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In the late 1990s, I could always draw dismissive snickers at ESPN production meetings I was a commentator there at the time when I lobbied for tennis champion Billie Jean King to be named that network’s number-one athlete of the twentieth century. In those days, even women sports wonks would roll their eyes and keep plugging for the likes of Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, or Muhammad Ali.
My argument then: that while Billie Jean, like all those worthies, not only dominated her sport, sold tickets, and crossed over into popular culture, she also went well beyond them in fighting successfully for gender equality and against that slavish system of control called amateurism. Meanwhile, she was representing and inspiring half the population of the world.
REPORT: Senator Warnock Admits He Promoted False Information About Georgia s Voting Law
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@pacem appellant: The O’Bros talked about this a while back– Pfeiffer, who I think is the smart one. I think it was (mostly) that the (public) polling was off. I kept thinking during the late summer and fall that Collins didn’t seem nearly nervous enough. She knows her state, has sold her phony independent schtick well, the incumbency advantage is real and hard to quantify, especially for a “fifth-generation Mainer”, which I’m told counts there.
The other side of the polling question, the weakness thereof in the modern/trump era, was Jen O’Malley Dillon telling us the (public) polls were way off in WI, MI and PA. “She’s just trying to raise money and motivate voters,” quoth the savvy. She was telling the truth.
Tiger King. Livestream concerts. Embarrassing ourselves trying to learn TikTok dances.
When COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic a year ago Thursday, many turned to pop culture for some normalcy and distractions in the face of uncertainty. The pandemic isn t over, but the entertainment industry has continued to provide new obsessions over the course of the past year.
We re looking back on the entertainment we consumed when the pandemic was made official, compared to what pop culture moments we re excited about in the present and near future.
Then: Tiger King
Netflix s wild true-crime docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness reigned supreme at the beginning of COVID-19 lockdowns in the U.S. The story of Joe Exotic vs. Carole Baskin and all the other equally eccentric side characters sparked memes, Halloween costumes, spinoff series and momentarily helped people escape from the real-time mayhem happening amid the pandemic.
So much for unity, Joe: Biden s Rose Garden ceremony to mark passage of $1.9T COVID bill will feature NO Republicans: Psaki insists Oval Office door remains open
President Joe Biden will celebrate the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan in the White House Rose Garden Friday afternoon
The White House has invited 22 Democratic lawmakers, but no Republicans will be present because no GOP member of Congress voted for the bill
Press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday morning that the door to the Oval Office remains open to Republicans who want to work across the aisle
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