My favorite cheap beer joke, especially since I live in the Rockies, is:

There’ve been a few pieces out lately suggesting that women may actually have a physiological advantage for long (by which I mean weeks instead of hours) ultra-endurance events. Here’s a NY Times piece on a woman who set a trail record that has the following to offer:

Catholicism is actually positioned similarly — life of the mother is a major thing, and Catholic hospitals have directives that basically allow for this (EXTREMELY COMMON SENSE) situation. Basically, many more abortions quietly take place in Catholic hospitals than people are aware of. The conflicts that make the news…

I can’t get on board with the idea that Alito will, but Roberts siding with the liberals on this one is not that crazy in this case.

I actually think it would be a great capstone on Sansa’s evolution if she wound up with a man who was pretty much the polar opposite of the sort of man she envisioned marrying as a girl. I mean...he’s much older than her, but she could do much worse, especially if he happens to have her back at a crucial point…

I mean...I know it’s Game of Thrones, I know it’s historically been awful to women, I know Sansa keeps getting nauseating story turns, but...

All the more reason for Sansa to kill him in their wedding bed?

I’m still dicey on trusting that Littlefinger’s absolute motivations are anything but power for himself, but he does clearly have a weakness for her (not one that precluded him from selling her to a torturer basically, but still). Still: if he gets to marry her AND consolidate his own power via marrying her, that’s a…

I don’t think they were super clear about this on the show, but basically the argument was that her marriage to Tyrion is nonbinding because it wasn’t consummated. I think Roose had a conversation with Littlefinger about that when he was like “um but isn’t this girl a Lannister now technically?” So other than making a…

I tell her about the time [Joan] Rivers was on an overnight flight, and as it was about to land, the flight attendant leaned down to offer her breakfast. “Chicken and eggs?” said Rivers. “On the same plate? What is that, the mother-daughter special?” Schumer lets out a big laugh, as it is classic Joan but it is also a…

Scene: Baltimore, tonight.

It’s remarkable, isn’t it? In general, the complexity and depth of Ali’s persona and life really bring out something special from great, clear-eyed writers — and Obama certainly fits that bill. But it’s particularly tremendous and lucky, I think, that this particular president had the charge of memorializing this…

Thanks for saying this.

I say this in good faith, and as somebody who really likes and fully supports Ke$ha in this and all other protest actions:

He left the Nation of Islam in the mid-70s for a number of reasons, and converted to mainstream Islam. Later, he embraced Sufism.

Dude, stop. Here is some context. I was out having beers (incidentally, with a girl I box with) last night, and both of our phones blew up with alerts from the NY Times and NPR about Ali’s passing. When I got home, I had left the radio on, and the BBC was doing nothing but talking about Ali. For more than an hour!

Extra pretty.

For what it’s worth, the President and First Lady’s statement on Muhammad Ali is gorgeous and well worth reading:

This is more than a “serious news item,” and Lamar Odom’s hospitalization is not comparable. Come on, man, I know you know why we’re upset. This is a far, far different level.

I’ve been reading Jez literally since Jez came into existence. I know what Dirt Bag is. But I completely agree that it’s really inappropriate to include a writeup on Ali’s death in a celebrity gossip roundup, which is what this feature is. If you have any questions about why, please contemplate the juxtaposition of…