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Nice try, guys, but this is not how you “fix” baseball. “It turns out Lisa didn’t get sung ‘Happy Birthday’ by Michel Jackson on that episode of The Simpsons.” “But as is so often the case, the accusation that was … Continue reading →

“The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History”. Brian Kemp – Republican Secretary of State of Georgia, and nominee for Governor – Enemy of Democracy. “Giraffes, the gentle giants of the African savanna, are undergoing a silent … Continue reading →

RIP, Sen. John McCain, war hero and Senator. I endorse all of these Star Trek show ideas, especially the “new continuation” one. “The history of sports is littered with hardass coaches who blur the line between intense discipline and bullying, … Continue reading →

The cast and crew of The Good Place are all mensches. “While promises of anonymity once made sperm and egg donations appealing to many, those promises are becoming impossible to keep. Aside from the practical and shockingly easy ways donor-conceived … Continue reading →

“The Ultimate Playlist Of Banned Wedding Songs“, some of which are more deserving than others. Are you ready for the ALF reboot you didn’t know you needed? “Behold, the rise of the feel-good feel-bad story.” This was the year that … Continue reading →

Everything you ever wanted to know about soybeans but were afraid to ask. Some Game of Thrones prequel news to hold you off. Just a story of two people on the internet ruining a stranger’s life for no particular reason. … Continue reading →

The kids are all right, no matter what the haters say. “For infertility advocates, the Arizona law is less a Solomonic decree than a portent of a borderline-dystopian future wherein the government can compel people to become parents long after … Continue reading →

“Here’s a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from a hacker who’s compromised your computer and used your webcam to record … Continue reading →

There Won’t Be a Single Moment When We “Discover” Alien Life. “Serena Williams’ French Open ordeal proves maternity rights in pro sports have a long way to go”. “For many, the conversation of black baseball and civil rights begins and … Continue reading →

Re-engineering the MLB post-season. Have no fear, better WiFi security is almost here. Crypto-jacking is the latest reason to hate Bitcoin and its ilk. “The case against the Trumps appears damning. Charitable foundations are governed by a crucial compromise: they … Continue reading →

If you want to know the status of all the honorary degrees Bill Cosby has received, now you can. Things not to call older employees, if you want to avoid having your tuchus sued off. “Does any company want its … Continue reading →

“You probably think you’re a Good Guy too. Well, you might be the good guy defending a potential rapist. You might be the good guy making your female friends feel silenced by insisting on interjecting jaunty anecdotes into a serious … Continue reading →

How to create an AI psychopath seems like the sort of thing we might be better off never learning how to do. “A band of brigands eventually collapses in on itself, to paraphrase St Augustine. So the Irish referendum cannot … Continue reading →

Our aging prison population. Cracking down on immigration is a great way to reduce the number of doctors practicing in the US. “Some of the biggest work issues strippers face are not so different from those of other gig economy … Continue reading →

Making China great again. “But in the coming weeks, even more scripted series will tackle misogyny and the impact that inappropriate and/or abusive behavior has on women, so much so that it feels accurate to refer to the upcoming season … Continue reading →

“But I think these attention-grabbing silly questions are also damaging, and that they reflect a harmful, shallow, and ultimately off-putting approach to the Bible itself.” The appeal of MLB in general and the Yankees in particular in South Korea. “Everyone … Continue reading →

“Women’s lives matter. Women’s lives matter more than men’s rules for moral purity. That is the overarching and underlying theme surrounding every biblical discussion of divorce. Get that wrong and you’re in danger, like Ezra, of arriving someplace truly monstrous.” … Continue reading →

You can stop shooting your Yeti cooler now. From the “Be careful what you vote for, you just might get it” department. On the dysfunctional relationship between Lucy and Schroeder. “Following last month’s DNA-driven arrest of a suspect in California’s … Continue reading →

Up, up and away, in my beautiful space-bound balloon. “When the last Toys ‘R’ Us store closes its doors once and for all, the company’s top executives will have pocketed some $8.2 million in retention bonuses for sticking around long … Continue reading →

Some potential advantages for gender-swapping a character in a TV or movie production. Who even knew that the Nancy comic was still a thing, much less that it was generating a ton of controversy over its recent changes? 10 TV … Continue reading →

If the words “Eurovision in space” fill your heart with glee, then this will be of interest to you. “A.M.I.’s thirty-thousand-dollar payment to Sajudin appears to be the third instance of Trump associates paying to suppress embarrassing stories about the … Continue reading →

“Facebook’s baseball broadcast was a vision of the hellish future we deserve”. Diversity in Baseball Begins in Little League. Wishing all the best in retirement to Phil Coyne after EIGHTY-ONE YEARS of service as an usher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. … Continue reading →

“Take care when typing a domain name into a browser address bar, because it’s far too easy to fat-finger a key and wind up somewhere you don’t want to go.” A citizens’ guide to deciphering lobbyist-speak. I support this effort … Continue reading →

The grocery store apocalypse has begun. “The defining fact of digital life is that the web was created in the libertarian frenzy of the 1990s. As we privatized the net, releasing it from the hands of the government agencies that … Continue reading →

In the end, Toys R Us will just have been the first of many businesses of all descriptions facing the same hard demographic truth: Economic growth is extremely difficult without population growth.” Which, by the way, is one of the … Continue reading →

Ichiro Suzuki is one of the most fascinating people, not just baseball players, you’ll ever hear about. “Microsoft is trying to kill the password, and it’s about time.” “Civil society requires the toleration of the expression of opposing viewpoints, no … Continue reading →

“We spent months talking with anti-Trump forces—and they’re not who pundits say they are.” There are a lot more bisexual characters on TV these days. If you’re a Terry Pratchett fan, your cup is about to runneth over. A definitive … Continue reading →

Donald Trump is making more lawyers. You’re welcome, I guess. “In fact, if you’re a Gmail user, the periods in your email address don’t matter at all. Gmail completely ignores them. You can add or remove as many periods as … Continue reading →

Ancient bird poop is surprisingly good at giving answers to ecological questions. How the Grammys stack up against other major awards in terms of female representation. “All in all, the odds are disconcertingly high that Russia, or somebody, has blackmail … Continue reading →

A filter for assholes would really improve Twitter. It would really improve real life, too, though that may be a bit much to ask. Three words: Mutant crayfish clones. You’re welcome. Goddammit, Alamo Drafthouse. You needed to be better than … Continue reading →

Everything you wanted to know about the link between lead and crime but were afraid to ask. Three words: Internet of dildos. You’re welcome. Also, too, Dan Quayle would totally say “Internet of dildoes”. So what’s up with all the … Continue reading →

“In a recent review, published online Jan. 10 in the journal Astrobiology, a trio of scientists from the U.S. and Japan posited that viruses may be spread across interplanetary space. Those researchers want to convince astrobiologists to devote more time … Continue reading →

There’s a good case to be made that collusion is happening again in Major League Baseball. When life hands you lemons, form an organized crime syndicate. Or something like that. From the you can check out any time you like, … Continue reading →

“President Trump’s approval rating fell across a wide swath of demographic groups over his first year in office, including among those seen as important to his base, like white voters, evangelical Christians and those who live in rural areas.” There’s … Continue reading →