Olivia Dunne might be the most famous person you have never heard of. She's a major celebrity, but mostly within the world of web 2.0. Known as "Livvy" Dunne, the junior at LSU and superstar gymnast has 6.7 million followers on Tik Tok and close to three million followers on Instagram. A big-time money maker through NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) and as an influencer on social … [Read more...] about Crazed Fans of Olivia Dunne Force LSU Gymnastics to Beef Up Security
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Kevin McCarthy Election Losses vs Infamous Sports Losing Streaks
Kevin McCarthy, GOP Member of the House of Representatives, will apparently never become Speaker. At the same time, he'll also never quit trying, meaning we get to see him lose his bid, over and over again. It's quite comical, and the schadenfreude is something we all deserve. After all, today is January 6th, the two-year anniversary of the failed insurrection that former … [Read more...] about Kevin McCarthy Election Losses vs Infamous Sports Losing Streaks
Herschel Walker Winning a Senate Seat Should Frighten Us All
Regardless of what happens in the Georgia runoff on December 6, the fact that Herschel Walker has made it this far should frighten us all. Who needs movies about vampires and werewolves (which Walker "reviewed" for us). Much more scary than all those movie villains combined is the idea of someone seeing and hearing Walker speak, and then vote for him. All the Republican … [Read more...] about Herschel Walker Winning a Senate Seat Should Frighten Us All
John Oliver Exposed Paid-for-Patriotism in Sports
Today is Veteran's Day, and with it a culmination of the week that sees the world of sports ramp up the military-industrial complex marketing machine. What at first seemed like a noble way to honor America's heroes, and in some ways, sometimes still actually is, degenerated into jingoistic, formulaic corporate promotion. It's an armed race all right, between sports television … [Read more...] about John Oliver Exposed Paid-for-Patriotism in Sports
Herschel Walker Needs Professional Medical Help, Not Public Office
It's legitimately frightening that a man with blatantly obvious and extremely severe brain damage might get elected to hold national office in this country. Herschel Walker is now known for something much more important, these days, than being the focal point in one of the worst NFL trades of all-time. Walker, alarmingly, has already won the Republican primary for U.S. … [Read more...] about Herschel Walker Needs Professional Medical Help, Not Public Office