Honestly, I wish we’d stop giving them the attention they want. Taylor, specifically.

Hard to pay wade what he’s asking for given the cap situation, his injury history and age but feel like his legacy is worth overpaying for. Don’t think he’s seriously considering leaving but just gauging market value like he’s done before to frighten the team. Hope they settle this quickly.

This logic doubles as a great excuse for letting all shady or predatory behavior slide.

So they are going to stop visiting colleges and universities entirely, right? Does this include the US military academies?

Let’s all pause to recognize the fact, that you’ve reached the pinnacle of moral bankruptcy, when you post PAPARAZI PICTURES of YOURSELF on your INSTAGRAM!

Carter was sort of emblematic of that five or six year stretch where the NBA was pretty unwatchable.

Plenty of other people have already pointed this out, but of all the things you can fairly criticize Simmons for, including the clumsy (and potentially racially-inflected) paternalism baked into his ongoing critique of the generation that came into the league in the 90s, you can’t just take pull quotes from this…

Exactly what I was thinking. 9 years ago Simmons says Love > Mayo and also notes that it’s difficult to say without sounding like an ass because the reasons why Love > Mayo align with unfortunate racial stereotypes. Other than mixing in LeBron’s name, what was he wrong about?

Also, Simmons has spent more time over the…

(Side note: Who the fuck hates Vince Carter????)

So with 9 years of hindsight, the obvious conclusion to draw is...Simmons was 100% correct here?

So the attractive white women who had a job at one of the most successful magazines ever is using the following hashtags on twitter.

You realize, I hope, that she’s just trying to promote her book?

I’ve always found it odd how domestic violence is good, honest fun when the perpetrator is female and the victim is male.

I have to agree with this. It’s a movie premiere, not a transfer of the crown jewels. They aren’t set up for an armed attacker, and there’s no reason they should have been. While I can understand the anger and grief of the families, it wasn’t reasonable to sue.

I can understand the thinking, but if it’s a staggering amount of money, then it’s pretty unreasonable for the theater to bear the entire cost of it, isn’t it? They didn’t do anything wrong and they’re out nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.

I mean, I am going to vote for Hillary, but "meteor destroying the earth" is sounding better and better the longer this process goes on.

“Empowering” lost all meaning for me years ago — in the wake of a prolonged thread on Jez about the feminist power of Spanx.

Don’t mind that actually. Black female athletes in artistry sports (gymnastics, ice skating, and to some degree, ballet) are often pigeonholed as “strong” and “powerful”, and are criticized for a perceived lack of grace, lightness, beauty, and artistry. It’s actually a big issue, because in those sports while you need…

Because she’s an idiot and oblivious to all matters that don’t directly affect her.