"The slaughter of black and brown people is, in this light, a political act, political violence enacted for political purpose against a civilian population to raise fear and obtain compliance. That Slager probably never thought of things in these terms doesn't matter; what does is that he was trained and given…

Only saw one server washing his hands.

I know basketball coaches. He was just trying to get “in the paint.”

Kim seems to wake up in a different world every day. Next week she’ll probably join a convent.

What does "AFL" stand for? "Anti-professional Football League?"

Are you kidding me? I've seen worse fights at Tupperware parties.

This guy I knew once told me, "The problem with gambling is it's CHICKEN TODAY and FEATHERS TOMORROW!" Vegas is the Great American Maw, a place where people who are allergic to money go to throw it away.

To Stephen T: thanks for this great riff. I'm in my late 50s, and my son is 20. We've been watching pro wrestling together since he was in kindergarten. We love this new WWE streaming channel, whatever it's called, and how your article reads is exactly how we break it down when we're watching. Well, I shouldn't…

Guys like this usually owe their bookies thousands.

The soon-to-be legendary Alex Trebek board tape: "Jesus Christ! Sixty-two hundred in the fucking hole? Are you kidding me? Doesn't anybody know how to play this fucking game? And hey! Yeah, you! Mr. Numbnuts Producer! Would it be too much trouble to get some contestants on here who aren't TOTAL mutts? I mean,…

"Doctor" Phil is a whore.

This reminds me of the "Girls" episode-before-last: Shoshonna is at a job interview. The job is marketing a freeze-dried, individual-serving soup. Shosh tells the interviewer (a young guy who invented the product and started the company) that the soup smells like "bu-di-ssy." The guy asks, "What's bu-di-ssy," and…

The worst part is, he probably didn't even write the fucking book. Or read it.

With all due respect, empathy, bitterness towards Corporate America, etc, I still have to say that these stories remind me of an old joke, the punchline of which is: "What? And quit show business?!!!"

Two words: "cunt punt."