The fact that Tsai, who is Taiwanese (who take WAY more shit from mainland China than Hong Kong ever has) is basically telling US fans to let the NBA appease the Chinese government (dressing it up as the Chinese people bullshit) tells you everything you need to know about the NBA’s business model. The NBA owners only…

This is all terribly depressing but can we talk about how overly reliant these chuds are on using a pyramid in their diagrams. I know that as a real life not-very-successful business person, the first fucking thing I think of when I see a pyramid during a business presentation is, “oh these assholes are building a…

I mean the article says that

He doesn’t, he just wants to reinforce to his base his talking points. He knows most people know that he’s full of shit but he doesn’t care as long as the MAGA Morons are still buying in.

I mean it’s gone because no one needs it anymore. If you aren’t traveling with a good VPN to get out from behind whatever firewall the country you are traveling to has, you need to reconsider your life choices.

the International Herald Tribune.

Yeah I finally dumped my subscription when they went biweekly. It’s sad, but the business model appears to suck. Hell, Entertainment Weekly is now monthly (even though they kept the “weekly” in its name). Thankfully my favorite magazine, “The Week” is still kicking and coming out every week.

It was not an accident.

Considering the new folks running the place, the Swimsuit Issue is probably going to have an outsized place at SI going forward, so that staff might get bigger.

Me too! I watched too much TV as a kid...

I also did not include Crispix on here, because that’s not a Chex. Also, it’s weird. Oh wow, rice AND corn? Together? It’s like there’s a generous farm subsidy in my mouth and everyone gets a cut!

This honestly makes me wonder: How do companies lay off their HR people? Who, like, hosts the meeting?

What is with that actor who plays Trump? Hair is too long, looks more like the back of Boris Johnson's head TBH. New bigwigs not willing to spring for the good Trump impersonator?

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The sport’s absurd martial value system forbids a coach from quitting under basically any set of circumstances, no matter how humiliating or hopeless

Hjalmersson was never quick. But whomever he was paired with last year played their best hockey of the season. OEL had career-best advanced metrics with Hjalmersson last season and was just ordinary without him.

I think Lehner will be solid. Maybe not as good as last year in Trotz’s system, but better than Crawford’s numbers last season. But I’m not sure how many young dmen are really going to get a chance, as Boqvist is the only kid dman who is on a pro deal right now. Maybe they call him up when the Hawks come back to the…

Wirtz felt this way in the year of our lord 2007. Also, the UC was pretty empty because the Hawks were terrible and his season ticket list was down to about 4000 seats, so it was an overall idiotic mindset. 

protect the investment of season-ticket holders

I was generally positive about the Blackhawks moves in the offseason (short of the Jokiharju for Nylander swap) but it’s a little sad that they improved the team in multiple areas and are still likely to miss the playoffs. I was for the team retooling after 2015—specifically trading Panarin and getting younger—and…