Monday, August 9, 2021

The 7-Year Pitch

Who's Worse: Baseball Pitchers Who Hit Or Hitters Who Pitch?, How Can I Convince My Wife To Stop Hiring House Cleaners And Just Lower Her Standards, And Other Advice Column Questions, 'People Think You're An Idiot': Death Metal Irish Baron Rewilds His Estate
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WILDING OUT
GOOD QUESTION
How Can I Convince My Wife To Stop Hiring House Cleaners And Just Lower Her Standards, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
THE ECO-BARON
'People Think You're An Idiot': Death Metal Irish Baron Rewilds His Estate
theguardian.com
Trees, grasses and wildlife are returning as Lord Randal Plunkett recreates a vanished landscape in County Meath.
THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY
'Through The Wire' And The Car Accident That Nearly Ended Kanye's Career Before It Started
melmagazine.com
As we wait — and wait — for the superstar to release "Donda," now's a good time to revisit his first single, which mapped out the path he's followed for the last two decades.
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The Best Back To School Laptops
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Whether new students are headed off to the dorms for the first time or making the most of a bedroom desk, a new laptop is definitely in order.
SOME QUESTIONS HAVE NO GOOD ANSWERS
SORRY TO THIS MAN
Somebody Wrote A Creepy Poem Involving New Yorker Writer Jia Tolentino, And We Have Just One Question: Why
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The poem says less about Jia Tolentino than it says about its author, which is: a novelist was in so desperate need of attention that he wrote a poem of murky longing and parasocial love about a writer he doesn't know.
PITCH, PLEASE
Baseball's Great Debate: Who's Worse, Pitchers Who Hit, Or Hitters Who Pitch?
theringer.com
Both are horrendous. But as both face extinction — or at least a rule-imposed curtailing — let's look at which group has been more horrendous.
RUH ROWE
Mike Rowe's Dirty Lies
thebulwark.com
The voice of the working class goes anti-anti-anti-vaxx.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'JUST TOO GODDAMN SLICK'
Leslie Jones's Olympic Synchronized Swimming Commentary Is The Best Sports Banter You'll Hear Today
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Hypemaster general Leslie Jones had some slightly NSFW thoughts on how impressive the People's Republic of China's technical routine was.
IN THE NEWS
COVID-19 Variants That Evade Protection Could Emerge In The US If More People Don't Get Vaccinated, Fauci Says
Cuomo Top Aide Melissa DeRosa Resigns As Governor Faces Potential Impeachment
Photos Show Devastating Wildfires In Greece
Climate Change: IPCC Report Is 'Code Red For Humanity'
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This Cordless Flat Iron Makes For One Hell Of A Gift
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If you or anyone in your life regularly straightens hair, this cord-free design is a must-have. Work at any angle in any place you want.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
PERPETUAL MOTION
She Could Be An Olympic Runner, But Her Brain Is At War With Her Body
highline.huffingtonpost.com
"When she runs," said the 14-year-old's mother, Kristen says, "I think she's running from disorder." (From 2015)
Happy Monday — let's hit the ground running.