As a UM homer I appreciate this take, and I’d like to think that if he were coaching a rival school I’d feel similarly. Because on one level, my allegiances aside, I follow sports like a reality TV show, with characters and narratives and shit, and that’s not to say it can’t get real. I really, really appreciated…

I’m all for zinging Draper for being a Dubs fan, but, like, what?

just went to my first big boy conference, which was AWP in Washington DC last month. basically, thousands of writers and poets and editors and indie presses and big time authors converge for a few days’ worth of ego stroking. the panels (oh man, there were PANELS) were actually pretty good, all told. there were some…

this is a good and fair counterpoint. you could tweak it a bit by mentioning Steve Kerr who, with the help of the injury bug, saw the possibility of what he had and unleashed it.

I’m with you. He was the MVP, no doubt. I was trying to be a little magnanimous by saying maybe you could argue it shouldn’t have been unanimous, but I was all for it being unanimous.

I mean, it’s hard to define “most pivotal” (just like it’s hard to define “most valuable”!). Last year, Curry was setting teams on fire to the tune of 30 ppg at 56/45/90. That’s in. sane. And how many 4th quarters did he sit out? Was Green a big part of that whirring, record-breaking offense? Absolutely. But you…

that seems like a pretty narrow assessment of Curry’s impact. Setting aside the fact that the MVP voting will pretty much always give more weight to offense than defense, Curry didn’t just shoot threes. By being able to repeatedly hit threes from 30-ft, he redefined the parameters of defense, and that lead to a…

Love how the catcher went full umpire before the umpire even started his windup. And come to think of it, this clip pairs perfectly with the Javier Baez clip.

ever so slightly off topic: I have never seen a blazer with a patch breast pocket that didn’t look kinda weird. anyone else feel that way? I can get behind patch side pockets for that sorta rugged look, but the patch breast pocket always kinda looks like a dopey mistake to me.

I love the idea of doing away with excessive sound histrionics throughout the game. Even cutting it down by 25% would be amazing. I am all for this.

I *think* that the ACL is nominally OK in that situation, since it’s not really about changing direction, and it’s the patellar tendon that’s at risk. His windup made me think of this vid about Rafael Nadal’s knee http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/05/26/sports/tennis/nadals-knee.html?_r=0

that windup looks effin’ brutal on his left knee

I’d go with Project Runway. You get a legit huge stack of cash and ton of exposure to launch your own product line + you get to mingle with the swanky swells / absurdly beautiful people of the fashion world.

this isn’t what you probably want to read but i was at a college party that had an ice luge the shape of a woman’s torso. Liquor was sent down a whole in the neck and you drank out of the crotch. Some dude got really drunk and literally stuck his dick in that thing. Happy Friday.

what was the last poem/book of poetry you read?

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my partner has decked out our toilet with a squatty potty (basically a little bench for your feet so you get the right angle for your rectum) AND a bidet. A fucking bidet. I refused to use it at first, but have gradually come around. When you know you just took a super gnarly shit, you spray your ass and crack and dry…

i was gonna make a straight forward comment pointing out the typo but this is perfect thank you

well it’s got some seriously great sex scenes throughout the series. plus i think it’s a good show regardless. which is also sexy!

Yooooooo. the netflix series “Easy.” trust me.