It’s amazing just how well good pilots operate. It’s as if in an emergency they shut down all the extraneous parts of themselves, and only the analytic and expert stuff comes out. It’s not like they’re machines - quite the opposite, they make decisions and improvise in ways machines simply can’t - but rather, as if…

“We have part of the aircraft missing so we’re going to need to slow down a bit.”

Have you read the first chapter of The Right Stuff? They cover that specifically, and Tom Wolfe discusses Chuck Yeager specifically doing that “Aw shucks, we’ve got a problem here” voice. It’s also true for astronauts (who were initially all pilots). The Apollo 13 audio is extremely calm.

Who knew a bunch of black people would have a hard time in Boston?!

Wiggins has never been among the very best at anything. He has one decent skill, he can score, albeit inefficiently. He’s downright bad at everything else. And after year after year without showing any growth, he’s just not a good player.

If by “very best” you mean a ball-stopper who shoots [inefficient] long-2s from isos/post-ups without assisting/setting up for his teammates, then yeah, you’re spot on...

Thibodeau should be fired, banned for life from the NBA, and locked up for crimes against basketball. Every talented player he gets his hands on, he overplays until he’s worn them down to a nub. I look forward to KAT’s double ACL blowout in 2-3 years.

My guess is that she seriously defiled that porta-john.

Tickets to today’s game were about 3 times the normal price. It was worth 10 times what I paid. Dude is so good and put on a show.

I hate it too. The only thing I can think of is for defenders to start fouling him hard when he does the flailing thing. If you are going to get called for a foul, might as well actually foul him.

Agreed. And a Bechdel Test pass would also require these women interacting with each other. Multiple unsexualized women is kind of the bare minimum. It speaks volumes about the state of female representation in music videos that this is seen as laudworthy.

PROOF WE CAN SUBVERT THE MALE GAZE, Y’ALL! Even in hip-hop/rap by male artists. Props to Drake, the women who starred, and last but not least, Karena Evans!

It’s definitely a step in the right direction. When I think about the Bechdel Test I think about substance, and this just feels like I’m watching 15 different perfume ads. Didn’t hate it - just not sure how much this is celebrating women as power players as much as it is cashing in on a political moment.

I don’t know why but this made tear up. SO MANY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. and Olivia Wilde, my forever girl crush.

Meanwhile, I wore sandals for a whole summer and forgot how to tie my shoes

The UFC won’t sue him. Dana White is not going to sit for a deposition where he has to answer questions, under penalty of perjury, about how the UFC does business.

This nightmare happened less than 24 hours ago, and they are scrambling to put together a passable pay-per-view tomorrow. I’m sure the UFC will make him pay, but that is definitely on their back burner until Monday.

Lobov is also a good enough boxer that ... he helped train McGregor for his fight with Floyd Mayweather this summer.

Just now noticing the guy in the background making the same hand gestures.

Obviously, it’s silly to say that they’re a better team without Wall. With that said, they certainly play better without Wall. Good luck dealing with that Brooks!