The Undefeated debuts

He was also drunk

 

I've read two stories at the site, one about Marvel movies and the RG3 story.

The Marvel piece brought absolutely nothing new to the table for me, but I'm very well-versed in that universe. The RG3 story felt, to me, like a very good, well-reported and straightforward story where - every 500 words or so - an editor said "drop some racial context in right here."

I'm optimistic, though, because I know one of the people behind the scenes quite well. If it can be done - and there will be endless discussions here and elsewhere about what "it" is - then this group will do it.

Said the same about "The National" and "Grantland," BTW.

 

Couldn't help but think of Rick Stain here ...

So far this is the best thing they've written outside of Jesse Washington's really good piece about Waco's lynching of ... Jesse Washington.

Don’t believe the fairy-tale mythology that sports promote

 

Quarterbacks and pitchers win games all by themselves. And koala bacon is real.

 

Winners win

 

Don't judge her on FIP just yet.

Finally, the first female MLB player – and she’s black…

 

Then there's this little gem where Cleveland is all of a sudden a hellhole.

Nas’ latest movie

 

I'm with Elliotte on that "fairy-tale mythology" column. Sports doesn't promote the myth; lazy media promote the myth. (And, btw, what did that column have to do with "the intersection of race, sports, and culture"?)

 

Which is what he wrote.

That fact aside, sports fans and media will spin a fairy-talelike mythology around a select few players, as if they have absolute control of the outcome of a game.

Can't address your question. Maybe it was in the cul-de-sac of race, sports, and culture.

 

Already seems yawn'y. Very little updating the last 3-4 days. The scroller is busted on most pages after you read a main story (pages get stuck).

Worse, you have this beautifully reported first-person essay by Jesse Washington way down the list of buttons instead of being the first thing people see on the page.

If Merida wants his intro on the front page, sticky it elsewhere but bumping Jesse so far down is a disservice to that essay.

 

She was ready to "slap the piss" out of the condescending Jew.

The Undefeated Interview: Michele Roberts

Pretty good little Q&A.