I like how 90 percent of the the Deadspin staff’s communications are witticisms. Barry’s are funniest.

Lieutenant Danielle

Since the deinstitutionalization movement and the failure of the community mental health clinic project, law enforcement and jailers are the frontline for mental health. Pretty fucked up.

private Italian lessons from women he found through Craigslist postings is such a long euphemism

Well when both suicide bereavement groups and suicide prevention groups are saying “the terms we use matter” I’m going to listen to them because they actually know what they are talking about. I can’t believe you think that people are talking about terminology just in terms of “oh, how would the dead person feel about…

He didn’t attend his grandfather’s funeral—the same grandfather he once called before every game.

Can I get a hot take on paying college athletes? It’s pretty clear at least some Deadspin writers favor paying them. I’d be cool if the money came from the bloated salaries of commissioners, coaches, and ADs. Or the NCAA and conferences could charge more for their TV deals and tickets. But in all likelihood, tuition…

my work takes me to rikers and prison generally. the rapes by guards are largely consensual sex between the prisoners and guards, but because its not permitted it is deemed sex. this is an important distinction that should not be glossed over. most people reading this likely think its forced sex/assault.

I feel the same way about overly gigantic tie knots.

Hey Zoidberg who is your favorite team? Just curious.

A medal rack, Katie? Bryce doesn’t even own A medal, let alone many medals that would necessitate an entire rack. What is Bryce gonna do with a medal rack?

In fact, some Chinese viewers argued that Fu must have lied about having her period.

There is a point where pointing out “micro-aggressions” eventually causes your articles to receive eye-rolls and sighs. If people perceive you as getting professionally offended on a day to day basis, you damage the cause you champion. That’s how you’re coming off to me.

Oh God, micro-aggressions....

Lance exemplifies the cognitive dissonance involved in evaluating individuals who do praiseworthy and morally objectionable things. And by praiseworthy, I’m not even talking about his tour victories — although I, like the author, still find those incredible regardless of the doping. Both of my parents had cancer; one…

Thank you for this. I’ve always been a fan of Lance. Read It’s Not About the Bike for the second time while going through chemo for testicular cancer. He was and always will be a hero to me, no matter how big of piece of shit he turned out to be in hindsight.

The feminist naming of routine physical and sexual violence is something that we deeply believe in; it shapes our worldview and quite literally maps boundaries on women’s lives—where we can go, when we can go and with whom. It deserves reflection and contemplation. That is the cruel irony of the feminist internet.…

• I believe the defending NBA champs should wear championship belts to every game.