Springfield, Oregon: Matt Groening announces location of “The Simpsons”


Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, has officially identified the fictional Springfield inhabited by the yellow-hued family to be Springfield, Oregon. Since the show’s inception in 1989, the true location of Springfield has been kept secret, with the idea that fans would think of Springfield as their own regardless of where they lived, Groening said Tuesday in an interview with Smithsonian Magazine. (Photo: AP / Twentieth Century Fox / Matt Groening)
(Now, to some of you fancy New York intellectuals out there, Groening’s announcement may not quite qualify as a “literary event,” but for the past 25 years the Simpson’s Springfield has comprised one of the most most fully realized comic landscapes in the history of American fiction. Thus any information pertaining to the hometown of our nation’s favorite eternally irreverent, yellow-skinned family is not only breaking news, but culturally significant.)

A Visual Approximation of Bubba Watson’s Brilliant Shot in Masters Playoff


Bubba Watson’s ridiculous shot on hole two of the Masters playoff will be played incessantly over the next few days, and deservedly so. And each year around this time, golf analysts and fanatics alike will discuss the shot with great vigor and enthusiasm thanks to Watson’s wonderful recovery after sending his drive into the woods.
Even for those of us who don’t watch or play golf on a regular basis, it’s impossible not to appreciate the shot, especially under such weighty circumstances. For an even deeper appreciation of said shot, take a gander at this visual approximation, which was offered up by this guy after someone on Twitter just couldn’t understand why he stated it was one of the most ridiculous shots he’d ever seen.

Tiger Woods Finishes Masters With Worst 4-round Score


AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods arrived at Augusta National as a favorite to win his fifth green jacket. Instead, he left with his worst score as a pro.
A 74 on Sunday put Woods at 5-over 293 for the Masters, which was his worst four-round score since he posted the same number as a first-time amateur way back in 1995. He shot a 291 in 2007, but that was good enough for second that year, when it was windy and bitterly cold. When he left the course Sunday, he was tied for 41st, the same spot he finished in 1995.
"It was an off week at the wrong time," he said.
Woods never broke par on the course where he was so dominant that Masters officials were accused of trying to "Tiger-proof" it when they redesigned parts of it. Worse, he was just 1 under for the week on the par 5s, where he normally collects birdies by the handful.

MIKE WALLACE Dead at 93

Mike Wallace -- who spent 38 years with "60 Minutes" before retiring in 2006 -- has died, CBS News announced today. He was 93. 

Bob Scheiffer, the host of "Face the Nation," announced his passing on CBS this morning, saying that Wallace died on Saturday night in New Haven, CT alongside his family.

Wallace had been in declining health in recent years.

His last interview for CBS was with retired baseball star Roger Clemens, which aired in January 2008. 

Wallace was the first person hired by legendary CBS producer Don Hewitt when he was putting together the staff for "60 Minutes." He won 21 Emmy awards, five DuPont-Columbia journalism awards, and five Peabody awards.

Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cake


I love to make things on the grill! I find it to be relaxing and fun. I also love desert, so about a year ago I set out on a mission to see what kind of good desert recipes I could come up with to make on my grill. I have practiced many times to get the perfect upside down cake. I modified the cake recipe a little to give it some more flavor (good pit masters never just use a standard recipe). This is a very good pineapple upside down cake and quite easy to make.  Its always neat to see the reactions of people that have never had a cake made on a grill before. Below is how I make Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cake.