Matthew Callan

Matthew Callan blogs daily at MSN Sports Filter. He has contributed to the NY Press, NPR, and "Excelsior You Fathead", a biography of Jean Shepherd. His Freezerbox piece "The Lemon Pledge" was given honorable mention in the 2003 edition of "Best American Non-Required Reading," and his fiction has been shortlisted for contests in Zoetrope: All-Story, Bomb magazine, and other publications.

Catch Olympic Fever and Nobody Gets Hurt!
BY MATTHEW CALLAN
It's Olympics time again. Cyanide, anyone?
09.16.2000 | CULTURE

White Sale
BY MATTHEW CALLAN
As we roll past Labor Day, George W. Bush and Al Gore struggle to differentiate themselves from one another in the public's mind. If you have trouble telling them apart, look no further than their official campaign supply stores, georgewbushstore.com and goregear.com.
09.08.2000 | INTERNET

A New Millenium Dawns, and ArchieComics.com Hits the Snooze Button
BY MATTHEW CALLAN
Archie Comics have been around for years, and it shows. Depsite their expansion onto the web via archiecomics.com, the omnipresent red-haired menace keeps his feet planted firmly in the 1950's.
09.01.2000 | INTERNET