So, there it is, the top of the ninth inning at Wrigley Field and the Cubs are down to the New York Yankees by something like three thousand runs (okay, it was five). As a Cubs fan, the night can’t get any better, right? The Cubs already blew the lead the previous day in the... Continue Reading →
How China Invented the NFL, or, the State of the Chicago Bears
Now that the NFL regular season is over, let's look back on the Chicago Bears with a story: Earlier this year, the generous staff here at MojoFiction decided that the best way to celebrate our son's twelfth birthday was to take him out to his first NFL football game. Since we live in Chicagoland, we... Continue Reading →
Youth Baseball Steals Home … Almost
Is there anything better than youth baseball? If you said "A Jim Beam and Coke and the next season of Game of Thrones," stop reading right now and go home and rethink your life. Game of Thrones is clearly a wine-drinker's show because it's the only time your wife will let you break out that... Continue Reading →
In Which MojoFiction Attends a Minor League Hockey Game
We here at MojoFiction have blogged about our many incredible adventures over the years. Such as: That time we were stranded on Mars and had to use pure science to turn the Mars Rover into a Black Label skateboard and absolutely shred the Victoria crater, nailing the universe's first interplanetary nosebone. Like a boss. Or:... Continue Reading →
God is a Bears Fan, and Other Questions Answered
The staff here at MojoFiction has provided a lot of high-quality life advice to our readers over the years. We explained why your man hasn't proposed (it's not him, it's you), we provided practical dating advice that every guy needs to know (such as: dont' date), and we offered irrefutable proof that men are smarter... Continue Reading →
MojoFiction: Brought To You By DraftKings.com
Just to cover our rear ends legally, DraftKings.com probably had nothing to do with this. Thank you. Ah, fall. That time of year when thoughts turn to college football for some inexplicable, and possibly evil reason that we can't figure out because the staff here at MojoFiction is not particularly interested in college football because... Continue Reading →
The Chicago Fire Would Be On Fire If They Weren’t So Not On Fire
MojoFiction doesn't often report on the beautiful game. No, not Settlers of Catan, we were referring to soccer, or, for those of you still living in the past: Football That's Not American Football. MojoFiction lives in Chicagoland which, like Disneyland, is a magical place where management keeps raising the prices so a soda costs $9.95.... Continue Reading →
MojoFiction Does the Masters
The last thing golf needs is more excitement. Right? If you've been watching the Masters this week at Augusta National Golf Club, you know what we're talking about. Between the internet cats hiding in Rae's Creek...: And the sand alligators: And the beautiful hole 12 in Amen Corner, aptly named "Venus Fly Trap": ...we think the Masters... Continue Reading →
CHICAGO: OFFICIAL CITY OF PEOPLE IN CHICAGO
We here at MojoFiction have been off the grid for several months now, and while we may or may not ever explain why, we knew we needed to come up for air when we saw this on the internet: Ah, corporate branding. Is there nowhere it can’t reach? Nothing it can’t do? These images above... Continue Reading →
The King of Sports (a book review)
I categorized this book review under parenting for a reason. It belongs there. A large part of this book focuses on football in America in an academic setting – college and high school. It's valuable information that parent's should keep in their back pocket if they have kids interested in playing sports, especially football. On... Continue Reading →