After watching these highlights, I am convinced baseball should do away with mitts entirely.

I don’t have a profound answer to this question, but I’ll tell you what I know from talking with two other male friends this past weekend on the subject.

The three of us are pro-choice and have taken time to engage each other privately on this issue. I say privately because, while my partner is pro-choice (and not a…

I feel sort of sheepish saying this on Jalopnik, but my first (and only) car was a 1991 Isuzu Trooper that I bought for $500 from a friend in Florida! I was moving from California to Colorado so, naturally, I flew to Naples with all the possessions I could carry with me on the plane and picked my new (old) car and…

Hate to break it to you, but American presidents - past and most likely future - can live with a dictator if it serves the country’s economic and political interests. As much as Trump’s pandering to this most recent crop is loathsome, he’s just one leader in a long line of leaders shaking hands with autocrats whose…

This. This. This. I wasn’t inured to the horrific images I saw out of Columbine back when I was in college and I certainly wasn’t with this despicable act in New Zealand. If anything, the video renewed my disgust with American arms manufacturers who distribute tools of war that eventually find their way all over the…

I watched it on LiveLeak early yesterday morning and it’s horrific. *Part* of me felt compelled to do because, perhaps, it will help me reflect on the true horror of what these crimes actually look like, which most of the time is (tragically) reserved for those lucky enough to survive or for those working like mad in…

Are you MAD? I’m not made of airports! 

Came here for this answer. I’m curious if you would be willing to share any ancedotes in which you heard about controlled substances being smuggled in. Is there a particular avenue where people are often caught? Is it like in TV or the movies where they are brought in with the food delivery? (Sorry, that’s my only…

“...a highly repressive third-world regime just may be the sort of thing advertisers can be convinced to care about.”

Oh, I agree it’s totally gross. I haven’t seen the video, but I can only imagine the Saudi government drew up a ton broadcasting plans that championed the country’s “progress” since Mohammed bin Salman took de facto reign of the country and dangled that in front of the WWE brass along with several chests of…

I’ll admit I have no idea what the current level of popularity for WWE is in the United States, but from my experience as an expat in Saudi Arabia in 2015-2016 I can tell you it is HUGE. My (male) Saudi students and colleagues would frequently ask me about the popularity of certain wrestlers and if I remember a given…

If you’re going to Yosemite (or any National Park for that matter, but particularly in Yosemite), avoid dying by waterfall. Seems like a no-brainer, but there are stories literally every year of people taking a dip in the Merced River, only to get swept up in a current where they plunge over the Vernal Falls to their…

Thanks for re-publishing this! I remember my 10 year-old self was fascinated by Hope and Glory and its contemporary in film Empire of the Sun. But I forgot how great the former really was. I may have to give both a re-watch soon.

How about some Dutch speedskaters?

How can one not remember “King of the Biathlon” Ole Einar Bjørndalen, the most medaled winter Olympian ever? (Admittedly, I almost forgot him too.)

When Tomas from Galway started speaking I immediately thought of this post: https://deadspin.com/5859765/weve-translated-this-irish-rugby-announcers-match-ending-call-for-those-not-fluent-in-batshit-crazy-speak

13-12. And I was fully committed to staying up as late as possible if it went well past the 11th.

Parents, society, friends, magazines, media, the list is endless. My girlfriend and I were texting each other last night (she’s away on work) and she was expressing to me how awkward she felt about going out to dinner by herself. I asked her why and she replied, “Because I’m always self-conscious.” Imagine having…

Apparently the bridge can’t be raised nor the road lowered because (from a cited entry in Wikipedia:) “The 77-year-old bridge cannot be raised, because nearby railroad crossings would also have to be raised. The street cannot be lowered, because a major sewer line runs only four feet (1.2 m) under Gregson Street.”

I love riding my damn bikes!