Over the next few days we’ll be taking a look at some of the best NFL players ever, in an attempt to give you a passing familiarity with some big names that are likely to be thrown around at the water cooler or Super Bowl party.
Today’s position: Defensive Back. NFL Defensive Backs (commonly referred to […]

1. If you’re planning to attend a Super Bowl party this weekend and you’ve been encouraged to bring along your spouse or lover, and he or she couldn’t care less about the game, don’t feel that you have to pressure them to attend. There are hundreds of other channels they will be perfectly happy to […]

Without question, my favorite thing about football is the cheerleaders. I can’t watch more than fifteen minutes of a ball game on television, but I can watch cheerleaders jump and wiggle and form human pyramids for hours. The energy is infectious, the enthusiasm is amusing, and the acrobatics involved in most of the […]

I have had almost the opposite experience of Alex, who yesterday panned America’s favorite sport with a post entitled “Why I Hate Football.” I was born into a family where nobody cared about sports, and I only made an effort to understand the basic concepts behind football so I could beat my friends at Tecmo […]

I am intrigued by “Muji,” a new retail store opening up in two locations in New York soon. It apparently specializes in “no-logo products,” designed to be cheap and classy. Considering how much I like Ikea—it ain’t perfect, but it’s great at “affordable” (if not “sturdy”)—I will definitely be trotting out to Manhattan to check […]

For video and production fans, this “by the numbers” piece in Broadcasting & Cable detailing how CBS plans to shoot this year’s Super Bowl is pretty interesting, detailing the number of HD cameras (47), staffers (500), and slo-mo rigs (9) they plan to use. CBS is even rejiggering Dolphin Stadium’s lighting since it didn’t put […]

Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed that Dethroner isn’t a one-man concern anymore. I’m pleased to introduce our new Associate Editor, Alex Colby.
He’s held many jobs over the years, including: assistant manager of a Benetton, horse-and-carriage driver, bartender, bouncer, pizza thrower, housing director, DJ, hairstylist, runway model, actor, and personal bodyguard. He has potty trained a […]

Back in the golden age of Saturday morning cartoons—and that would be the early/mid ’70s—the Christmas toys were simpler, less fragile, and occasionally dangerous. One hugely popular toy line was the Super Jock action sets; they had a version for baseball, basketball, hockey, and of course, football.
The idea behind all of them was […]

This lovely young woman first came to the internet’s attention by auctioning one date on eBay. The catch? She wanted to be taken to the Super Bowl. Everything went tits up in the first auction, but it brought her to the attention of Axe—yes, the “Body Spray” jagoffs—who bought Sarah here a set of four […]