I think this article, coming from a chubby chaser, has some perception issues because he sees the world as being full of attractive fat women, therefore those women must not have problems finding men. Furthermore, pointing out that BBW fetishists will go to lengths to fulfill said fetish is not necessarily a way to… Read more
Congratulations on proving the author right about one thing.... Read more
The dirty little secret is that Grantland is far from the only media shop that judges the quality of their work by the number of famous writers who publicly express their admiration via retweets or whatever. Hell, many websites include those counters (253 retweets, 234 Facebook likes, whatever) specifically because… Read more
It's not that Grantland is superfluous, or that it's all style and no substance, or hasn't produced a number of really good pieces. I think Tim is saying that Grantland is ESPN's prestige brand (granted as an indulgence to Simmons), and as such, it's tantamount that it bear the hallmarks of prestige sports journalism.… Read more
Great post, but shit, Marchman, I think you might even be soft-pedaling the critique of Simmons here. His editor's letter itself makes the case you make in the last few grafs: "The narrative shifted abruptly, and by Friday night, early high-profile supporters were backtracking from their initial praise." Grantland dot… Read more
I'm not going to give you any sort of guff for some of the painful missteps on this list BUT ONLY BECAUSE of you are so very, extremely, perfectly, absolutely, totally, completely, utterly, sublimely, etc.ly CORRECT about that vile Skyline chili mess that people in Ohio claim to be food. It is not food. It is an… Read more
I also learned that it's important to wash your bras fairly regularly because the "oil from our skin breaks down the elasticity of the fabric if we don't wash them every time." Puke, and also: DULY NOTED. Read more