Stephen Rodrick
Stephen Rodrick
Stephen Rodrick is an American journalist who is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor for Men's Journal. He also writes for Rolling Stone. Rodrick writes mostly about politics, film, and sports, often following his subjects around for months before writing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
CountryUnited States of America
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Jeff Bridges wants you to take it easy, man.
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Some historians trace the start of the War on Terror to November 4, 1979, the day the hostages were taken in Tehran.
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A colleague once nicknamed me - half mocking - the 'magical stranger' because I get people to tell me things.
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If nothing else, the act of reaching a milestone often serves to reveal a superstar's true nature.
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More than any other major sport, professional or amateur, college football games are decided by the physical incompetence and downright chokery of their players.
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Unlike the LeBrons and A-Rods of the world, anointed as special from pre-K, Matt Leinart exudes an approachability rarely seen in superstars. It's why kids on the autograph line chat him up like a buddy with whom they could stay up late playing Xbox.
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James Salter has been a fighter pilot, a rogue, and a climber. He counts Robert Redford as a friend.
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There are many reasons why I hate college football. The 4-hour games drone on longer than Steve Lyons during the American League playoffs. The ever-expanding season threatens to creep into early July. Boise, Idaho, hosts a bowl game. And it's played on blue artificial turf.
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From the outside, Rick Rubin's house above Zuma Beach is a generic millionaire beach home. There's a rarely used tennis court and a circular drive.
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The thing about living without a father if he's always gone is that it takes a long time to realize he isn't coming home.
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The everybody-loves-Jeff Bridges home base is, of course, 'The Big Lebowski.'
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There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy.
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There's no doubt Matt Leinart loves his son very much.
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I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year while a .227-hitting, rapidly fossilizing Rickey Henderson staggered like a delirious marathoner toward 3,000 hits.