my latest link roundup has stories on the tragic results of underfunded VA clinics, climate change + coffee, an innocent woman on death row in Texas, campus protests, the Las Vegas stadium boondoggle, the bungled Cass Report, Tennessee legislative follies, vaccines, the Onion, & more: https://klaw.
08:13 PM - Apr 28, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Two new board game reviews for you - first, Trio, a fantastic card game you can play in ten minutes that asks you to remember who has what cards so you can capture sets of three: https://klaw.me/4bcdvVu #boardgamereview
04:42 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Ancient Knowledge is a really strong midweight board game despite a title and theme that don't connect to the game play at all. my latest review for Paste Magazine: https://klaw.me/4df62H1 #boardgamereview
11:05 PM - Apr 23, 2024
this week's roundup has links on the end of freedom of assembly, Netanyahu, rogue sheriffs, Senate candidate Dave McCormick, a disgraced Kansas prosecutor, USC, NPR, Louisiana's attack on labor rights, planet 9, coral bleaching, Tennessee's attack on public education, & more: https://klaw.me/3w0UHt9
12:23 PM - Apr 20, 2024
I hadn't written a review of a single album in over a decade, but the Libertines' latest, All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade, is so exciting that I found my voice for it again. Here's my take on the most interesting new album of 2024 so far: https://klaw.me/3UpDcfw #musicreview
03:33 PM - Apr 19, 2024
My ranking of the top 50 prospects for this year's MLB Draft is now up for subscribers to The Athletic: https://klaw.me/3vNKzEd #baseball
09:02 AM - Apr 18, 2024
my latest draft scouting notebook has notes on a bunch of potential first rounders, including speedster Kellon Lindsey, Bryce Rainer, Trey Yesavage, Vance Honeycutt, and more, for subscribers to The Athletic: https://klaw.me/4cQGz6m
09:22 AM - Apr 16, 2024
my latest new music playlist has tracks from Mdou Moctar, Elbow, the Libertines, the Kaiser Chiefs, Kid Kapichi, Liam Gallagher/John Squire, White Reaper, Yard Act, Sheer Mag, Lauren Mayberry, Richard Hawley, La Luz, Khruangbin, Blushing, Ride, Wheel, Ministry, Pallbearer, & more: klaw.me/4aECtMQ
08:39 PM - Apr 04, 2024
PERFECT DAYS is Wim Wenders' best-reviewed movie in over 30 years, and earned an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature. It's a beautiful, simple film, but ultimately the script is too scant and not interested enough in its main character. My review: https://klaw.me/3VJASRN #movies
02:09 PM - Apr 03, 2024
also important: what I ate in Knoxville, highlighted by some pretty fantastic pizza at A Dopo: https://klaw.me/4aDlwCk
02:24 PM - Apr 01, 2024
I went to Knoxville to watch Georgia outfielder Charlie Condon, and all he did was go 6 for 10 in two games with two homers. My scouting notes on him and a slew of Tennessee prospects are up for The Athletic: https://klaw.me/3JkZOYt
10:04 AM - Apr 01, 2024
my weekly roundup has stories on the campus climate at Stanford, Andrew Huberman, the ***** IN BIO bots, Boeing's self-inflicted wounds, medical disinformation, MIS-C, Long COVID, Americans losing their religion, anti-trans bills, the assault on higher ed, and more: https://klaw.me/49k0dov
11:56 AM - Mar 30, 2024
I headed down to DC on Tuesday for the Nationals' Futures Game, featuring pretty much all of their top prospects. Here are my notes for subscribers to The Athletic, highlighted by Mackenzie Gore and Dylan Crews: https://klaw.me/4cBpZYc #baseball
08:56 AM - Mar 28, 2024
my review of Paul Lynch's Prophet Song, the most recent winner of the Booker Prize, which follows one mother as she tries to keep her family together while Ireland descends into autocracy and civil war: https://klaw.me/3vtW7fu #books
02:03 PM - Mar 27, 2024
my annual predictions column, with won/lost totals, playoff brackets, and awards winners, is now up for subscribers to The Athletic: https://klaw.me/49cHv1S #baseball
