**Tenth of December by George Saunders

That Summer Time Sound- Matthew Specktor (sara narrates a part in the audio version)

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan

The Best American Comics 2007 by Charles Burns

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009 by David Eggers

The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan

The Children of Palomar by Gilbert Hernandez

The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal

The Birth House by Ami McKay

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera

The Dark Room by Susan Faludi

*The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem

The Doors Of Perception and Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley

The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions by Jonathan Lethem

The End of The Story by Lydia Davis 

The Essential Elle Willis by Ellen Willis

The Fight by Norman Mailer

*The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner

The Folded Clock by Heidi Julavits

The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

*The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 

The Idiot by Elif Batumam

The Informed Air by Muriel Spark

The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton M. Christensen

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

*The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster

The Irresponsible Self by James Woods

The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcom

**The Last Word: Reviving the Dying Art of Eulogy by Julia Cooper 

The Little Red Chairs by by Edna O’Brien

The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein

The Missing Piece Meets The Big O by Shel Silverstein 

The Moronic Inferno by Martin Amis

The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit

The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

The Nobody by Jeff Lemire

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon

The People in the Trees- Hanya Yanagihara

The Notebooks of Malte Laurid’s Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

The Property by Rutu Modan

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy

This life by Martin hagglund

The Sense Of An Ending by Julian Barnes

The Slow Man by J.M Coetzee

The Spirit catches you and you fall down by Anne Fadiman

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Topeka School by Ben Lerner65

The War Against Cliche by Martin Amis

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon

Things Are What You Make Of Them by Adam J. Kurtz

Thinking, Fast And Slow’ by Daniel Kahneman

*This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

To my Trans Sisters by Charlie Croggs 

Tranny by Laura Jane Grace 

True Stories by Helen Garner

Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice by Janet Malcolm 

Unless by Carol Shields

Versed by Rae Armantrout

Visiting Mrs. Nabokov by Martin Amis

Vitamin PH: New Perspectives in Photography by Rodrigo Alonso

Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M Coetzee

WACK! Art and The Feminist Revolution by Cornelia Butler

*Wake In Fright by Kenneth Cook

Wanderlust A History of Walking by Rebecca Saint

Ways of Seeing by John Berger

*We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Whatever happened to Interracial Love by Kathleen Colleens 

What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

When Things Go Missing by Kathryn Schulz

*White Girls by Hilton Als

Winter by Ali Smith

Women by Charles Bukowski

(Woman) Writer: by Joyce Carol Oates

Works of Love by Søren Kierkegaard

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

*100 Essays I don’t Have Time To Write by Sarah Ruhl

-Any works written by Renata Adler, Edward Albee, Roland Barthes, Alison Bechel, Beverly Cleary, J.M Coetzee, Susan Faludi, David Hickey, Elena Ferrante, Stephen King, John Irving, Jeff Lemire, and Lorrie Moore, and David Rakoff, Anne Rice, Donna Tartt, and John Updike

Magazines  Harper’s Lapham’s Quarterly Rolling Stones SPIN The Believer (August 2003, September 2004, November 2004, October 2008, November/December 2008, March/April 2009, June 2009) The New Yorker 

Bookstores Drawn and Quarterly in Montreal Sam Wellers Zion in salt lake LA Strand Books  Housingworks Mcleods in Vancouver Powells

Sara wrote something short in ‘do what you want’ by ruby tandoh

also wrote the preface to jess rona’s book

Movies, Documentaries, Shows, Podcasts etc

Adventures in Babysitting 

Arrested Development

*Bachelorette

Beauty is EmbarrassingBlack Power Mix Tape

*Bojack Horsemen (same artist as the Hang On music video)Broadchurch

Brothers and Sisters

Brown Girls

Bugsy Malone

Call me By Your Name

Luca Guadagnino

Cameraperson by Kirsten Johnson

 *Charlie Rose

*ChungKing Express

*Dan Savage Lovecast

***DeadWood

Drinking Buddies

Fresh Air with Terry Gross

Friday Night Lights

Full House

Game of Thrones

GarfieldGolden Girls Goonies

*Holy Motors

Home ImprovementI

nside Out

In The Loop

Lake

Legion

Little Shop of Horrors

L.O.V.E (tv series)

Madmen

Milk 2008

Moonlight

Nashville

Neon Bull

Orange Is The New BlackPhantom of The Paradise Rocky Horror Picture Show Sense8ShamelessShort Cut because 1992 Julianne Moore

Simon Killer

Sopranos Talk

RadioSpeed the Plow by David Mamet

Still Processing

Terminator 2

Terry Gross Fresh air NPR

The Bridge

The Crown

The Fall

The Fugitive

The Leftovers

The Minipops

The Thick of It

The Office (UK)

