
The NFL 2011 season is well underway. What would a season be without a little drama? Kyle Orton appeared on Jim Rome yesterday saying all the right things. As much as I want to see him out of Denver, it'll be hard to clamor for his departure when there's a new backfield and the o-line is looking staunch. You buy him a few seconds and his ability to look down field is exponentially better. However, putting in T^2 right now will allow for him to learn on the job. That bold move wouldn't past the taste test [...]

Femi Kuti can't be happy. The moment that Fela finally transcends from pan-African icon to pan-global fixture feted by Will Smith and Beyonce and Clyde, his little brother Seun snakes their father's Egypt '80 band and asserts himself as one of the most prominent Afro-Beat musicians to emerge from the last decade. I believe this is what doctors refer to as Ziggy Marley syndrome. Nothing against Fela's eldest seed. Femi was great at the Hollywood Bowl when I saw him two years ago and his records admirably replicate the spirit of The Black President, but they rarely [...]