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"Whatever you do, don't try to be funny!" I was on the phone with my younger brother. He's one of those high-powered Hollywood managers who understands everything about show business -- and about me. All the negatives about me and whatever positive...

I wasn't going to read it. As I skimmed the cover of the July 4 edition of Us Magazine, I looked at the headlines, figuring nothing in the issue appealed to me. "How Khloe lost 10 lbs!" (Uh, I assume it's from not having to eat arena food anymore s...

Lots and lots of people are funny. But very few are funny the way Leslie Nielsen was. Nielsen, best known for his roles in movies like "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" series, passed away Sunday at age 84. Like many of you, I loved those movies and w...

Season 2 of "Jersey Shore" on MTV starts Thursday, so if you are of legal drinking age, I say you do a shot every time ... 1. The Situation shows the abs. References the abs. Tries to use the abs to get girls and fails. Or succeeds. Look, bot...

Every year, I write about 100 columns. Here's how they usually break down, with a special nod to the most recent 100. • 28 are about baseball. • 70 are about football. • 2 are random, miscellaneous things I've been asked to writ...

I'm in a ranking mood. Just finished my new football ranks (which will be up Friday). Did a column two weeks ago in which I ranked my top 300 for the rest of the year. I also reviewed the ranks of the Maxim "Hot 100" and recently ranked what I though...

It's all a crock. And anyone who tells you different is trying to sell you something. Whether it's a fantasy baseball sleeper or a political agenda or just why Olivia Wilde is hotter than Joanna Krupa, it's all bunk and hooey, especially since Oliv...

It was a question I had never been asked. Before I gave a recent talk at Boston College, my introduction ended with "Matthew's publicly talked about how much he hates the Yankees, so he expects a warm Boston welcome. ... " I am nothing if not a p...

Page 2 shares its thoughts on the best Super Bowl prop bets.

The end of the year brings lists. Best of, worst of, top this, bottom that. Maybe it's because folks are out of things to write. Maybe they want to just be done with everything and get to a beach before they are locked in a room with a dozen other fa...

With Hannukah just behind us and Christmas just around the corner, I'm in a gift-giving mood. I feel blessed to be able to do this job, and all of you make it possible. Without your continued clicks, podcast downloads and TV watching there would be n...

Editor's note: Matthew Berry strikes first in the race for the earliest 2010 fantasy football rankings then comes back to the present for another weekly edition of Love/Hate. First! In every single industry, we compete to be first. To come up w...

I don't wanna hear it. You played against Brandon Marshall and the Johnsons, Chris and Andre. You had Aaron Rodgers, Rashard Mendenhall and Randy Moss. You listened to some (ahem) idiot on the Internet and didn't start Eli Manning. I get it. I hear ...

It's a good name. An even better song. "Jaron and the Long Road to Love" is a band with a new song that is getting a lot of radio play these days. Love the name of the band (though may I suggest "Jaron and the Long Road to Love/Hate?") but I like ...

My brother Jonathan is angry with me. It was my mom Nancy's birthday Tuesday. And it has Jonathan asking, "What am I gonna do? It's not like I have a national column to wish her a happy birthday. How am I gonna compete with that?" The answer, of co...

Another long detour, even for me, on the way to today's fantasy content. Click here to just get to the Love/Hates. Otherwise, I would like to release a statement. I have never met Tiger Woods. I have never texted with him, never spoken with him, nev...