Many accounts of his life conclude that he went off the rails after the death of his father. It’s possible it was a combination of the two but I would also imagine not having a strong father figure and thus falling in with the wrong sort of crowd could lead to this kind of behavior.

This actually appears to not be true at all. Obviously it is still very early in studying the effects of CTE but it is seeming to be true that ANY contact football, at ANY age, can most likely contribute to CTE. I assume we will learn more as the years go on, and the researchers get the chance to study more brains at…

I can’t believe I’m pulling this out of the greys, but... what? Like, really, what the hell are you talking about? I’m American and I literally watched the first one in the theater? Also planning on seeing this one, despite this review...

Well, get just as excited as I am, because The Good Place premieres TONIGHT.

I dislike how one-sided Making a Murderer turned out to be, but what I ended up taking from it was that it didn’t matter much to me whether he was innocent or guilty, but there was a serious miscarriage of justice in that case. Those cops that were involved in his previous lawsuit should not have been anywhere near…

The kids that get injured in practice, sure. But unfortunately, those kids that just collapse and die generally have a heart condition and are ticking time-bombs. Those kids, any sort of physical exertion can trigger the fatal event. There are plenty of bones to pick with football, that’s for sure, but kids with…

Really? I thought he was pretty good. Of course, the true star performance in that film was Mark Ruffalo’s (who deserved an Oscar for it were it not for JK Simmons’ performance in Whiplash).

I agree. Though to be completely fair, it’s hard to listen to hateful rhetoric and try to find some value in that viewpoint. (My side is not perfect either - don’t think that I believe we’re all angels, because we’re most certainly not.)

Alright, I missed that you were making a joke there...

How can they be gainfully employed if they’re also relying on gov’t assistance?

HAHAHA okay bro.

Right, because deeply red states don’t take a disproportionate amount of entitlements or anything... Get a fucking clue.

You missed the mark. No one suddenly became a fan of Comey, but we all collectively decided that FIRING THE GUY THAT IS INVESTIGATING YOU is probably not above board. You fucking moron.

There is no need to be nasty. The woman’s almost 50 years old - yeah, her weight fluctuates but overall she’s still looking pretty good. Not that her looks are all that matters anyway.

Podcasts can be hit-or-miss for me, but I ADORE Sword and Scale (true crime) and Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History.

I’m 32 and I still find it wildly entertaining... Go for it!

Oh, eat shit, Cletus.

But she’s THIRTY-FOUR years old, which is completely, 100% an adult. James Woods was 52 hitting on a 16-year-old... Come on, now. You can’t possibly believe those two things are remotely in the same stratosphere.

Yeah, I’m continually irritated and disappointed that McKean has never been nominated for this role (nor will he). I think he did far better work than Banks last season.

Darrell posted a pic on Instagram not too long ago - he got his kids that camper!