This season has basically said that this thing that brought all these women together and gave them purposes and second chances actually kind of sucks. It’s said that they’d all rather be doing something else.

You have to define what a “non-simultaneous touch” is for us non-swimmer types. 

Is there a way to ensure that whenever someone Google’s the names of these letter writers that this post lands right at the top of the results?

After all these years, I still want to know what the deal was with those keys up on the table.

Update: Harper’s WAR on baseball reference sits at .5, about half of Juan Soto.

When a reader learns more about a subject from the comment section than the article itself, that’s a problem.

Baseball Reference has him at .1 WAR right now. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harpebr03.shtml

When Drew turns his sights on something you enjoy...the hurt is just too much.

The Nats may be struggling, but let’s not pretend that Harper and his .1 WAR so far this season would have made any difference.

Phillies fans should also prepare themselves for witnessing Harper’s summer swoon.

Rise = Return

I have to say, I never thought I’d find a Roscoe Conkling reference in a Deadspin post. +1

Serious bourbon drinkers who can smell and taste 8 different aromas in a glass are insufferable and probably full of shit, but the nice thing about bourbon is the trend is against judging others for what they drink—you like what you like. Beer, on the other hand, is still in the thrall of Big IPA and one has to defend…

But what if your love for these bands is like water, pinned down and abused for being strange?

“Is it any wonder that Glass, like the Tim Burton Batman movies, is much more interested in its bad guys than its good one, especially once Elijah stirs back to life, awakened like The Joker in The Dark Knight Returns by the reappearance of his adversary?”

This is delightful, but my 2018 isn’t over until I get a Least Essential Albums column.

This is great, but is there seriously no “Least Essential Albums” list coming for 2018?

LET ME TELL YA SOMETHIN’ MEAN GENE! RIP

Shit. “Surrounded by family and friends” and “doing well under the circumstances” sounds really scary (as does Will Leitch’s tweet about what a rough few days it’s been). Really sad to hear about this and hoping you are going to be ok, Drew. When anyone asks me my opinion on anything I pretty much just point them to…

And now I’m crying at my desk. Damn you Julien Baker.