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Yesterday, during a congressional hearing, NFL legend Brett Favre announced that he has Parkinson’s. It was the most cynical play for sympathy by any superstar athlete in US history. After all, he was summoned to explain why he conspired with a bunch of good old White boys to siphon off millions in Mississippi welfare funds.… Read more.
So Taylor Swift is risking fame and fortune to champion democratic values and stand on the right side of history. But Patrick Mahomes doesn’t have the balls or public consciousness to do the same. Any self-respecting Black man in his position would take pride in doing all he can to stop Trump and his MAGA confederates… Read more.
Make women barefoot and pregnant again The kicker on a football team is like the coxswain on a rowing team — they play a key role. But if you ranked 25 NFL positions by importance, the kicker would be no higher than 22. In other words, they’re among the most expendable players. Indeed, teams famously show little patience if a kicker lets… Read more.
Taylor Swift’s transformation from a country pop tart to a global pop star is staggering. However, with her latest release, “The Tortured Poets Department,” she’s biting the hand that feeds her. Swift mocks the tortured poet archetype. But, arguably, this album makes her the embodiment of a songstress torturing herself in a vain attempt to write good poetry.… Read more.
Today, International Women’s Day, I’m reiterating my longstanding assertion that women need to replace men as leaders in every public sphere, from the Oval Office to the C-suite. Men should be barred from politics The titles of three previous commentaries on this topic speak volumes: “Cracking the Political Glass Ceiling: Bachelet Becomes First Woman President in South America”… Read more.
Let’s face it: this whole NFL season was more about the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift than the games themselves. So it’s hardly surprising that this Super Bowl was too – from tracking Taylor’s flight from Japan to make it to Travis trying so hard to impress her that he lost it. Chiefs defeat 49ers in overtime Patrick… Read more.
Jay-Z channels but does not ape Kanye I’ve been pooh-poohing The Grammys for years. To attest, I need only share the titles of three previous commentaries: “The Grammys? A Friggin’s Snoozefest” on February 9, 2015 “The Grammys Fading into Irrelevance. Even Drake Says So” on February 11, 2019 “The Grammys: Not only Irrelevant but Rigged!” on January… Read more.
The Swift conspiracy For Republicans, everything is about their cult leader, Donald J. Trump. Only that explains this: Republicans have speculated that Swift is some sort of Pentagon plant, ginned up by secret liberal forces to swing the 2024 presidential election while also boosting the fortunes of the Kansas City Chiefs, who are headed into… Read more.
Fans boo Swift Remarkably, the biggest story in the NFL this season has nothing to do with the game. Instead, it has everything to do with the budding relationship between pop star Taylor Swift and tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. Every game Swift attends becomes more about her than the game. This holds even when fans… Read more.
Stop the presses! That’s what all the news media did today to report on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s budding relationship. Because what the world needs now is more Pavlovian coverage of the symbiotic relationship between pop and sports stars. Theirs is a match made in heaven or Hollywood, given its scripted nature. Travis and Taylor (TNT) are… Read more.
