First they came for Splinter, and the commentariat raged, but was silenced.
Then they added Autoplay Video Ads, and the Commentariat Raged but was ultimately ignored.
Then they came for Deadspin... And y’all aren’t going down without a fight. Godspeed you crazy diamonds. Godspeed.

Deadspin has been the first site I…

Just wanted to say it fucking blows that Barry got fired yesterday. There are relatively few constants left in life, but Barry writing the first article of the day for Deadspin was one of them. I’ve been coming to Deadspin regularly for about 10 years now. I love this place. So many laughs, so many great reads. The…

Hey Drew. You’re the best, and good luck with the brain and everything.

Drew. you have given me more entertaining, witty, and poignant CONTENT than any other writer i’ve followed in my life. thank you, and thank your colleagues for their tremendous work over the years.

Believing in imaginary beings is a mental illness. That’s why mentally ill people, addicts, and people with brain damage are the ones that most “find religion”. https://www.salon.com/2019/01/08/a-link-between-brain-damage-and-religious-fundamentalism-has-now-been-established-by-scientists_partner/

And despite your corporate overlords telling you to stick to sports, I hope Deadspin never does because

and I can’t emphasize this enough

I come to Deadspin BECAUSE YOU DON’T JUST STICK TO SPORTS

“And when I say brother, I don’t mean it like an actual brother, but in the way that black people use it. Which I think is more meaningful.”

Goddamnit...I don’t have very high expectations for Mizzou, or Missouri, or humanity in general, but nice to know I can still be surprised.

Darling... Your passionate analytics and seamless integration of sustainability and storytelling help me to downsize my enterprise. The knowledge you bring of offshoring opportunities, data mining collaboration and scalability pushes me to think outside of the box.

My least favorite movie is CIVAL WAR 2: ROB DRAKE SAW THREE DUDES DO INTERRACIAL HUGGING

“Look at how tightly they’re holding on to him! I don’t understand how this is OK and Roberto Osuna’s conduct is not.”

Jimmy Kimmel is proof that despite a lot of data points saying otherwise, adult humans are capable of growth and an increase in empathy as they get older and more wealthy.

To be fair, these assholes aren’t whining because “life has a liberal bias”, but because higher education, like unions, do function as important progressive institutions. Conservatives have been hammering at them for decades now, because anything that helps liberals learn, get organized and fight back is an impediment…

Right, so I was an English major in undergrad and grad school—me not math good, me just word pretty—but I’m confused: Most of the other players lose 1.25"-2" of height under the new measurements. That makes sense, given that the sole of an athletic shoe tends to be fairly thick for shock absorption and tread-wear…

In that case, I would end my friendship with you. WHO CARES?! He tall. The end.

“I eat your fish heads! I eat them up!”

“that the people in charge of baseball, a big and beloved American thing, don’t seem to care about it very much”

I had to throw a guy out of a bar today because he called LeBron James an uncle tom. I’m black, he’s white, and we literally weren’t even talking to him. And this is in San Francisco.