Bret Nicely

I found myself in need of a coffee and work place one night and this place was like walking into the late 90s:

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LAFC beats Inter Miami 3-0 in front of a 75k crowd.

Statement win, dominant performance by LAFC to set the tone in 2026 in a hugely anticipated match for the preseason top two in the league.

When they finally trade Giannis, will you feel vindicated? What comes after that?

Thoughts on the leaked new USA kits, and insights about whether good/bad team unis make players play better/worse

A photo of hills burned by the Eaton Fire

"As I write, Los Angeles is negotiating, daily, with a grief about which there is everything and nothing to say."

Looking back at the L.A. fires, one year later: https://lareviewofbooks.org/feature/what-remains-to-be-said/

Have the Dodgers signed any new players yet?

Thank you for imagining a world where the brewers exist free from pain.

The most farcical, deflating, Don Garber calling in the endless added time and fake Red match of all time. Pure uncut El Trafico.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

nice pull #Jacques-LouisDavid

Has Twellman ever said a nice word about an LAFC player other than the one who played for Galaxy last year?

Men don't go "Yabba Dabba Doo" anymore

This 100%! What’s the downside? Don’t tell me weather, they play soccer in Northern Europe. Don’t say competing with the NFL, soccer is already competing with everything all the time.

Brutal for an LAFC fan.

A nearly empty SoFi stadium 20 minutes before kickoff.

The USMNT let us all down once again and there are countless reasons why. Playing in an empty stadium, in one of the most soccer obsessed cities in America, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, had to have an effect.

Nope

Hitting the Intuit dome for a basketball game this afternoon.

A pile of charcoal, moodily lit.

A neat stack of charcoal with a bright light shining on a dry flower.

A large piece of charcoal on a bright red background, wrapped in a reb glove that seems to be holding a cigar.

Before it burnt down, I was spending time in the studio taking photos of charcoal. These facts are unrelated. #Altadena

Savannah, Georgia because of the art school

Facing need for more housing, LA's City Council votes to keep new apartments away from homeowners The city needs to rezone for more than a quarter-million new homes. Elected leaders decided to block new housing in single-family neighborhoods.

just absolutely pathetic

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Do you want to go do this at the new Dylan movie?

So there’s a lot of possible meanings to Pulisic’s goal celebration, nuance, layers… right?

He fell asleep.

So does this replace the Patreon chat?

Me, father of a 12 year old boy, concocting elaborate distractions to keep my son from watching the Tyson vs. Paul fight.

Does the long-term future of MLS look like a top-heavy, superteam-dominated league, or will parity continue to reign?

Who wants to talk about east coast bias in MLS coverage?

The Copa America flameout was also huge.

I asked my youth soccer team in SoCal of 12-13 year olds last night who was watching the match before practice. One raised his hand, the rest booed or said some variation of “they suck.”