That turned ugly, quick.

Forced as a practical matter perhaps (maybe not), but certainly not an obligation to militarily respond due to existing treaty. That kind of treaty obligation does not exist between Ukraine and NATO today.

Mercedes is in an interesting position. On one hand, they could go with a cheaper driver who will defer to Hamilton and avoid all the problems they had between ROS and Lewis the last several years.

Yeah, but this time it’s worth it.

Progress? The electric car preddates the petrol powered automobile by decades.

Good.

I think what it comes down to is whether the fun factor...

Well, if NASCAR is looking to lower the age of the average viewer, maybe this is the way to do it. However, if Monster is looking to attract more ‘experienced’ consumers, I’m not sure this is the way to go. I’m in my 40s and I’ve never even tasted a Monster Energy drink much less purchased one.

Shocking. Perhaps the most shocking retirement from sports since Jordan walked away after his first threepeat. I’m personally going to miss Rosberg. I’ve always appreciated his professionalism and believed he was somewhat underrated.

You know you’re poor when you can’t afford the hooker that comes without a penis.

Like most things in life, I imagine it comes down to money. The Roots could spend 30 or more weeks touring the country playing clubs each year, which would really be a grind particularly for those memebers with families. Or, they could be the house band for Fallon and live in the greatest city on the planet where they…

How can you go to the home of The Roots and then used canned music?

In point of fact, Rome built entire cities largely with slave labor. So, I’m not sure if the costs are known, at least the fair market costs.

Both events were purchased directly through the respective organizing bodies. Remember though, I purchased hospitality tickets which come with a premium price relative to GA tickets. I honestly can’t remember how much general admission tickets would have been for the Canada GP, but the COTA GA tickets in 2015 (the…

I’m a huge Ferrari fan, so the race itself was - for me - somewhat bittersweet. Vettel should have won, but Ferrari had the wrong tire strategy. OTOH, it was one of Vettel’s best qualis and races of the season.

This year, I’ve taken my family to both the Final Four and the Montreal (Canada) Grand Prix. Only counting the ticket prices (four tickets, hospitality level) I spent (just about) $1,600 (USD) for Final Four (all-session) tickets and - wait for it - just under $4,000 for the F1 tickets, which were Grandstand 12 seats.…

Probably not. Murder requires the state to prove intent to murder. While that may not seem all that difficult on its face, as a practical legal matter, it’s a reasonably high bar. A prosecutor might file murder charges in that case (overcharging is common), but taking that indictment to the box and winning, is an…

I’m not sure what’s more troubling; that the stewards of Nevada taxpayor money would give fully-refundable tax credits (which effectively are payments from the state) to a business that is not a going concern or, that this construction company would extend (at least) $21M in credit to a company that is funded by a man…

Thank God my sons are teenagers because if they’d seen this video when they were kids - particularly at this time of year - their Christmas would have been powerfully disappointing.

Like the Wrangler, only better. Much, much better.