The Property Brothers

The Real Housewives of (anywhere)

The Wire

*This American Life

Tom Petty- Running Down A Dream

 Trueblood

WALL-E

War of the Worlds

War Witch

Weiner-Dog

West Wing

2Dope Queens

13 Monkeys

30 Rock

and here’s some more book reviews from Sara

Outline

by Rachel Cusk

The truth is that I struggled to pick my favorite book or writing from Rachel Cusk. All three novels in her

Outline series

are fantastic, and I’ve reread each of them first with passion and then again with a studious eye. For me there is the lonely, yet pragmatic, keen observational protagonist that appeals to me deeply. But also, a woman traveling, forever on the receiving end of looping conversation with strangers. I find her writing extremely romantic. What I’d most like to include on this list, is a piece of her writing from the

New York Times Magazine

: "Making House: Notes on Domesticity." It is a perfect piece of writing about the struggle of making a home and living it in comfortably. “Like the body itself, a home is something both looked at and lived in, a duality that in neither case I have managed to reconcile. I retain the belief that other people’s homes are real where mine is a fabrication, just as I imagine others to live inner lives less flawed than my own.

 ”

Fire Sermon

by Jamie Quatro 

Jamie Quatro’s novel about devotion, longing, lust and god was impossible to put down. I read it in one giant gulp. While male writers are given ample opportunity to write about these ideas, it still feels rare and thrilling when women do.

 Sing, Unburied, Sing

by Jesmyn Ward

Everything Jesmyn Ward has written has haunted me afterward. Unblinking, brutal, heartbreaking stories. Her writing feels both modern and like something from a masterpiece that every student is meant to read in high school or college. 

The Topeka School

by Ben Lerner

I love a hook, a melody that on first listen gives you goosebumps, or makes your stomach lurch up to your throat. Sometimes I hear one and I think, “that is a smash,” and then settle in to envy that I didn’t write the song myself. That was the feeling I had reading

I couldn’t help but compare our memoir because both books center adolescence and high school at their core. While Ben writes dazzlingly about masculinity and violence and the bubbling rage of teenage boys, I thought about the way we wrote about the paralysis and fear of being a queer girl in that same kind of world. While his boys turn their rage outward, we focused our violence inward, on the most tender parts of ourselves. Ben’s writing opens a door to understanding something about my own experience of those adolescent years. He sheds light on the parents and teachers whose complicated lives indelibly haunt our own, in ways we don’t realize until we become adults. It seems much of our public conversation revolves around what to do about and with men,

The Topeka School is a thrilling response. All of that to say, I think Ben’s book is a smash. 

JUNE 3, 2009 1. The Flamethrowers by Rachel KushnerI was so captivated there was no choice but to finish it entirely in one long stretch of days. Passages so beautiful that I found myself re-reading them over and over again in amazement. I think it was in the Harpers Magazine review that they called it feminist and sexy. It’s true. An entirely fresh and inspiring heroine. 2. Light Years by James SalterSo many tears; on the tarmac, on the subway, tucked in my bus bunk. I will cherish this book forever. It is 40 years old and that made the discovery so much more powerful. It’s also a good reminder that I am sentimental and a romantic no matter how hard I try to resist those urges. I’ll cozy up with my tears any day, you can’t shame me! 3. Tenth of December by George SaundersThere aren’t very many writers with a body of work I love so completely.  But, I think this is my absolute favourite. I have total admiration/awe for a mind this strange and wonderful

[leroyasane]

also christoph kramer is a real legend. he’s referenced in every single world cup game for when there have been/are head injuries. name a more iconic person.

[kusheenmagazine-blog]

BLM x EDM: A Moment to Appreciate Black Artists in Electronic Music

By Diana Lustig and Isiah Kurz, Kusheen Magazine

Only half-way in and 2020 is already turning out to be a mindfuck of a year. COVID-19 all but eliminated live music. The economy tanked all but a few essential industries. And systemic racism came to a head with the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others. Yeah, 2020 has been a shit year by all counts.

But despite all of this, I am working hard — desperately hard — to find some hope. Even with the coronavirus shuttering venues and festivals, thousands of incredible artists provide livestreams to keep our spirits up. Even though the economy took a nosedive, it was funny to note that booze and cannabis are deemed “essential.” And even in the face of tyranny and police brutality, we have seen an entire globe rise up in stern rebuke calling for justice and equality.

Yes, 2020 is a hellstorm. But as they say: the mind is its own place, and in itself can make a hell of heaven.

