The end of the Chief Wahoo era. Given my lifelong Cleveland Indians fandom, Chief Wahoo has long been part of my sports wardrobe. The New York Times reports that Wahoo's reign as team logo ends in 2019, the year Cleveland will again host the MLB All-Star Game. The trademarks will still be owned by the team, and merchandise sold, just not via the MLB store. But off the hats and jerseys goes the Chief.

As the Times observes: "While getting rid of Chief Wahoo will be applauded by opponents, some may see it as only the first step toward the ultimate goal of changing the team name." And that's probably true, too. Tribe die-hards have already come up with a hashtag for next season: #WinOneForTheChief.

Did the Kushners kill Flavortown? That's what food blog Eater is suggesting:

Turns out President Trump son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner was Guy Fieri’s landlord at the now-shuttered Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar — and high rents reportedly led to the Times Square restaurant’s late December shutter in the struggling building.

I guess despite the alleged populism of Jared's father-in-law, the Kushner Companies would rather profit than protect an American treasure. Sad!

Never Exercise. The Washington Post reports that the publishing of GPS data from exercise monitoring devices has exposed the locations of sensitive U.S. military sites all over the globe. Whoops.

News of the weird. As the Examiner reports, President Trump's pick to be the Midwest's EPA chief allegedly wore a fake nose and disguise to follow test administrators and learn the route of the driving test after her daughter had just failed. Here's a thought: Instead of this bizarre exercise, why not just rely on her daughter to remember the route? It's been 18 years, and I still remember the general route I took on my driving test, where I failed the maneuverability parking test the first time. 

Jerry Falwell Jr. Beclowns Himself, Again. At National Review, David French has a biting critique of the famous pastor who repeatedly distorts his faith "to the point of stupidity and embarrassment to sit in a first-class seat on the Trump Train." French continues:

"Honestly, it’s not hard to be a Christian in the age of Trump. It’s really not. You applaud him when he does good things, critique him when he does bad things, and never, ever forsake your larger religious and cultural voice for the sake of secular political tribalism. It’s the same way Christians should treat any president, honestly. But if you want the thumbs-up photo in front of the Playboy, well that requires a special kind of compromise."

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