Tag: 2019
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Week 17 Newsletter: Sweet, Sweet Victory
Oh yeah. OOOOHHHHH YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH. You all know what’s coming. Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives all the same. And now it’s here… or rather, my (pretty much spolier-free) review of The Rise of Skywalker is. (cue theme music)RISE REVIEWED The Rise of Skywalker had to be one of the most difficult films to make in history.…
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Week 16 Newsletter: A Duel of Fates
Why must Christmas be on a Wednesday this year? It would’ve been perfect to end the season with a Christmas-themed newsletter, but now it’ll be stupid to do one after the holiday is over. So I’d have to do it this week, seeing as it’s become one of my annual recurring themes. However, there’s one…
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Week 15 Newsletter: Chalk It Up
Fantasy football is weird, particularly in the sense that we have some sort of Pavlovian expectation for things to go terribly wrong. Sports in general is full of upsets, but on the digital gridiron, people expect the unexpected. That’s why, when everything goes exactly as it should, people get freaked out. Take the Epic League…
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Week 14 Newsletter: House of Mouse, House of Pain
It’s time, boys. No one plays for Weeks 1-13. It’s all about what goes down Weeks 14-16 that really matters. Over the next few weeks, the remaining eight teams will be reduced to one champion of 2019. We have favorites, dark horses, and underdogs aplenty. It’s the playoffs, so anything can happen. The No. 1…
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Week 13 Newsletter: Talking Turkey
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope this newsletter finds you all well. If you’re reading this as a way to distract from holiday visits, as a way to connect while missing out on some Turkey Day traditions, or simply because you’re a fellow football junkie, I’ve got some good stuff for you this week. This includes…
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Week 12 Newsletter: Oh Canada
It’s an exciting time to be a football fan. The NFL playoff races are starting to take shape, the CFB season is coming to an thrilling conclusion (I say LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, and Oregon in that order will be in the CFP), and the high school playoff championship games are either happening or about…
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Week 11 Newsletter: Animated on the Sidelines
I’m always hesitant to say I like anime, because everyone instantly labels me as a weeb. Fuck that noise. In our current culture of extremes, it’s important to remember that you can take an interest in something without being 100% devoted to it, that you can like it without liking all of it. I can like…
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Week 10 Newsletter: D.C. Does it Now
With the exception of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII, pretty much every major championship winner in team sports over the past year has been unexpected. The St. Louis Blues had the worst record in the NHL in January, yet won their first ever Stanley Cup. The Toronto Raptors traded their most beloved…
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Week 9 Newsletter: Monsters of the Midseason
Happy Halloween, motherfuckers! For those who don’t know (or forgot), Halloween is my second-favorite holiday of the year, only trailing the 4th of July. Even though I’ll be sleeping while the trick-or-treating and partying goes down, I’ve still enjoyed the fun, spirit, and candy that Halloween has to offer. Even though Halloween was the obvious…
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Week 8 Newsletter: Glory, Glory Sacramento!
(2024 edit: I have rarely felt physical pain while reading something I wrote in the past. This is one of those times. Sacramento deserves an MLS team. Fuck Ron Burkle.) I still can’t fucking believe this happened. After years and years of waiting, being strung along and passed up for other cities, Sacramento was finally,…
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