“Buddy-buddy”? Did you follow any of the visit. In his speech, he stood right next to the guy and called (politely and thoughtfully) called him out. Yes, Obama didn’t try to punch Raul or anything— it’s called diplomacy.

Also, just watching the clips it’s clear that he was a gifted runner. You can see several times in the above that— either naturally or through coaching— he knew how to (as my track coach would say) “reach out and run.” His extended reach with his arms swinging parallel to his direction (instead of shorter pumps and…

OK, but remember that in the US, our stadiums are already built. We have easily 12 cities with the infrastructure (stadium, hotels, airports, trains, etc.) to handle a World Cup with virtually no massive construction efforts. Granted— some are better than others, but there’s no way the US would build a half-dozen new…

For once I’m happy to be old enough to not even know what something is.

I disagree here. I’m old, but as I noted before, when it was used (and I used it!) in college in the early 90's, it wasn’t a reference to people being gay. It was a reference to a lack of women. As in “this place isn’t worth being at because there no women to try to hit on.” People could invite you to some big “let’s…

Eh. I never read it like that. Rather, I read it as “lame because there are only men there” and thus not worth going to. (I usually heard it in the context of a part or related social event back when I was in college.) Like:

Dude #1: “Hey, how was the party?”
Dude #2: “Eh. Boring. It was just a bunch of guys sitting…

I don’t know. I think you’re reading too much into it because Rubio gave such a clumsy answer. I read that as “There are people in largely Muslim countries who have encountered some hostility as Americans while there because people like Trump have said such horrible things. But fortunately some of the Muslim people…

Eh. They do a lot to facilitate success. They monitor your grades closely and if you get even close to trouble they set you up with a tutor. Moreover, coaches (at least in the minor (i.e. not football or basketball) sports) don’t punish you if you have a class that takes place during practice— you just come and do…

The fucking Capulets once again causing problems. Next thing you know, Mercutio and Tybalt are going to get killed in the streets of New Haven.

I’ve thought about this quite a bit. There’s a good portion of the whole right wing media industry (particularly the Christians) that sort of depends on listener outrage to generate big listenership/viewership numbers. Like, if we actually lived in a world where Ted Cruz won the election and had a favorable Congress,…

Which is great: those people should make a point of avoiding websites like Gawker stuff, USA Today, ESPN, etc.— you know, the sites that do occasionally headline sports reporting and commentary.

So... you were waiting to watch this on a recording but before doing so you went to a WEBSITE THAT OFTEN COMMENTS ON POP CULTURE THINGS— LIKE SPORTS? You’re either a troll or an idiot.

My cat, G. Gordon Kitty, passed away a few weeks ago, just short of his 19th birthday. I often complained that he was a pest. He meowed at odd hours in the night to be fed, or to be let out (this behavior fits well with the quote above; my cat excelled at this). He chose the worst places to throw up (new shirt, down…

I’m pretty skeptical of the people posting here who are saying things like “The reason I don’t watch European soccer is because of those jersey logos!” This is obviously one of those justify-after-the-fact lines that too many Americans use to explain why they just don’t like soccer. I guarantee that if just one EPL…

No, I get that. But here is the reality, guy: I watch people get on the plane (on some airlines I have status and board early) and almost NO ONE does what you do. In fact, most people will put their shitty brief case in the overhead, and then pause to take off their jacket and stuff that up there, too, and then make…

• Flight attendants tell passengers this and it always gets ignored so it warrants repeating: Do not put coats and small bags in the overhead until everyone’s onboard and you know there’s room.

In the NFL, when a team cuts a player then the team no longer has to pay them. So indeed, you could sign a 5 year contract for $1 million a year, play for two years, and then get cut, at which point you’d have made $2 million; you won’t ever see the rest of the money in the deal. This is done because of both (a) the…

That book cover reminds me of a classic SNL skit.

It has been 14 years since I’ve fully felt my left hand, turned my head completely to the left, or looked up without shooting sensations down my arm. That was when I was 15... I now receive shots in my spine and am preparing for surgery.

I get that completely, and we all know that there is coercion and manipulation and abuse in student-teacher relationships. But the skit is written from the perspective of every adult male who absolutely fantasized about any number of their high school teachers, and who absolutely wishes that they had gotten laid more…