Video Games

A Life Well Wasted

Internet podcast host Robert Ashley uncovers the most compelling untold video game stories.

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In listening to Ashley’s Internet radio show “A Life Well Wasted,” a show about “video games and the people who love them,” you probably will not learn much about the newest video games. You could call it “This American Life” for people who love video games, but even that wouldn’t capture the amount of editing and attention to detail Ashley puts into his show. Read More…

Football

Cal vs Arizona

Just what are we watching on Saturday…?

In 15 seasons as the Fresno State head coach, Pat Hill has abided by the relatively simple mantra of “anytime, anywhere.” A coach never afraid to schedule difficult non-conference opponents (insert the already-tired but still relevant Presbyterian joke here), Hill leads his notoriously tough Bulldogs into Candlestick to take on Read More…

Football

Pac-12 Coach Rankings

No. 1: Chip Kelly — Oregon (10-2, 8-1) There might be a 30 for 30 on Chip Kelly someday. Whatever you think of him personally, the kind of players he recruits and the sort of extracurricular activities his player have, the guy can flat out coach. Crushing No. 4 Stanford Read More…

Football

Quarterback Zach Maynard had two touchdowns — a 74-yard pass and a 16-yard run — in Cal's victory over Arizona State on Friday night.

Bears outshoot Devils in desert duel

TEMPE, Ariz. — It was a shootout in the West, a desert duel to end the regular season. Back and forth it went on Friday night at Sun Devil Stadium. Brock Osweiler matching Zach Maynard, Isi Sofele and C.J. Anderson matching Cameron Marshall. Close to 1,000 yards of total offense. Read More…

Football

C.J. Anderson and Cal are gunning for a win against Arizona State, while Stanford is grasping for a BCS bowl bid.

Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 12

No. 1: Oregon (9-2, 7-1) Voters must not watch Pac-12 games. That’s the only explanation for the Ducks falling behind Stanford in the latest AP and BCS rankings. Oregon has two losses to the Cardinal’s one, but the first came against LSU, the best team in the country, and the Read More…

Football

Zach Maynard completed 20 of 30 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears' 31-28 Big Game loss on Saturday night.

Cal comeback falls short in Big Game

STANFORD, Calif. — As the remains of the Stanford student section emptied onto the field to rejoice with the team and paw at the victory axe, the Cal football team slogged out of a soaked Stanford Stadium just thinking about the little things. Though it may have been the Bears’ Read More…

Football

Marvin Jones and the Bears are ranked fifth in this week's Pac-12 Power Rankings after an eventful weekend for the conference.

Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 11

No. 1: Oregon (9-1, 7-0) Chip Kelly is the best coach in college football and a loss to open the season will likely derail a team that should compete for the national championship. Donning black helmets and black socks in the fashion of Darth Vader, the Ducks showed off their Read More…

Football

Will Kapp and the Cal football team and running into a 2-7 Oregon State team on Saturday.

Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 10

No. 1: Stanford (9-0, 7-0) Still stuck at No. 4, Stanford couldn’t leapfrog one-loss Alabama in the BCS rankings. No. 7 Oregon (sixth in the AP poll, three places behind the Cardinal) getting slighted by a convoluted formula could be a moot point. A victory at home over the Ducks Read More…

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David Lynch: Crazy Clown Time

Regardless of the medium he works in, David Lynch has a penchant for twisting kitsch into the weirdest shit you’ve ever seen. In his celebrated surrealist films, such as “Mulholland Drive” and “Blue Velvet,” tired storylines and familiar characters go through the fractured filter of the director’s mind. Cliches reemerge Read More…