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Pop culture can certainly use more Chuck Klostermans, an observer who is exceedingly insightful, self-aware and glib. Not since the late Lester Bangs have I really enjoyed such writing on a consistent basis. Klosterman is like Bangs with a seat belt – he’s safe; never do you feel like you’re a witness to the writer’s [...]

I figured out how to encode and embed Flash movies directly on the site, so you can now view the NCAA movies without all the lengthy download waiting. Day 1: [flv:/movies/ncaa_day1.flv 320 240] Day 2: [flv:/movies/ncaa_day2.flv 320 240] Day 3: [flv:/movies/ncaa_day3.flv 320 240]

I’ve broken up the Quicktime movie/slideshow of the NCAA DIII Championships into three files for quicker downloading. They’re available via the following links: Day 1 (200 Free  Relay,  500  Free,  200  IM,  50 Free, 400 Medley Relay) Day 2 (200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay) [...]

Here are links to the various slideshows featuring the St. Olaf swim team: 2007 NCAA Div III Mens Nationals 2007 NCAA Div III Mens Nationals (Quicktime movie featuring many of the same photos as above, but assembled to create more sense of motion. It’s about 11 minutes long, so it’s a long download. I may [...]

After failing to revive the site’s old content management system and kicking the tires on a few potential replacements, I’ve finally settled on WordPress to run the site. Allow me some time to get used to it and fiddle with the graphics and other options.