“I think that it was a real pity for Meghan not to be more patient about playing the longer game...”

And accurate.  Putin does not want to live in the 21st Century, he wishes to take Russia and it’s immediate neighbours back to the 1950's.  Which is why so many in the GOP in America fawn over him.  They want the same thing too.

I expect the IOC will penalize Russia by awarding them the 2032 Summer Games.

My 51st birthday is next week. I’m an old white guy who can tell “back in my day” stories all day long. And, yes, I’ve grumbled about some of the young whippersnappers I work with once or twice.

My daughter did competitive trampoline up to level 6. What you see at Olympics is 12+. It would hurt my back and knees every time I saw her land so abruptly, but she swore that it was fine. This has been an interesting week for us because she’s grown up in gymnastics, cheers, power tumbling, and trampoline. It’s her…

Yeah, I’m thrown off by how everyone seems to be saying , “GREAT! This is fantastic news!” It is not fantastic news. It sucks for her teammates, it sucks for the people who could have gone in her place, and quitting mid-competition is really not something to celebrate. We can be compassionate about the decision, but…

Can we find some more nuanced way of discussing this? Can we acknowledge that it is important and right for Biles to look after her mental and physical health, while also acknowledging that what happened to day was not, in fact, “worth celebrating?” It is unfortunate that she was unable to complete the competition and…

Unrelated but they’ve made kinja even more of a mess (still think the aim is to slowly move towards no comments entirely).

“I didn’t even want to be in them,” he continued, while visibly perspiring. “Who wants money and fame in some of the biggest movies of our time? I’m happy watching the old stuff anyways, back before it got mainstream. I definitely didn’t audition for the new ones, and never heard back, ahaha, why do you ask? Oh, you…

Picture yourself as a 20-30 something women with a master’s degree from a private college in a liberal arts field, who likely has the student loan debt to prove it.

I’m deeply confused by this comparison as there was no fine levied on Osaka for withdrawing from the tournament. In addition there have been multiple players who have withdrawn from these tournaments over the years, often due to injuries, without criticism from the heads of the organizations. The criticism and the…

The good sis grossed 50+ million last year. She is paid up and unbothered. Her genius is in how she is pre-shaming the tennis officials into donating the fine to mental health charities. She is playing chess, while they are playing tic-tac-toe. 

As someone who was a minor when parents were divorced and am now an attorney, it would have been cruel to make those kids testify. This is something for court-appointed therapists to discuss with the children and parents to make a determination. Having kids testify in front of a judge about which parent they like more…

“I’ll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul’s neighbor I’m going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume.”

I see Los Angeles Apparel, formally American Apparel hasn’t changed a bit. Dov Charney is still making models pose vulva first and it’s disappointing Jez is giving the company an advertising assist in this article, even if the author is snarking on the suit.

I just finished listening to the episode and it only made me like Harry even more. He seems genuinely kind, down to earth, and almost painfully self-aware. Funny AF, too. Plus I’ll always stan a man who takes responsibility for his mental health, having personally suffered a mentally ill and abusive father to the…

Perhaps you’ve missed the massive reckoning the Simpsons has been going through for casting decisions they made 30 years ago?

“Not once do you mention that it’s Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization launching rockets at Israeli civilians”

My dog, Napoleon, had cancer and I eventually had to see about putting him down rather than let him suffer until he died naturally. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I felt his heartbeat stop when the Vet did it.