Hot damn! We had football last night. What a novelty, what a special occasion. But also: what if we maybe do that again tonight?
Just a few links this morning. Happy Friday, all. The zeroth weekend of the football season beckons.
Today in Sports! Death of an All-Star Game
It’s impressive the Pro Bowl lasted as long as it did, TBH. PLUS, Angel Reese is destroying boards (and narratives), cyclists caught in hailstorms, and COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S BACK.
Rodger Sherman
How AI-pilled is your football stadium?
Does it have algorithms for the urinals?
David Covucci
I Played Pat McAfee’s Album For Another Frequently Red-Faced, Sleeveless Baby | Defector
If in the future my daughter develops some kind of Pavlovian response to the musical stylings of Pat McAfee, I’ll blame the editors who “assigned” this review. But this outcome is unlikely. I almost wish it were a little more plausible. McAfee’s debut album, though enticingly titled Diary of a Polarizing Figure, was not powerful…
Giri Nathan
My Annual Performance, as Reviewed by My Dog
“She often misses opportunities to partner with me in meeting our mission-critical KPIs of barking at wild rabbits, anyone in a uniform, men in hats, men in…
Erica Lies
Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
— Tim Hirschel-Burns (@timhirschelburns.bsky.social) August 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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