My Top 10: The Stories That Made Me Laugh, Cry, Scream, and/or Throw Things at the TV in 2021I promise they’re not all about sports.Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Lincoln Riley Ditches the Sooners as This Summer’s Realignment Bombshell Comes Full CircleLincoln Riley wanted the Jimbo Fisher contract without following in Jimbo Fisher’s footsteps.Nov 30, 20211Nov 30, 20211
Urban Meyer Has Coasted on the Reputations of His Former PlayersUrban Meyer is a brilliant football coach. He’s also a terrible person who has depended on his well-placed former players in the media to…Oct 5, 20212Oct 5, 20212
Published inZORAWe All Know Someone Like Nicki MinajTo Nicki Minaj, even racists like Tucker Carlson can seem like allies so long as they are defending the same people — namely, her.Sep 20, 202120Sep 20, 202120
Trump World’s Phony Anti-War Posturing Finally Comes Crashing DownThere never really was a constituency among the MAGA faithful for anti-war politics.Aug 23, 20212Aug 23, 20212
The Downside of a Deregulated College Sports WorldThe latest victory for college student athletes comes at the cost of elevating bad economic theories espoused by the American right.Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
The Big Bet Against Joe Biden’s Childcare AgendaPresident Biden has won the approval of voters with legislation that boosts education and childcare funding for working parents. But the…Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
‘The Entire History of You’ Turns 10: Are We Living in a Version of Grain Culture Right Now?Once understood to be a critique of society’s overreliance on smart technology, this “Black Mirror” classic turns out to have much more to…Jun 19, 2021Jun 19, 2021
Published inThe RiffRap-Rock in the Aughts and the Black Woman It Left BehindIn the early 2000s, genre-bending in music was all the rage, as artists like Kid Rock and Linkin Park contributed to a record number of…May 30, 20213May 30, 20213
We Don’t Have to Pretend Republicans Know What They’re DoingGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t playing three-dimensional chess with the state’s new election law. He’s just being a Republican.Apr 10, 20211Apr 10, 20211