Oh, joy. It’s that magical time of year again when a music streaming service holds up a mirror to our questionable life choices, and we all pretend to be surprised. I’m talking, of course, about Spotify Wrapped. Just when you thought you could escape the annual summary of how many times you emotionally spiraled to…

Gather ‘round, purists of sport, and let us shed a single, dramatic tear for the bygone era of “amateur” college athletics. A time when the love of the game was supposedly payment enough. That beautiful, profitable illusion has been gloriously shattered by the Players Era Festival, a basketball tournament in Las Vegas that decided to…

Ah, the sweet smell of a high draft pick’s career… going slightly off the rails. One imagines the life of a top NFL draft pick to be paved with gold, glory, and adoring fans. For Keon Coleman, the Buffalo Bills’ No. 33 overall pick, the path seems to be paved with… splinters. From the bench.…

Oh, Bless His Heart: Hollywood Finally Throws Tom Cruise a Bone Gather ’round, mortals, and witness a historic moment in cinematic self-congratulation. After a mere four-and-a-half decades of running, jumping, and hanging off various modes of transportation, Tom Cruise, “arguably the world’s biggest movie star,” has finally been given an Academy Award [1, 2, 7].…

Louvre Security Proves Art Isn’t the Only Thing That’s Ancient Oh, gather ’round, mortals, for a heartwarming tale of charity and public outreach. In a stunning act of generosity, the world-renowned Louvre Museum in Paris has successfully facilitated the transfer of a modest €88 million (£76 million) in French Crown Jewels to a small, independent…