Don Steinberg has written for the New Yorker, GQ, Spy, and McSweeney’s. He is an award-winning boxing writer. His website is bluedonut.com. Don's book, Jokes Every Man Should Know, came out in 2008 and sold like a hotcake.

Blog Entries by Don Steinberg

The 10 Greatest Athlete Initials Logos

Posted November 13, 2009 | 01:00 AM (EST)


Only the elite-of-the-elite athletes have formed personal logos out of their initials. But what does a sports star's unique monogram say about him? Let's go to the pictures. All the logos here are authentic.

1. Roger Federer. When they ask Roger if he wants to sell a line of women's...

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Tournament of the Week: America's Favorite Vegetables and Obama Cabinet Nominees

Posted January 8, 2009 | 03:43 PM (EST)


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November 22, 1963: Like a Rolling Bolt of Thunder

Posted November 22, 2008 | 12:03 PM (EST)


It's hard for me to imagine the complete state of shock that gripped the nation -- really the whole world -- when President Kennedy was assassinated 45 years ago today, on November 22, 1963, and then assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was slain two days later on national television. I was...

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The Things that Haven't Happened Yet

Posted November 17, 2008 | 11:44 AM (EST)


As a public service, here is our newly updated list of the remaining things that haven't happened yet:

African-American elected president of United States
Joe DiMaggio's consecutive-game hit record broken
Peace in Middle East
World oil supply runs out
Bin Laden captured
...

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A Mad Night at CNN

Posted July 23, 2008 | 12:40 AM (EST)


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The Monolog-o-tron

Posted November 6, 2007 | 03:00 AM (EST)


Sure, TV comedy writers should be paid what they deserve, for all the ways their work is used on the Internet and in other new media. In a perfect world, robotic online replacements like this for cranking out late-night TV talk show monologues might not be necessary. But as long...

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Argentina: A Post-Election Analysis

Posted October 30, 2007 | 07:38 PM (EST)


It does not surprise me that Argentina finally elected a female president. Argentina is the country with the most girly name. It's a lovely name. Meet my niece, Argentina. I think Argentina is the most feminine of country names, followed by India, Jamaica, Georgia, China,...

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