…which we were— When you let transgender women (that is, people born as male who now identify as female) compete as girls in high school track meets, you will get predictable results: Connecticut is one of 17 states that allow … Continue reading →
Gladys Knight’s been in the news lately for her great rendition of the national anthem at the Superbowl, and for showing what a tool Don Lemon is: That sent me on a stroll down YouTube memory lane in search of … Continue reading →
Not a surprise. The NFL has been alienating a lot of viewers in recent years. And probably quite a few of those who tuned in yesterday at the outset ended up tuning out before it ended because the game was … Continue reading →
Again. They won away from home, in overtime, in a real nail-biter. I didn’t watch it—I’m just not a football fan, although sometimes I do tune in. I also know that a lot of people hate the Patriots. Not me. … Continue reading →
They deserved it. Exuberance:
Continue reading →…by far. And it felt even longer. Eighteen innings. Seven hours and twenty minutes. And strange: Maybe the best way to sum up the bizarre night at Dodger Stadium: Of the 50 players on both rosters, only four didn’t get … Continue reading →
They made it look easy.
Continue reading →It’s the Red Sox vs. the Dodgers, and it’s scheduled to start at 8:09 PM. But there may be a rain delay. The Sox won the Series in 1918 and then didn’t win it again till 2004. People who weren’t … Continue reading →
…are going to the World Series. I’m so old I remember when baseball players didn’t wear beards.
Continue reading →Victor Davis Hanson knows his classics, and the title of his latest article, “The Origins of Progressive Agony,” contains a word—agony—that English speakers usually take to mean “intense pain or suffering.” That is its first definition, but its second comes … Continue reading →
But they did it.
Continue reading →Although I don’t follow tennis as closely as I used to, I certainly heard and read about the big brouhaha at the US Open involving Serena’s being penalized by an umpire, and ultimately losing in the finals to relative newcomer … Continue reading →