I love Europe in October. Far fewer tourists, moderate temperatures, and generally cheaper all the way around. 

Comparing to 2020 or earlier in 2021 seems like a bit of a misleading comparison, no? From what I’ve seen airfare is still somewhat cheaper than 2019, actually.

I wouldn’t complain if I were required to try them all. 

That’s fair. I am, admittedly, a little touchy on that subject. It comes from years of hearing Lewis Johnson tell viewers to “go down to your local high school track and see how long it takes you to run a lap” and how every NWSL game calls the sport like all 22 on the field are best friends.

I mean, I kind of think it’s okay to fine her for not doing that aspect of her job as well, mostly because I’m sure Osaka can easily absorb those fines. But generally speaking, I am bothered by the idea that when someone says “Hey, this tangential part of the job that isn’t really necessary is having a deleterious…

I’m ashamed to say that if I were ever involved in a major theft, this is what I would go down for. Little Debbies do indeed taste like sugar and wax, and that unbelievably fake texture fat that they are stuck together with (hydrogenated something or other?) and I love them in the same way I love candy corn.  They are …

Can I ask... Why were these cakes in a storage unit? Is this like a “U-Stor-It” kind of place? Doesn’t Little Debbie (/Hostess) have, like, climate-controlled warehouses for this sort of thing? With armed guards and bitey dogs?

Well, I’m obviously in the clear. Not a box of Oatmeal Creme Pies in the lot.

Agree. At the end of the day is this person you’d want to force to do press conferences or would you rather just let them play and let them be when they say they need space? I just don’t get the criticism at all.

Yea its really easy for them to come out now and say “We would have understood”. This is the same French Open that admonished Serena Williams for wearing an outfit designed for her physical health. Pardon me if I am slow to believe that they would have been understanding about Naomi Osaka’s mental health

You are 100% correct. The WTA and the French Open put out a statement that says “Naomi Osaka will be stepping away from the media engagements temporarily in order to deal with her mental health. We wish her well and look forward to seeing her on the court.” That is an absolute win for everyone.

I’ve said this in other places but when someone is struggling with their mental health they often don’t make the best decisions. They don’t think clearly/rationally/reasonably.

The film is far too long, at two-plus hours, but there are much worse ways to spend around 140 minutes, such as reading internet indignation that a massively budgeted Disney blockbuster on an exorbitantly priced streaming app didn’t perform its socialist feminism well enough to be exalted as a masterpiece in a…

my guess is no one understands “that she should have bowed out of the tournament to begin with” better than Naomi Osaka.

I’ve been singing the praises of a film featuring a giant ape fighting a giant dinosaur, so no hot takes from me.

I want Wink to win a Golden Globe at least. I’d really love an Oscar for that dog.

for real. people really mad about this movie. you watch it for the camp, fashion, soundtrack, wink the breakout star, and emma vs emma.

I feel like Chili’s is a place that people would order take out from, but Maggiano’s is more of a place one might want to sit down and eat at. 

These people really are either dumb as a box of rocks or just terrible people (or both?) and their continued success just confuses the hell out of me.

This. I have a lot of friends especially mid 20's to 30's who worked service jobs through the pandemic who simply believe they can’t risk having a day off to be sick if they get the vaccine. They hear stories of people getting a fever for a few days after the vaccine and worry if that happens they will lose their jobs…