Tom Westerholm

I shook hands with Tacko every time I interviewed him and his hands seemed appropriate to the rest of him. A 6’6 guy having hands like that boggles the mind

It takes a lot to stun me at this point, but I am legitimately stunned that Hugo Gonzalez's hands are almost as big as Tacko Fall's hands.

This starts with one of the best ledes in recent memory ("Peter Thiel’s Armageddon speaking tour has—like the world—not ended yet") and then transitions into one of the most comprehensive explanations of our present moment that I've read.

In a world full of deranged parents, American Club Soccer Parents have to be near the top of the power rankings

Feels greedy to pine for more Every Time I Die after (by my count) no fewer than six genuine classic albums, but c’est la vie

Can’t lie, this EP just made me miss ETID more

I started sprinting last year, and I think a lot of people older than like 25 underestimate how little actual SPRINTING they do. Pushing yourself to move at truly full speed is no joke.

It‘s actually insanely good

Got you, yeah agreed. It requires a certain amount of self-awareness because brain rot as a driver for killing does not fit into traditional worldviews that a lot of less online people hold

I volunteer myself as tribute, is what I'm trying to say

I think it's less an issue of finding journalists (many of whom are hungry for work and interested in understanding + explaining how things function) and more an issue of convincing people who run media outlets that something they don't understand is important in understanding our current climate.

Feel like it's going to be increasingly crucial for media outlets to employ journalists who can synthesize and explain internet brain rot

Yeah, this sucks. "[Player X] takes heaves because he's not worried about his 3-point percentage" is and should continue to be a badge of honor.

The show is self-aware enough to make the protagonist a nepo-baby (because who else would be gifted the opportunity he has) but not self-aware enough to realize his motivations as a nepo-baby are completely unbelievable

That was me actually, I’m big strong men in tears

More and more people are saying Xavi Simons, a powerful concept to consider

There was a very weird 4-5 month period of my life where I had to try to know everything there was to know about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift for work and I do not miss that period of my life whatsoever lol but good for them

We heavily limited my son’s screen time this summer and didn’t fill the extra time. Completely unprompted, he read for 150 hours total during the library’s summer reading program over like a month and a half. 10/10, highly recommend

Sitting here in my Richy shirt manifesting

Watching Kudus + Richarlison, widely considered the greatest winger-striker combination in Spurs history

If someone could confirm Savinho to Spurs, I’d be grateful and also more productive ty in advance

The fact that these dimwits continue to pull from the same unfunny joke well (“lol women”) as the WNBA explodes in popularity, superstars and highly compelling storylines really throws into sharp relief how stupid and crass their whole thing is.

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I find the dildo thing pretty appalling so I wrote a bit about why

My son and I went to the first CWC game of the tournament and the Bayern players looked genuinely kind of shocked lol

I am genuinely fascinated to see how players react to American heat next year. It gets so hot here.

Listen to the latest Locked on Celtics, in which @johnkaralis.com and I are afraid we just blue ourselves

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Not ashamed to admit I cried a little reading the last one

Brother start stretching, become who you were born (as a middle-aged man) to be

Yeah I’m pretty sure my knee issues were at least partly due to tight hips. Turns out my body isn’t ruined like I thought lol