Private prayer. Public prayers, particularly when they make no effort whatsoever to be ecumenical, tend to only make the in-group comfortable while making those who don’t hold those belief get the message they are not welcome at all. People who pray privately for themselves are wonderful, like that guy in Matthew…

Nah, that was probably a worm.

Tracking down these legends is literally the most important thing Deadspin has ever done.

Can we please, as a country, ban the phrases “flip-flop” and “flip-flopper” from all political discourse, please?

I think you’re asking a LOT if you expect entertainment to always adhere closely to reality.

If you think that's funny, you should see Trump try and palm a basketball.

Why is it that the interior of every private plane, no matter how expensive, ends up looking like a 1985 Starcraft van conversion?

The correct answer is OxiClean. Red wine drinkers know this is the only thing that will save your ass when you dump a glass of red wine on your carpet or white shirt.

I appreciate your willingness to write a story that reflects deep ambivalence. I think there isn’t enough of that anymore (everything is always strident and polarized) but you did a great job sitting with the murkiness of what this all means about Bowie’s legacy.

Can we knock it the fuck off with the ‘Sander’s supporters are naïve and think he’s magic socialist Santa Claus who will enact his entire platform with a wave of his magic wand’ narrative? Seriously. Like, we fucking understand political reality. We know that a good portion of Sander’s platform is going to be…

Undecided voter here who is trying hard not to get involved with internecine Democratic turf wars, but-

You’re missing three words. Michael Jordan got banned for gambling on basketball games.

I could definitely be talked into that one, plus the idea that he was actually suspended during his first retirement.

David Stern rigged the ‘85 draft.

...that Michael Jordan’s father was killed by the mafia due to his inability to pay off gambling debts

I definitely believe the Knicks’ envelope was frozen or otherwise tampered with in the 1985 draft lottery. NOTE: I am not Bill Simmons.

There’s no way Lee Harvey Oswald acted or shot alone in JFK’s assassination.

“...and the only player in the NBA who is currently outproducing him on offense is the guy who is literally breaking the game.”

If this is a joke, bravo. If not, you should probably study harder.

I wanna be in your meetings.