Jessica Alba will leave sunny LA for the vast plains of Oklahoma where they will film The Killer Inside Me, a psychological thriller based on the book by Jim Thompson. The movie also stars Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck and Bill Pullman. The film revolves around Affleck’s character, Lou Ford, a r...

This week I was invited out to Oklahoma to speak in the University of Oklahoma’s Darwin 2009 speaker series. It was quite a trip – I got to meet the Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education, and breakfast with Richard Dawkins himself. The evolution issue is still hot in Oklahoma, and my vi...

Joel Przybilla has thrived with yet another lingering injury to Greg Oden. Centres Kendrick Perkins, Boston Celtics: With Kevin Garnett out of action, Perkins has a chance to elevate his production, though that hasn’t really happened yet. Still, he showed in December (11.3 PPG, 9.9 RPG) that h...

So were making our cake last night for the silent auction at the B&G banquet, and I'm trying to modify the recipe with applesauce to make it less deadly and Mer says "Mom, I have something to tell you" I'm thinking shit, what happened because I dared to try and catch up on work and wasn't at sch...

Obama Carnival Float Racism in the Sky? On Monday, February 23, the Associated Press released a photo by Frank Augstein featuring a flying “Angel” President Barack Obama hovering over a carnival float in Duesseldorf, Germany. The Cal Ripken President As long as the nation is obsessed wit...

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. I used to think that Notre Dame bias was just a myth, until I saw this. Also, Georgetown needs to schedule more games. Thanks to sharp-eyed viewer Cole Dabney, whose camera is alwa...

Chris Wilcox may have a hell of a lot more to time about in Mike D’Antoni’s system. Centres Chris Wilcox, New York Knicks: After originally being included in the deal for New Orleans’ Tyson Chandler, Wilcox eventually ended up in the Big Apple. It’s debatable if Wilcox would&...

Last night the Oklahoma Sooners traveled to Texas to renew the Red River Rivalry with a number one ranking on the line, only to be rebuffed once again by the Longhorns. National Player of the Year favorite Blake Griffin scored just two points in 11 minutes of floor time before being forced to the be...

The motorist who was detained in Oklahoma City for displaying a sign that read: "Abort Obama, Not the Unborn" has garnered national attention, especially since he also was paid a visit by the Secret Service. I don't think there's much doubt that the officers who stopped Chip Harrison were over-react...

On the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, website, there is a disclaimer of sorts, reminding people that they should not quit their jobs or otherwise shirk their responsibilities, to wit : The purpose of the Oklahoma Lottery is to help raise money to improve Oklahoma's schools. The Oklahoma Lottery Commis...