In that same spirit, Kusheen wants to take a moment to appreciate and celebrate a few of the black artists that have contributed to EDM culture, while acknowledging the rich history of gay and black culture that has brought the electronic music scene to where it is today. 

Honey Dijon

Honey Dijon is a mixologist extraordinaire—and I’m not talking about cocktails. It takes an adept DJ to blend Detroit house, Chicago jack and Euro electro into something as sweet and savor as a Honey Dijon mix.

Born Honey Redmond, Honey Dijon grew up in the south side of Chicago where she was mentored by such influential names as Derrick Carter, Mark Farina and Greenskeepers. Honey Dijon has since moved out of Chicago to split her time between New York and Berlin, Germany — sharing the best beats across the Atlantic and back.

“For me, house music has never just been about DJing and fashion has never been about clothing,” she says. “It’s always been about the possibility of a more beautiful life.”

Beyond her career as a DJ/Producer and fashion icon, Honey Dijon is also an activist advocate for trans rights and awareness, speaking from her own experience as a black trans woman in the dance music scene.

“The DJ world is still a boy’s club in a lot of ways,” Honey Dijon told the New York Times in 2013. “I’ve always wanted my talent to speak for itself. I didn’t want ‘black’ or ‘trans’ or any of it to speak for me. Now I am beginning to realize the importance of it because there is really hardly any visibility for black trans women.”

Green Velvet

Curtis Jones has gone by many names over the years: Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Half Pint, Curan Stone, Gino Vittori — and of course, Green Velvet.

Green Velvet is one of my favorite go-to artists. His sound is perfect for a house party with friends, sweating at the gym or driving too fast. He’s also an electro heavyweight who has put his time into the scene.

Way back when, Jones left a master’s degree in chemical engineering to focus entirely on a career in music. And while I’m not sure about his chemical engineering, I do know he has a talent for engineering music with a unique sound; from the punk-inspired track “Whatever” to the jocular song “Flash,” Green Velvet is always pushing creative tunes with creative lyrics.

12th Planet

Straight out of Los Angeles, John Christopher Dadzie (aka 12th Planet and Infiltrata) is an American dubstep producer who has collaborated with some of the biggest names in EDM, including Skream, Russo, Kill the Noise, Diplo, Datsik, Doctor P, and Skrillex. 12th Planet is so influential that some music critics credit him as one of the first ambassadors of dubstep in the United States. Rolling Stone even named him the “Los Angeles dubstep god.” And that he is. Thriving in the underground scene of Los Angeles where he, along with his label SMOG Records, have brought the British dubstep movement stateside. 

If you’ve been to a big ticket festival like Coachella, Lollapalooza, EDC, Hard or Ultra, you’ve almost certainly seen him on the lineup — if not at one of his sets.

Carl Cox

Carl Cox is a legend if there ever was one. This British house and techno producer got his start at 15 working as a mobile DJ. Within a short time he was already well known for his uncommon talent of three-deck mixing.

Even when the music scene shifted over the years, Cox retained his techno sound, continuing to refine it and revive it in his own way. "Techno drives home somewhere," Carl Cox says. "It takes you to an element of surprise, not knowing where you're going. It's scary but wonderful at the same time."

After spending almost 40 years in the scene, Cox is still at it with an Ibiza residency and his own record label.

DJ Sliink

DJ Sliink is well-known in the Jersey club scene, a style of electronic music he describes as “this unique club music that’s for the inner city. I would describe it as clever, with vocal chops with a half beat, breaks from Baltimore, and crazy kicks.” Through Jersey club, Sliink met Skrillex who he collaborated with, even joining Skrillex’s label, OWSLA. But the collabs don’t stop there, check out Sliink collabing with Flosstradamus, Wale, Fetty Wap and Alexandar Smash, soundtracking Paris runway shows and spinning in London, Paris, Milan and Oslo. 

If his high-energy blend of trap and hip-hop wasn’t hyphy enough, DJ Sliink takes his position in the scene one step further by being vocal about the lack of representation in the electronic music scene, calling on Spotify’s curator, Austin Kramer, to add more black artists to curated playlists and speaking out about racial inequality this week with Billboard. 

Lotic

Lotic (J’Kerian Morgan) is another producer shaking up the scene — but this time, in Berlin. The Texas-born electronic artist is known for such tracks as “Hunted,” “Buy a Print,” and “Heterocetera.”

Lotic admits never really vibing with American culture, so after completing a degree in electronic music production at University of Texas, they moved to Berlin to find like-minded artists. But, as is the case with most visionaries, Lotic started bucking the normal club sound to create something more personal, vulnerable and new; especially as it relates to their identity as trans and black.

