Jacob Long (jlongrc)

Jacob is a freelance writer who primarily covers topics related to technology, sports, and health.

In the Spotlight

What is Craft Beer?

The expanding and disputed definitions of "craft beer" are fascinating to behold and occupy an extremely important, yet relatively tiny space in beer history.

In the Spotlight

Beer 101: What's the Difference Between Ales and Lagers?

If you've ever bought or ordered beer, you will certainly have heard the terms "ale" and "lager" used without explanation. Learn what these mean and how they came to be.

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ACL Recovery Times in the NBA

It seems that more and more NBA players are suffering ACL injuries. While many are unsure of when a player will return, there is a vast amount of information from players who have come back from it.

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Pale Ale Beer Style Guide - IPA, Double IPA, American, English, What Does it All Mean?

There are lots of beers that can be described as a "pale ale." It can be hard to tell the difference between a pale ale, and India pale ale, or several other terms associated with light colored ales.

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What is Wins Above Replacement (WAR)? The New, Complicated Baseball Statistic

With the advent of advanced baseball statistics, a champion of them all has emerged: wins above replacement. Read more to learn about how this statistic is calculated.

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How to Like Beer: Beer Styles for Beginners

Learning how to like beer will just take some trial and error and smart selections. Here are styles which will be easy to tolerate for a beginning beer drinker.

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  Foreign Films

  The Use of Color in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Lola: An Academic Analysis

  11 years ago

  This is an academic analysis of how color and other aspects of cinematography are used to great and deliberate effect in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's third film of the BRD Trilogy, Lola.

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  owlcation.com

  Socialism, Capitalism, Social Darwinism, and Nietzsche in Jack London's "The Call of the Wild"

  11 months ago

  These are some notes on the way different political, economic, and social theories manifest themselves in Jack London's "The Call of the Wild."

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  Diseases, Disorders & Conditions

  What to Expect on the Day of Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery and Recovery

  2 years ago

  Surgical repair of your shoulder, including your rotator cuff, labrum, bicep, and tendon, can be a scary proposition. Learn what to expect on the day of surgery and throughout your immediate recovery.

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  delishably.com

  Beer 101: What's the Difference Between Ales and Lagers?

  2 years ago

  If you've ever bought or ordered beer, you will certainly have heard the terms "ale" and "lager" used without explanation. Learn what these mean and how they came to be.