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If we're comparing the Lakers and Celtics based on how many championships they've won in my lifetime, which is the only way I will now ever do it, my Lakers are way ahead, 11-5. So there.

They *are* changing their mascot, though: the two finalists are Grievance and Backlash. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/u...

Very crazy juxtaposition of articles atop the NYT current homepage rn.

When in doubt...

Do Arctic swine live in a pigloo?

If I had a polar bear, I'd probably name him Beary White.

I feel like it's about time for Jonathan Franzen to weigh in on something.

Jesus. James Madison is going to win the national championship.

Oof. Kansas is extremely lucky that foul calls are not reviewable, for some reason. That was a clean and impressive block by Samford. Booooooooo.

It's never a bad day when Calipari gets upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

I love The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, by Roald Dahl, but I *loathed* The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, by Wes Anderson, which drained all the humanity out of a story I have loved reading aloud to campers and students of all ages. #Oscars

Katie Britt giving real "for-just-twenty-seven-cents-a-day-you-too-can-kill-the-gay-in-your-child" energy.

Finished Martyr! today. Easily the best book I've read in the past few years. It is brimming with ideas and heart.