“Anything I’m afraid of I’m putting it on the record,” Lotic said in an interview with The Fader. “I did a lot of crazy emotional work in the process of writing.”

Visibility Matters

We’ve undoubtedly missed some of your favorite artists and failed to mention a number of amazing producers. Which is why we encourage you to let us know your favorite artists via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. We’ll add your recommendations to our Kusheen playlist.

Finally, remember that the fight for black rights and against police brutality is ongoing. Use whatever means are in your power to combat white supremacy including (but not limited to) protesting, social media, calling your local politicians, voting, donating, supporting black-owned businesses, educating yourself, and of course — using the power of music to change hearts and mind.

Black Lives Matter. Black Dreams Matter. Black Visibility Matters.

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"it’s okay leon can go and make some soup with chrikra and thomas while germany lose to japan" can you explain please

back in 2020 during an international break after thomas müller had been dropped from the national team, he did a livestream of him making soup with a chef. at one point he mentioned that he had texted with christoph kramer the day before and that chris had said he’d be watching along, so thomas gave “his former world cup colleague” chrikra a shoutout and said that he hoped it was going well.

and then like three hours after they did that stream germany suffered the biggest defeat of jogi löw’s tenure by losing 0-6 to spain lmao

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New from Kevin Wozniak on Kevflix: What’s Streaming This Month? – September

Here are my picks for the movies coming to Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Criterion Channel, and HBOMax in September.  This month offers up many unique choices, from original films to Hollywood classics.

          NETFLIX

Full list of everything coming to Netflix in September can be found here.

  THE BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY (Robert Zemeckis, 1984/1989/1990)

A trilogy that is full of life, fun, and originality.

  THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME (Antonio Campo, 2020)

An all-star cast of Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Riley Keough, Sebastian Stan, Mia Wasikowska, Bill Skarsgård, and Jason Clarke lead Antonio Campos’ thriller about corruption and brutality in a postwar backwoods town.

  GREASE (Randal Kleiser, 1978)

A musical classic.

  I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (Charlie Kaufman, 2020)

The latest directorial effort from the great Charlie Kaufman looks like a haunting mind-bender.

  MAGIC MIKE (Steven Soderbergh, 2012)

One of Steven Soderbergh’s best features a scene-stealing performance from Matthew McConaughey.

  NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE (Joel Gallen, 2001)

This comedy satire of teen romcoms is still hilarious and has aged quite well.

  RATCHED (Evan Romansky, Ryan Murphy, 2020)

I don’t usually post about shows on here, but a prequel series looking at One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest villain Nurse Ratched starring Sarah Paulson in the titular role sounds too good to ignore.

  THE SOCIAL DILEMMA (Jeff Orlowski, 2020)

I heard good buzz about this documentary out of Sundance 2020, as it looks at the power of social media and the effect it can have on the world

  WILDLIFE (Paul Dano, 2018)

Paul Dano’s directorial debut is a quiet and powerful look at a crumbling family in the 1950’s.

    PRIME VIDEO

Full list of everything coming to Prime Video in September can be found here.

    THE BIRDCAGE (Mike Nichols, 1996)

Robin Williams and Nathan Lane are marvelous in this Mike Nichols comedy.

  CASINO ROYALE (Martin Campbell, 2006)

The film that introduced Daniel Craig into the Bond franchise is also the best Bond film ever made.

  GEMINI MAN (Ang Lee, 2019)

Will Smith plays an assassin who is being hunted by a clone of his younger self in Ang Lee’s technical marvel.

  THE GRADUATE (Mike Nichols, 1967)

One of the greatest films ever made.

  JUDY (Rupert Goold, 2019)

Renee Zellweger won her second Oscar for pitch-perfect portrayal of Hollywood icon Judy Garland.

  KRAMER VS KRAMER (Robert Benton, 1979)

This Best Picture family drama features stellar work from Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep.

  PATRIOT’S DAY (Peter Berg, 2016)

Peter Berg’s harrowing account of the Boston Marathon bombing.

  HULU

Full list of everything coming to Hulu in September can be found here.

    ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (Oliver Stone, 1999)

Olive Stone’s aggressive, chaotic look at professional football.

  BABYTEETH (Shannon Murphy, 2020)

An emotional relationship drama with Ben Mendolsohn and Essie Davis giving two of my favorite performances of 2020.

  HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE/HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPE GUANTANAMO BAY (Danny Leiner, 2004/Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, 2008)

Two-thirds of a classic stoner trilogy.

  HOOSIERS (David Anspaugh, 1986)

One of the greatest sports movies ever made.

  THE LAST BOY SCOUT (Tony Scott, 1991)

It’s directed by Tony Scott, written by Shane Black, and stars Bruce Willis.  We could call this the “90’s Trifecta”.

  PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (Tim Burton, 1985)

Tim Burton’s debut film is utterly insane, yet absolutely brilliant

  PRISONERS (Denis Villeneuve, 2013)

Denis Villeneuve���s best film to date is a dark, disturbing crime thriller featuring incredible work from Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and cinematographer Roger Deakins.

  THE TERMINATOR (James Cameron, 1984)

One of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made.

  THE TWILIGHT SAGA (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008/Chris Weitz, 2009/David Slade, 2010/Bill Condon, 2011/Bill Condon, 2012)

I’ve only seen one of these (I think New Moon?), but want to give them a whirl at some point.  Maybe now is the time?

    DISNEY+

Full list of everything coming to Disney+ in September can be found here.

    BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (Gurinder Chadha, 2003)

A rousing, inspiring indie sports film.

  CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (Marc Forster, 2018)

A somber, sweet look at Winnie the Pooh and the 100 Acre Woods gang.

  D2: THE MIGHT DUCKS/D3 (Sam Weisman, 1994/Robert Lieberman, 1996)

D2 is the best of the trilogy, but D3 is pretty good and bit underrated.

  MULAN (Niki Caro, 2020)

You have to pay $30 to see this one, but I have a feeling Disney’s latest live-action feature is going to be worth is.

  NEVER BEEN KISSED (Raja Gosnell, 1999)

A classic 90’s rom-com featuring a delightful Drew Barrymore.

  THE WOLVERINE (James Mangold, 2013)

One of the best X-Men films and the BEST Wolverine movie (hot take).

    CRITERION CHANNEL

Full list of everything coming to Criterion Channel in September can be found here.

*The Criterion Channel does things a little differently than every other streaming service.  The Criterion Channel, a wonderful streaming service that focuses on independent, foreign, and under-appreciates movies, doesn’t just throw a bunch of random movies to stream.  They get more creative by having categories like “DOUBLE FEATURES” or “FILMS FROM…”, giving us curated lists of films that somehow blend together or feature a specific artist.*

    BOYHOOD (Richard Linklater, 2014)

Richard Linklater’s ambitious twelve-year project is one of the finest film accomplishments of the last decade.

  THE LOVELESS (Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery, 1981)

Kathryn Bigelow’s debut is one I have been dying to see and one I am going to check out as soon as it is available.

  THE COMPLETE FILMS OF AGNES VARDA

Agnes Varda was a true artist and Criterion has put all of her work into one comprehensive collection which features all of her feature length films as well as her short films.

  SATURDAY MATINEE

DUCK SOUP (Leo McCarey, 1933)

My favorite Marx Brothers film and one of the greatest comedies ever made.

  SATURDAY MATINEE

CHARLOTTE’S WEB (Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamoto, 1973)

A beautiful animated film based on the classic book.

    THREE BY ROBERT GREENE

Three provocative films from a master documentarian.

Actress (2014)

Kate Plays Christine (2016)

Bisbee ’17 (2018)

  DIRECTED BY ALBERT BROOKS

Albert Brooks is one of the greatest comedic minds we’ve ever had.  This block of films looks at his genius behind the camera.

Real Life (1979)

Modern Romance (1981)

Lost in America (1985)

Defending Your Life (1991)

Mother (1996)

  DOUBLE FEATURE: TEARS OF THE CLOWN

LENNY (Bob Fosse, 1974)

JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING (Richard Pryor, 1986)

Two unflinching films delve into the self-destructive dark sides of a pair of comedy legends. Lenny features Dustin Hoffman in a jagged portrait of Lenny Bruce.  In Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling, Richard Pryor draws on his own personal demons in the only narrative feature written and directed by the comedy legend.

  BY THE BOOK

A slew of films based on legendary books, from Great Expectations to The Hours and many, many more.

The Count of Monte Cristo (Rowland V. Lee, 1934)

The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935)

La bête humaine (Jean Renoir, 1938)

Of Mice and Men (Lewis Milestone, 1939)

Great Expectations (David Lean, 1946)

The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946)

Anna Karenina (Julien Duvivier, 1948)

Oliver Twist (David Lean, 1948)

The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949)

The Passionate Friends (David Lean, 1949)

The Idiot (Akira Kurosawa, 1951)

The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952)

Robinson Crusoe (Luis Buñuel, 1954)

Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954)

Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955)

Aparajito (Satyajit Ray, 1956)

The Burmese Harp (Kon Ichikawa, 1956)

Apur Sansar (Satyajit Ray, 1959)

The Cloud-Capped Star (Ritwik Ghatak, 1960)

Purple Noon (René Clément, 1960)

