re: https://victorypress.org/2020/05/10/behind-the-game-former-players-detail-life-in-the-nwhl/ Obviously we expected that some reaction to this article would be very, very negative. None of that has been surprising. However, I would like to offer some points of clarification as well as my own experience with this piece as an editor. Parts of this story have been…

Hi, this contains spoilers for the movie I, Tonya, obviously; even though the movie is based on a true story which you probably already know the details of. Here is the thing about I, Tonya that is so striking. It captures perfectly the fact that the journey to greatness (or…

I read the recently-released book by Kate Fagan, What Made Maddy Run, in just two days, diving into it with determination before bed two nights in a row, and accidentally staying up until 1AM on both occasions. …

Also: what the hell is “The Outline” doing? Hey Topolsky, we can see, smell, and taste your bullshit, too. — Joshua Topolsky published a screed of reasonable length on Medium in April, describing his proposed digital media startup, The Outline, in terminology worthy of a revolution. (Like many incredibly cool things out there, if you go to theoutline.com, …

Two of the most well-reviewed shows of 2016 repeat extremely tired tropes about masculinity and how it interacts with femininity and death. — The Night Of and The Night Manager have strikingly similar titles, and have received strong critical reception. The Night Manager alone has garnered multiple Emmy nominations, and The Night Of seems likely to get a few of its own next Emmy cycle. The plots aren’t really in the same wheelhouse…

Let’s get one thing clear, first. This doesn’t have anything to do with Patrick Kane’s guilt or innocence in a court of law. As we all know, there were no charges, no substantive evidence. The Twitter lawyers are always out in full force after an athlete is accused of domestic…

Sports journalism has changed drastically in a short amount of time, as Arik Parnass wrote for The Cauldron. Yet most beat writers seem completely unaware of the bigger picture. — The changes in access, content, technology, and media consumers’ tendencies all lead to one inevitable conclusion: If you’re a sports reporter, you ultimately have to engage with, and listen to, feedback. …

In the throes of Google’s sexy, emotional location data — We do, of course, all know by now that if we have Google Location Services enabled on our devices, that Google can track our physical locations, because we never leave home these days without our phones. If you have a Google account and you have enabled location services on your…