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Editor at The New York Times. Junior Parent in Connecticut. Oldest looking (but chronologically youngest) sibling from California.

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How has it been six years?

But also, how has it been only six years?

11.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At the time of the 60-point game it was perfectly acceptable, or at least not outlandish, to react by saying it was entirely a volume play and that it was representative of a career that was great but also very inefficient.

I miss the days of people talking about him in a more honest manner.

11.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Bam should have left the game after notching his 34th point, to avoid surpassing Boris Diaw's career high, in my opinion

11.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 242 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

Also the answer is "way more than Bam had" in case you weren't sure.

11.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know you probably think you're biased toward your favorite team and favorite players, but my reaction to Bam Adebayo's 83-point game was "I wonder how many points Klay would have had if he'd taken 86 combined shots and free-throws on the night he had 60 in 29 minutes."

So my bias is stronger.

11.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What you skeet about when you skeet about Murakami

07.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beyond the base level of racism in the 1950s … I don’t think replica Negro League hats even existed in any mass produced way until decades later.

But also the base level of racism.

28.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In β€œMonarch: Legacy of Monsters,” a white character in the 1950s wears a KC Monarchs hat.

I absolutely love the hat but this feels like the least realistic aspect of a show in which Godzilla and King Kong are characters.

28.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It heartens me to know that the people trying to interfere with Scouting would be horrified to come to our camps and see such a motley collection of lovable weirdos and misfits and jocks and nerds all working together. And girls. So many girls. Awesome, independent, brave and hilarious girls.

28.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The accusations are true. Scouting did go "woke." They even added a phrase to the Scout Oath that made being "mentally awake" one of the core tenets of the organization.

It's hard to believe President Taft didn't step in to stop them (since, you know, that happened in 1911).

28.02.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Whereas even us washed old people who were very aware of Live when they blew up would have zero chance of naming a second member of the band. I read that whole article and didn’t recognize or retain any of their names. They could have just made them up and I’d have no way of knowing.

22.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know Journey played without Steve Perry, and it definitely felt weird, but at least they had the legitimate claim that they were a legitimate band before Perry joined them

22.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Former Live Members to Ed Kowalczyk: Stop Using Live's Name Former members of Live have posted cease-and-desist letters they sent to Ed Kowalczyk asking him to stop using the Live name.

I’m not sure if this is how the law works, but if I went to a Live show and it was the other guys and not Ed I’d be like β€œthis is crap, where is the bald guy?” and if I went to one with Ed and a different group of musicians … I wouldn’t notice www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

22.02.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Jerry Seinfeld, meanwhile, is 71. Just two years short of how old Hume Cronyn was when the film was released.

20.02.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t wash my face regularly, I absolutely never wear sunscreen (I do wear hats, because bald) and I rotate between six or seven plaid shirts. I am all over this thread!

So yeah, Looksmaxxing is wild to me.

20.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jazz’s career highs are 31 and 40, for what it’s worth

20.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doubting that Jazz Chisholm can get 50-50 is reasonable but Jose Canseco’s career highs were 33 and 15 when he promised a 40-40 season.

Setting outrageous goals is cool. Delivering on them is even cooler.

20.02.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Repeatedly playing the ad about the doctor who got Lindsey Vonn back skiing when she proceeded to tear her ACL and then immediately had a horrific crash and a career ending injury is some big β€œDan vs Dave” energy. Surely they could swap in some psoriatic arthritis ads instead.

17.02.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The obvious answer: cut both in half and examine the differences!

10.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it’s not factored into the ratings but Bad Bunny’s halftime show was a rare crossover hit between the 7th grade boys and 9th grade girls in Connecticut. Benito built a bridge no one thought was possible.

09.02.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Almost feel like he needs to justify not being a Giants or Jets guy?

08.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw Green Day for the first time as a preteen and just watched them play the Super Bowl with my 12 year old son.

A great moment punctuated by my 14 year old daughter saying β€œAren’t they older than you? Why are they still doing this?”

08.02.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know what would have been a better summation of the Bay than an outsider talking about bands and poets from 50 years ago? Marshawn Lynch just saying we don’t have to explain ourselves to you and then the video cutting out.

08.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to gauge how obscure of a reference he’ll try to make. Can I get odds on him talking about eating an It’s-It?

08.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a vegetarian so I cancel this out. Me and Bobby = 1 omnivore.

08.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I never actually extricated myself from the Super Bowl after the sports department disbanded, because there was plenty of Styles stuff to do.

But barring something happening that touches on election analytics, I’ll be watching the game strictly as a fan for the first time since 1999. SO WEIRD.

08.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate you being concerned about Draymond being violently struck by an overly anxious opponent but I think he’ll be fine. Very tough guy.

08.02.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ouch! Thanks for the flag. I hope Draymond’s elbow is ok. Impact like that could affect his shoulder too. Something to monitor.

08.02.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi guys. Draymond is actually the best. In so many ways. Thanks for understanding.

08.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Twenty one years ago I posted a questionable Seth Cohen take on the internet and it led directly to me meeting the girl of my dreams, getting married and having kids.

The lesson here: Never stop posting your takes, no matter how bad they are.

The girl who calls you an a-hole might be the one.

01.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0