Zazie dans le métro (Louis Malle, 1960)

Divorce Italian Style (Pietro Germi, 1961)

Lord of the Flies (Peter Brook, 1963)

Tom Jones (Tony Richardson, 1963)

Charulata (Satyajit Ray, 1964)

Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964)

Closely Watched Trains (Jirí Menzel, 1966)

War and Peace (Sergei Bondarchuk, 1966)

Memories of Underdevelopment (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1968)

The Angel Levine (Ján Kadár, 1970)

Dodes’ka-den (Akira Kurosawa, 1970)

The Phantom Tollbooth (Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, and Dave Monahan, 1970)

The Little Prince (Stanley Donen, 1974)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975)

The American Friend (Wim Wenders, 1977)

The Ascent (Larisa Shepitko, 1977)

The Getting Of Wisdom (Bruce Beresford, 1977)

Empire of Passion (Nagisa Oshima, 1978)

Watership Down (Martin Rosen, 1978)

My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979)

Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)

The Tin Drum (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979)

Wise Blood (John Huston, 1979)

You Are Not I (Sara Driver, 1981)

Under the Volcano (John Huston, 1984)

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Paul Schrader, 1985)

My Life as a Dog (Lasse Hallström, 1985)

Betty Blue (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1986)

An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion, 1990)

The Comfort of Strangers (Paul Schrader, 1990)

Europa Europa (Agnieszka Holland, 1990)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Volker Schlöndorff, 1990)

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (Peter Kosminsky, 1992)

The Castle (Michael Haneke, 1997)

The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)

The Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola, 1999)

The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke, 2001)

The Hours (Stephen Daldry, 2002)

Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone, 2008)

Almayer’s Folly (Chantal Akerman, 2011)

45 Years (Andrew Haigh, 2015)

Certain Women (Kelly Reichardt, 2016)

Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)

    HBOMAX

Full list of everything coming to HBOMax in August can be found here.

  CLERKS (Kevin Smith, 1994)

Kevin Smith’s indie sensation is a masterclass in microbudget cinema.

  THE CONVERSATION (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)

In-between The Godfather and The Godfather II, Francis Ford Coppola made this Palme d’Or winning thriller about a surveillance expert (a brilliant Gene Hackman) who has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

  THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (David Fincher, 2008)

David Fincher’s gorgeous film about a man who ages backwards.

  DOG DAY AFTERNOON (Sidney Lumet, 1975)

Sidney Lumet’s best film features masterful work from Al Pacino and John Cazzalle.

  THE INVISIBLE MAN (Leigh Whannel, 2020)

Elisabeth Moss gives one of the best performances of 2020 in Leigh Whannel’s chilling remake of the Universal classic.

  JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991)

Oliver Stone’s brilliant account of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the conspiracy behind it.

  JUST MERCY (Destin Daniel Cretton, 2019)

An inspiring film with excellent performances from Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx.

  MIDNIGHT RUN (Martin Brest, 1988)

This crime-buddy-road movie is an absolute blast and features one of Robert De Niro’s most underrated performances.

  POINT BREAK (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)

Kathryn Bigelow’s surfing-cop thriller is one of the best action movies of the 90’s.

  SNAKES ON A PLANE (David R. Ellis, 2006)

An iconic B-movie featuring a truly great Samuel L. Jackson performance.

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This Week in NFL History: March 5th through March 11th

Relive and recapture iconic moments. Discover that you or a loved one share a birthday with a football legend. Recall an anniversary of an event that forever changed the landscape of the NFL and had a profound impact on your life. It’s all here in This Week in NFL History.

This Week in NFL History is a weekly article that will look back at some of the most memorable events that have occurred during this week historically in professional football. Each nugget is a tidbit of information that is connected to the NFL through history.

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NFL Combine: Five players that have something to prove

Daily Dime: League boosts salary cap; NFL considers officiating changes

This Week in NFL History: February 26th – March 4th

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2017 NFL Draft: Five first-round sleepers

Trivia Blitz: See if you have what it takes to get them all right in Friday’s “Who am I” quiz.

