This is a lot of words to get these takeaways:
1. Labeling a relative newcomer (in a crowded field where many greats are still active) the “best alive” is just hyperbole.
2. Seibert isn’t so high on Kendrick. (I guess every consensus needs its contrarians, though.)
Oh, and shout-out to Webster’s.
sasmall
sasmall
Two.
Muhf**king minutes.
“Ryen Russillo [beep] was arrested for criminal entry [beep] last week [beep] at a condo [beep] in Wyoming. [beep] Ryen Russillo [beep] should be arrested for criminal entry [beep] every time [beep] he tries to enter a studio.”
Is there a “Let’s Remember Some Concussions” tag yet?
You could’ve just said “NOT ALL WHITE PEOPLE!” and saved us (and yourself) some time, friendo.
I like surprising people, so.
So many questions (mostly because I don’t get the reference).
Thank you for writing this, and I’m sorry your mother brought you to a place where you had to.
Zaza is (potentially) innocent, dammit!
Zaza is (potentially) innocent, dammit!
the race angle
I liked reading this. It could have easily been a thinkpiece about a hate-read, but you came around on the fact that people have genuine desires that are served by art* like this and that all culture is iterative and referential to some extent.
Plus, this is a great line:
inlandsea after watching the 2016 NBA Finals: “I guess the Warriors must not have been very good.” Because examining outcomes in relation to the processes which produced them (i.e., not in isolation) is dumb.
It’s also worth noting that Alonso will be a free agent after this season, so you’re trading a guy who’s probably going to walk (uh, no pun intended I guess) for a guy who’d be under team control for a good while.
And this would be a fine point for you to make if playoff spots weren’t allocated on the basis of regular season success.