Pseudo-Intellectual
"Legend" --- The latest from Jim's Pseudo Intellectual Book Club
Mon, 03/26/2012 - 11:12am | Jim DeyJim’s Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club — Vol. LIV
The mysterious events surrounding the November 1963 assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas continue to fascinate — hence, today’s recommendation.
Are college sports simultaneously terrific and terrible? You decide
Fri, 09/23/2011 - 4:07pm | Jim DeyBig changes are coming to major college sports, and not just in the form of new super-conferences.
Stating the obvious -- PBS Frontline broadcast on college basketball
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 12:02pm | Jim DeyStating the obvious -- PBS Frontline broadcast on college basketball
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 12:02pm | Jim DeyThe crime of the century from Jim’s Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club — Vol. LIII
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 1:58pm | Jim Dey
It’s been nearly 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during a visit to Dallas, Tex., but the case continues to fascinate.
How could such a thing have happened? More importantly, who did it?
Good news for Illini hoop fans?
Mon, 02/28/2011 - 4:11pm | Jim Dey
Illinois basketball fans have had their share of frustrations this year. But they may be getting some good news from an unexpected source -- the NCAA.
The final solution to a hoops conundrum
Tue, 10/05/2010 - 10:10am | Jim DeyIn these trying times, there are great questions, and there are GREAT questions.
Hoopheads have long debated how to approach the final seconds of a ballgame ( up by three with seven seconds or less left) when the good guys (Illinois) have a three-point lead and the bad guys (Indiana, Duke, Michigan - take your pick) have the ball.
How Obama Thinks -- Or Not
Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:07pm | Jim DeyAn article in Forbes magazine has drawn White House ire.
Bataan - a true tale and trail of tears
Tue, 09/14/2010 - 8:51am | Jim Dey
Jim’s Pseudo-Intellectual Book Club: Volume LI.
As a self-described pseudo-intellectual, I’m not pretentious about my pretensions. So when I say that “Tears in the Darkness” by Michael and Elizabeth Norman is all too real — a page-turning description of a heart-rending, four year nightmare — you can believe it.