This Week in NFL History

March 5

1938:  Wide receiver Fred “The Hammer” Williamson (Steelers: 1960, Raiders: 1961-64, Chiefs, 1965-57) born in Gary, Indiana 1946:  Running back Robert “Rocky” Bleier (Steelers: 1968, 1970-80) born in Appleton, Wisconsin 1960:  Hall of Fame offensive lineman Mike Munchak (Oilers: 1982-93) born in Scranton, Pennsylvania 1961:  Tight end Ezekiel “Zeke” Mowatt (Giants: 1983-89, Patriots: 1990, Giants: 1991) 1966:  Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin (Cowboys: 1988-99) born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1968:  Linebacker Roman Phifer (Rams: 1991-98, Jets: 1999-2000, Patriots: 2001-04, Giants: 2005) born in Plattsburgh, New York 1978:  Offensive lineman Andre Gurode (Cowboys: 2002-10, Ravens: 2011, Bears: 2012, Raiders: 2013) born in Houston, Texas 1987:  Linebacker Frank Zombo (Packers: 2010-12, Chiefs: 2013-present) born in Sterling Heights, Michigan

March 6

1933:  Offensive lineman/defensive end John Gonzaga (49ers: 1956-59, Cowboys: 1960, Lions: 1961-65, Broncos: 1966) born in Martinez, California (d. 2007) 1945:  Tight end Robert “Bob” Trumpy (Bengals: 1968-77) born in Springfield, Illinois 1959:  Running back Steve Jones (Bills: 1973-74, Cardinals: 1974-78) born in Sanford, North Carolina 1969:  Tight end Bert Deems May (Chargers: 1992-96, Seahawks: 1997-99) born in Lexington, North Carolina 1970:  Offensive lineman Robbie Tobeck (Falcons: 1993-99, Seahawks: 2000-06) born in Lake Wales, Florida 1972:  Running back Jamal Anderson (Falcons: 1994-2001) born in Newark, New Jersey 1978:  Quarterback Sage Rosenfels (Redskins: 2001, Dolphins: 2002-05, Texans: 2006-08, Vikings: 2009, Giants: 2010-11, Dolphins: 2011, Vikings: 2011-12) born in Maquoketa, Iowa 1983:  Safety Michael Huff (Raiders: 2006-12, Ravens: 2013, Broncos: 2013) born in Irving, Texas

March 7

1950:  Hall of Fame fullback Franco Harris (Steelers: 1972-83, Seahawks: 1984) born in Fort Dix, New Jersey 1952:  Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann (Steelers: 1974-82) born in Alcoa, Tennessee 1955:  Quarterback Thomas “Tommy” Kramer (Vikings: 1977-89, Saints: 1990) born in San Antonio, Texas 1965:  Wide receiver Willie “Flipper” Anderson (Rams: 1988-94, Colts: 1995, Redskins: 1996, Broncos: 1997) born in Paulsboro, New Jersey 1965:  Quarterback Stephen “Steve” Beuerlein (Raiders: 1987-90, Cowboys: 1991-92, Cardinals: 1993-94, Jaguars: 1995, Panthers: 1996-2000, Broncos: 2001-03) born in Hollywood, California 1966:  Punter Jeffrey “Jeff” Feagles (Patriots: 1988-89, Eagles: 1990-93, Cardinals: 1994-97, Seahawks: 1998-2002, Giants: 2003-09) born in Anaheim, California 1968:  Wide receiver Richard “Ricky” Proehl (Cardinals: 1990-94, Seahawks: 1995-96, Bears: 1997, Rams: 1998-2002, Panthers: 2003-05, Colts: 2006) born in The Bronx, New York 1969:  Fullback Samuel “Sam” Gash (Patriots: 1992-97, Bills: 1998-99, Ravens: 2000-02, Bills: 2003) born in Hendersonville, North Carolina 2016:  Quarterback Peyton Manning (Colts: 1998-2011, Broncos: 2012-15) announces his retirement

March 8

1962:  Safety Shaun Gayle (Bears: 1984-94, Chargers: 1995) born in Newport News, Virginia 1962:  Defensive end William Fuller (USFL Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars: 1984-85, Oilers: 1986-93, Eagles: 1994-96, Chargers: 1997-98) born in Norfolk, Virginia 1970:  Kicker Jason Elam (Broncos: 1993-2007, Falcons: 2008-09) born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida 1976:  Wide receiver Hines Ward (Steelers: 1998-2011) born in Seoul, South Korea 1983:  Defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka (Giants: 2006-14) born in Indianapolis, Indiana 1993:  Linebacker Aaron Lynch (49ers: 2014-present) in Cleveland, Ohio 1998:  Hall of Fame linebacker Raymond “Ray” Nitschke (Packers: 1958-72) dies at age 61 in Venice, Florida (b. 1936)