08:51 AM - Mar 27, 2024
Here be dragons: my review of Wyrmspan, a reimagining of the game Wingspan that uses dragons instead of birds and changes some rules for a little more complexity, is now up at Paste Magazine: https://klaw.me/4a4vigY #boardgames
04:59 PM - Mar 25, 2024
I'm back over at Vulture today, writing about the surge in cooperative #boardgames , a trend started by Pandemic (the game, not ... you know) that has now become a huge tabletop genre by itself, along with a list of 14 such titles you should check out: https://klaw.me/4ao3Jiw
03:06 PM - Mar 23, 2024
My rundown of all of the new restaurants I tried in Phoenix - one of which caught fire just two days after I ate there: https://klaw.me/3TnTqnI
10:49 AM - Mar 22, 2024
Two new pieces today from me for subscribers to The Athletic. A short list of some breakout candidates for 2024: https://klaw.me/3IJcsjA
and my answers to some questions from our fantasy department: https://klaw.me/4co1IEN
and my answers to some questions from our fantasy department: https://klaw.me/4co1IEN
12:47 PM - Mar 21, 2024
My Arizona trip wrap-up includes scouting notes from the Royals-Brewers and Dbacks-Rockies Breakout Games plus minor league notes on some top Padres and Mariners prospects, for subscribers to The Athletic: https://klaw.me/496HJYm
11:21 AM - Mar 19, 2024
this week’s roundup has stories on a white nationalist city council member in Oklahoma, a QAnon believer who might run NC public schools, the power of false headlines, Aaron Rodgers, Tim Burke, the Oscars, drug policy in Oregon, FAFSA, and more: https://klaw.me/3Thdrwhh
01:59 PM - Mar 16, 2024
My scouting notes from the first MLB Breakout game, featuring prospects from the Reds and Rangers, plus a few more notes on Jack Leiter, Andy Pages, and Gavin Cross are all now live for subscribers to The Athletic: https://klaw.me/3wYdEwT
01:32 PM - Mar 15, 2024
In his new book FILTERWORLD: HOW ALGORITHMS FLATTENED CULTURE, Kyle Chayka argues that everything's trending towards homogeneity due to the tyranny of the algorithm. I think he gets it only half right. My review: https://klaw.me/4ccLDSm
07:02 PM - Mar 13, 2024
In his new book FILTERWORLD: HOW ALGORITHMS FLATTENED CULTURE, Kyle Chayka argues that everything's trending towards homogeneity due to the tyranny of the algorithm. I think he gets it only half right. My review: https://klaw.me/4ccLDSm #bookthreads
07:01 PM - Mar 13, 2024
In his new book FILTERWORLD: HOW ALGORITHMS FLATTENED CULTURE, Kyle Chayka argues that everything's trending towards homogeneity due to the tyranny of the algorithm. I think he gets it only half right. My review: https://klaw.me/4ccLDSm #bookthreads
07:00 PM - Mar 13, 2024
In his new book FILTERWORLD: HOW ALGORITHMS FLATTENED CULTURE, Kyle Chayka argues that everything's trending towards homogeneity due to the tyranny of the algorithm. I think he gets it only half right. My review: https://klaw.me/4ccLDSm #bookthreads
07:00 PM - Mar 13, 2024
I took a stab at predicting the 20 rookies who’ll have the most impact in the majors in the 2024 season, for subscribers to The Athletic: https://klaw.me/491fOcw #baseball
12:51 PM - Mar 13, 2024
AMERIKATSI was Armenia’s first-ever film to make the Oscars shortlist for Best International Feature. It’s an incredible film, part farce, part drama, part dark comedy, all heart. My review: https://klaw.me/43ep0st #movies
02:17 PM - Mar 12, 2024
My scouting notes from two games in Winston-Salem to see five potential first-round picks between Wake Forest and Duke are now up for subscribers to The Athletic: https://klaw.me/3Tg7YWi #baseball
06:03 PM - Mar 11, 2024
Stranger Things: Upside Down takes the Netflix series to the tabletop for a cooperative game where the players have to fight the Demogorgon (and maybe some Demodogs). It's fun to play & reasonably hard to beat. My review for Paste Magazine: https://klaw.me/48SDCPw #boardgamereview
05:17 PM - Mar 09, 2024
