Documentary ‘Bigger, Stronger, Faster*’ looks at American failure
This documentary examines the impact of steroids on, first, American culture, and second, an American family of five. The family in question has two parents and three sons. The parents are overweight and very normal, the brothers are beefy and spent a good part of their developing years [...]

Tues | Feb 12 Nothing’s changed.
Wed | Feb 13 Pitching great Roger Clemens testifies before a Congressional committee that he never used steroids or the human growth hormone. Brian McNamee testifies before the same panel—but what does McNamee know? He was just Clemens’ trainer. Clemens and McNamee’s diametrically opposed stories means someone was lying to [...]

Yesterday–Wednesday–may have been the saddest, weirdest, WORST day in the history of American sports. It started with baseball: pitching great Roger Clemens testifying before a Congressional panel as to whether he used steroids and human growth hormone.
It continued with football: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell  summoned to the office of Sen. Arlen Specter to discuss  the [...]

In a little more than an hour 60 Minutes will air its much anticipated interview with pitcher Roger Clemens. Clemens has been accused, by his own trainer, of taking steroids and human growth hormones. Clemens has denied the charges mostly through his lawyers and hasn’t submitted to a full interview on the subject until [...]

Tues | Dec 11 The City Council of beautiful Downey, California, votes to hire a consultant to help them figure out what to do with what’s left of Johnie’s Broiler. You remember Johnie’s, right? It’s the authentic ’50s drive-in that was a shining example of Googie architecture—it also happened to make a club sandwich so [...]