Category Archives: General Writing
Alexi Lalas’s Shitty Racist Tweet Probably Isn’t Worth Talking About but Here I Am
To be perfectly clear, when you give cover to racism and homophobia by downplaying it as “polarizing”, you become racist and homophobic yourself. As the saying goes, if there are 12 racists at your party and you’re cool with it,
Alexi Lalas’s Shitty Racist Tweet Probably Isn’t Worth Talking About but Here I Am
To be perfectly clear, when you give cover to racism and homophobia by downplaying it as “polarizing”, you become racist and homophobic yourself. As the saying goes, if there are 12 racists at your party and you’re cool with it,
Are the Buffalo Bills the Reason Dan Marino Never Won a Super Bowl?
Dan Marino is probably the most well-known elite athlete in all of North American sports to have not won a championship. He held most of the NFL’s all-time passing records until the recent passing boom has allowed others to overtake
Are the Buffalo Bills the Reason Dan Marino Never Won a Super Bowl?
Dan Marino is probably the most well-known elite athlete in all of North American sports to have not won a championship. He held most of the NFL’s all-time passing records until the recent passing boom has allowed others to overtake
Pro-Gun Control in theory, Anti-Gun Control in practice
Gun control is a fine idea in theory, even, to some extent in practice. Limiting who can buy what and tracking who does buy what would begin to curtail gun violence and give a blueprint of what works best and
Pro-Gun Control in theory, Anti-Gun Control in practice
Gun control is a fine idea in theory, even, to some extent in practice. Limiting who can buy what and tracking who does buy what would begin to curtail gun violence and give a blueprint of what works best and
A Return to Baseball
“How good is this league, I haven’t played in forever, I don’t want to make an ass of myself,” wrote one of my teammates in the group chat early in the season, before we even knew each other’s names. “Nah,
A Return to Baseball
“How good is this league, I haven’t played in forever, I don’t want to make an ass of myself,” wrote one of my teammates in the group chat early in the season, before we even knew each other’s names. “Nah,
Sports Reporting and the “Adorable Psychopath”
Editor’s note: A previous version of this piece misidentified MacKinnon as the Avalanche captain. I’m annoyed by the error, but honestly, who cares. There’s a trend in sports reporting, personified recently by this piece, that I’d like to start calling
Sports Reporting and the “Adorable Psychopath”
Editor’s note: A previous version of this piece misidentified MacKinnon as the Avalanche captain. I’m annoyed by the error, but honestly, who cares. There’s a trend in sports reporting, personified recently by this piece, that I’d like to start calling
Will Smith was in the Right and the Bible Confirms It
With all the debate over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for making fun of his wife’s disability, there is one angle I haven’t seen discussed. The Bible is wholly in support of Will Smith. In fact, Will Smith might not
Will Smith was in the Right and the Bible Confirms It
With all the debate over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for making fun of his wife’s disability, there is one angle I haven’t seen discussed. The Bible is wholly in support of Will Smith. In fact, Will Smith might not
Star Trek Erotic Fanfic: T’Ryn and the Rules of Acquisition
Editor’s Note Everyone knows that Star Trek is low-key (and sometimes not very low-key) horny, however that’s usually confined to a human (Riker, Kirk), the Vulcan pon far, or a species or planet we see once or twice and never
Star Trek Erotic Fanfic: T’Ryn and the Rules of Acquisition
Editor’s Note Everyone knows that Star Trek is low-key (and sometimes not very low-key) horny, however that’s usually confined to a human (Riker, Kirk), the Vulcan pon far, or a species or planet we see once or twice and never
Why the Bills
I was born at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo New York. My family lived downtown briefly, then East Aurora until I was 2, then Rochester until I was 10. I wasn’t always a Bills fan though. I was a
Why the Bills
I was born at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo New York. My family lived downtown briefly, then East Aurora until I was 2, then Rochester until I was 10. I wasn’t always a Bills fan though. I was a
Broadway is Dark Tonight: The Pegula Era Bills
Broadway’s dark tonight A little bit weaker than you used to be Broadway’s dark tonight See the young man sitting in the old man’s bar Waiting for his turn to die There’s a certain odd age of Bills fan, between
Broadway is Dark Tonight: The Pegula Era Bills
Broadway’s dark tonight A little bit weaker than you used to be Broadway’s dark tonight See the young man sitting in the old man’s bar Waiting for his turn to die There’s a certain odd age of Bills fan, between
Diversity and Broken Promises: Is The Athletic One Big Scam?
The Athletic, briefly, for those that don’t know, is a subscription-based sports media company. An e-newspaper with sites in a number of cities bundled together for subscribers. With the announcement of a Buffalo page launching, The Athletic now covers sports
Diversity and Broken Promises: Is The Athletic One Big Scam?
The Athletic, briefly, for those that don’t know, is a subscription-based sports media company. An e-newspaper with sites in a number of cities bundled together for subscribers. With the announcement of a Buffalo page launching, The Athletic now covers sports
Alexander Bauer, Author 