Being offended gets you retweets/followers/subscribers/press coverage/etc.

That’s how these things always go. Someone does something shitty and immediately turns from culture hero to public enemy number one. Remember when everyone on this site raved approvingly about Louis C.K.’s fat girl episode and then promptly declared they had always found him creepy and unlikeable when the sexual…

Reminds me of the time PETA killed over a million dogs and cats because they love animals so much.

Yeah, it’s kind of useless without seeing how well human drivers perform in the exact same test.

The clinical term is “exertional rhabdomyolysis”, over-exercising to the point that your muscle fibers start to break down. The muscle fragements - proteins- that enter the bloodstream are very bad for organs that filter blood, most often the kidneys, but often also the liver.

This further confirms my belief that anti-doping rules aren’t there to ensure fairness, but to control cyclists. UCI et al. know that everybody dopes, but also that it’s relatively easy to evade the tests (see: Lance Armstrong’s entire career). What they can do is keep people in line via suspension or threat of…

More fake news, just what we needed.

Millennials are too broke to own homes, eat lunch, buy cars, go to Applebees, join golf clubs, shop JCrew, go on vacation, buy diamonds, or save for retirement. What makes you think they’ll ever be able to afford sports teams?

FIFA rankings are shit. A favorable outcome for Switzerland would be that one (and only one) of Brazil or Germany decides to coast through groups and settles for second place, giving the Swiss a shot at decently winnable matches against Peru, Denmark, or Mexico.

I’ve always preferred the Timelords.

Diplo said he was going to go Pusha T but so far he’s just Meek Mill.

I call that a flop rather than a dive - Robben added some theatrics to sell it but there was contact and the ball wasn’t anywhere nearby. And, as much as I hate the theatrics, I also remember that refs are idiots who miss most of that shit otherwise.

The group of death is a dumb concept that needs to be retired by the shitty sports journalists for whom it’s become stock in trade. Until I see four past winners all in the same group, there’s no group of death.

Mostly, it reminds me of Jay Leno’s “Don’t blame Conan!” apology speech. The only difference is that no one (as far as I know) is blaming Leno for this one, either.

German, French and Portuguese could probably give a Spanish eleven a run for their money in a one-off, but in terms of a tournament it’s no contest - Spanish has too much depth and too many options whereas the other languages would be starting as much of the same core crop stars as possible.

On the other hand, the British Empire wins cricket pretty decisively.

I’m sorry, but FIFA rankings are bullshit so they don’t enter into the equation.

If it’s about money, then he wouldn’t go to California either, because of the higher state income tax. Maybe Utah?

heraldry of characters who appear in single chapters as a throwaway gag and/or nerd culture reference and then are never seen again.

This is a nothingburger. You think people who listen to Rudy Giuliani don’t already know he’s a lying sack of shit? They know. They don’t care. They like him because he tells them what they want to hear, not because of his integrity.