Gentlemen, please. Last month, it was "bromances." Here, under protest, we have "mantuaries" and man caves. What kind of lameness is this?

The Times of London reports that Olympic athletes who "display Tibetan flags at Olympic venues -- including in their own rooms -- could be expelled from this summer’s Games in Beijing under anti-propaganda rules." This edict comes not from the despots of China but rather from the cowardly bureaucrats running the

Look, I'm not going to lie to you: I spent most of the Super Bowl yesterday at a poker table with my back turned to the TV screen. And as we arrived late to the Super Bowl party we attended, I missed the stirring video of NFL players, armed service members, and Pat Tillman's widow, Marie, reciting America's founding document in the pregame show. It's about six minutes long, but worth it. Show it to the kids. Twice.

Now, I happen to be listening to the Dennis Miller Show (it's tape-delayed in L.A.), and Miller's producer, "Sal," is going on about how he didn't like the pre-game patriotism at all. He thought it was out of place at a football game and called it "paper-mache patriotism." No way...

Bobby Knight is retiring from college basketball.

Knight's defenders always note that he kept his nose clean with the NCAA and that he graduated his kids on time -- and true, in the sordid world of big-time college athletics, doing what you're supposed to do is something of an achievement.

However:

You can obey the rules and still be a colossal jerk.

You can obey the rules and still be a poor sport.

It's funny what captures people's imaginations. Joel wonders whether we're losing Afghanistan. I wonder whether Microsoft bid to buy Yahoo is good for the country. What does Sen. Arlen Specter wonder?