‘Fatman’ assessment: Mel Gibson, with complete hobby, performs Santa

“You think I got this job because I’m fat and jolly?!?” — Santa Claus roaring at an adversary in “Fatman.” You BETTER be careful, you BETTER now not cry, you BETTER now not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is having none of that. Santa Claus is in a temper. Santa Claus is a hard-drinking, world-weary, financially strapped and deeply cynical S.O.B. who laments to his spouse, “We should have charged royalties for my image” and describes his worldview thusly: “All I have is a loathing for a world that’s forgotten.” ‘Fatman’: 2.five out of four

Taj Gibson Throws Prayer Mile High From Other End Of Court, Somehow Drains Shot

Taj Gibson Throws Prayer Mile High From Other End Of Court, Somehow Drains Shot

We tend to call way too many sports plays “incredible”, but we really can’t think of anything else to say about what the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Taj Gibson did at the halftime buzzer Thursday night. The Portland Trail Blazers went for the old lob pass off an inbounds play to try to get one last shot off before the half, but the ball ended up in Gibson’s hands instead. Since there were two seconds remaining, Gibson launched a shot of his own, probably just for the heck of it. But his mile-high heave turned into one of the luckiest shots you’ll ever see. Oh. My. Goodness. Thumbnail photo via Mark D. Smith/USA TODAY