March 9

1963:  Quarterback Sean Salisbury (Colts: 1987, CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 1988-89, Vikings 1990-94, Chargers: 1996) born in Long Beach, California 1965:  Linebacker Brian “The Boz” Bosworth (Seahawks: 1987-89) born in Memphis, Tennessee 1980:  Safety Christopher “Chris” Crocker (Browns: 2003-05, Falcons: 2006-07, Dolphins: 2008, Bengals (2008-19) born in Norfolk, Virginia 1981:  Wide receiver Antonio Bryant (Cowboys: 2002-04, Browns: 2005-06, Buccaneers: 2008-09) born in Miami, Florida 2016:  Defensive end Gary Jeter (Giants: 1977-82, Rams: 1983-88, Patriots: 1989) dies at age 61 in Plainsboro, New Jersey (b. 1955) 2016:  Quarterback William “Bill” Wade (Rams: 1954-60, Bears: 1961-66) dies at age 85 in Nashville, Tennessee (b. 1930)

March 10

1938:  Offensive lineman Ronald “Ron” Mix (Chargers: 1960-69, Raiders: 1970) born in Los Angeles, California 1942:  Quarterback Robert “Bob” Berry (Vikings: 1965-67, Falcons: 1968-72, Vikings: 1973-76) born in San Jose, California 1946:  Hall of Fame defensive tackle Curley Culp (Chiefs: 1968-74, Oilers: 1974-80, Lions: 1981-82) born in Yuma, Arizona 1961:  Sportscaster Pam Oliver born in Dallas, Texas 1961:  Offensive lineman Manase Jesse Sapolu (49ers: 1983-97) born in Honolulu, Hawaii 1962:  Safety Andre Waters (Eagles: 1984-93, Cardinals: 1994-95) born in Belle Glade, Florida (d. 2006) 1965:  Hall of Fame cornerback Rod Woodson (Steelers: 1987-96, 49ers: 1997, Ravens: 1998-2001, Raiders: 2002-03) born in Fort Wayne, Indiana 1982:  Offensive lineman Logan Mankins (Patriots: 2005-13, Buccaneers: 2014-15) born in Catheys Valley, California 1987:  Tight end Martellus Bennett (Cowboys: 2008-11, Giants: 2012, Bears: 2013-15, Patriots: 2016-present) born in San Diego, California 2007:  Defensive tackle Ernest “Ernie” Ladd (Chargers: 1961-65, Oilers: 1966-67, Chiefs: 1968-69) dies at age 68 in Franklin, Louisiana

March 11

1952:  Running back Dexter Bussey (Lions: 1974-84) born in Dallas, Texas 1966:  Offensive lineman Ralph Tamm (Browns: 1990-91, Bengals: 1991, Redskins: 1991, 49ers: 1992-94, Broncos: 1995-96, Chiefs: 1997-99) born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1969:  Offensive lineman John Fina (Bills: 1992-2001, Cardinals: 2002) born in Rochester, Minnesota 1975:  Cornerback Shawn Springs (Seahawks: 1997-2003, Redskins: 2004-08, Patriots: 2009) born in Williamsburg, Virginia 1981:  Wide receiver Lee Evans (Bills: 2004-10, Ravens: 2011) born in Bedford, Ohio 1985:  Tight end Gregory “Greg” Olsen (Bears: 2007-10, Panthers: 2011-present) born in Patterson, New Jersey 1986:  NFL owners voted 23-4-1 in favor of adopt limited use of instant replay for 1986 regular season. 2010:  Hall of Fame defensive tackle Merlin Olsen (Rams: 1962-76) dies at age 69 in Duarte, California

– Curtis Rawls is a Managing Editor for cover32 and covers the NFL and New York Giants, like and follow on Facebook and Twitter. Curtis can be followed on Twitter @TheArmchrAnlyst.

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Christoph Kramer Icons

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Remember that column he wrote about Tony Jantschke? I think he meant it.

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Awwwwwwww:) All the children who do challenges get a gift after their bit on the show (quite big stuff actually! Like epianos, and tablets, a little boat - all relating to their hobbies). This little boy got a stand-up-paddiling boat and a voucher to do a tour on it on Bavarian lakes - he's very excited about it, very cute. Presenter: "And Christoph's got something for you, too!" Kramer: (Gets out a BVB jersey): "You said Haaland was your favourite player, didn't you? Unfortunately I didn't have his number. So now it's Marco Reus (turns the jersey around, it's personalized and signed by Marco Reus) - you like him, too, don't you?" Little boy: "YES! Thank you!!" Kramer: "And in case there's still hope for you..." (gets out a Gladbach jersey, turns it around, it's signed by the whole team) Little boy (laughs) "Thank you!!" Presenter: "I could get you a Bayern jersey, which player do you want?" Little boy: "Er - none?!" (Everybody laughs) Kramer (leans in to the presenter and stage whispers) "I'll take it!"

how can you be so sweet and so iconic at the same time

like going out of his way to get not one but two shirts for the kid, and then making the gladbach one even better than the dortmund one?

i love him