These sweltering temperatures are a far cry from the cool, crisp sweater weather most associate with football, but believe it or not, the NFL season is nearly upon us. As Broncos fans are glued to whether a certain fairway hitting “complicated fella” makes the journey west, there are abundant player props to sort through to help pass the time. FTN Bets’ Brad Evans offers up two of his favorites.
T.J. Hockenson OVER 770.5 receiving yards (DraftKings, -120) If you believe Hockenson can’t sail past the proposed number, you probably also buy the “fish” in Subway’s tuna salad sandwich is 100% wild caught, and actually a species that once swam in the sea. On Detroit’s chuckle-worthy roster, there’s only one reliable chainmover, the tight end. The three-headed ferret of Breshad Perriman, Tyrell Williams and rookie Amon-Ra St. Brown doesn t exactly inspire confidence. Yes, Jared Goff has significant shortcomings, but he’s most comfortable operating in the short-to-inte
Lauren Berlant. Photo: Nathan Keay/
University of Chicago Magazine. June 28, 2021 at 6:55pm
Lauren Berlant, a profoundly influential American scholar and cultural critic known for their rigorous and playful explorations of intimacy, citizenship, and affect, died June 28 at the age of sixty-three from cancer. The news was announced by Duke University Press. Since 1984 the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor of English at the University of Chicago, Berlant wrote widely on the topic of human belonging in the world, which they saw as molded by affect and emotion rather than by rational thought, and in their hugely influential
Cruel Optimism (2011) harnessed affect theory to neoliberalism, anticipating the rise of the social-media-driven politics that would shape the following decade.
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Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 61F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: July 2, 2021 @ 11:49 pm
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