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John Gonzalez

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John Gonzalez has written for the Inquirer, Boston magazine, Village Voice Media, Men's Journal and a host of other outlets he either can't remember or chooses to forget. He also ran for U.S. Congress once (and still won't shut up about it). After scribbling many words for print publications, he's now committed full-time to digital endeavors. Turns out the Internet isn't a fad after all. Tell your friends.

You Talkin' to Me? Talkin' about: LeBron James' new Nike commercial

From: Gonzalez, John To: Fitzpatrick, Frank; Jensen, Mike Subject: The Commercial Lots of media and advertising types made a big deal about LeBron's new Nike commercial. I watched it. Am I the only one who was unimpressed? Seems like it was overhyped. Besides, does the Swoosh really think so little of Americans that the company expects one semi-slick commercial to change people's opinions about The Decision/The Exodus?

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You Talkin' to Me? The madness of the modern pentathlon

From: Gonzalez, John To: Fox, Ashley; Fitzpatrick, Frank Subject: Ready, aim, fire The modern pentathlon - free Team Talkin' T-shirt if either of you know what that is - at the 2012 Olympics in London will now feature laser shooting instead of traditional(ish) air pistols. Air pistols long ago replaced real pistols. Up next, water pistols will replace the laser guns, and after that they'll just have a tickle fight.

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You Talkin' to Me? The billionaire and Billy King team at the Nets

From: Gonzalez, John To: Fox, Ashley; Fitzpatrick, Frank Subject: The King of N.J.  We've been so busy here at Talkin' HQ that we missed an interesting story: Former Sixers GM Billy King netted - see what I did there? - a new general manager's gig and will now take over the New Jersey franchise. King wasn't exactly successful toward the end of his tenure in Philly. What do you think about his joining forces with the Russian billionaire and Fitzy's favorite hip-hop mogul?

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You Talkin' to Me? At the Mets' Citi Field, Brawl in the Family

From: Gonzalez, John To: McKee, Don; Fitzpatrick, Frank Subject: K-Rod KO  A few days ago, Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez was arrested and released on bail after allegedly giving his father-in-law (by way of common-law marriage or some such) a WWE-style smackdown. K-Rod was accused of hauling the 53-year-old father of his wife into a tunnel at Citi Field, hitting him in the face, and smashing his head into a wall.

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Phillies may have been the better team but they failed in the clutch

In April 1906, a powerful earthquake devastated the Bay Area, reducing much of San Francisco to rubble. The fires that broke out as a result might have been even more devastating. The inferno raged for days and burned through huge sections of the city. When it was over, the town was a charred, smoldering mess - a blackened patch of scorched earth that left the survivors shocked and shattered as they tried to figure out what happened and how to move forward.

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