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A few (too many) words on Conor McGregor

A badly broken leg. Screaming about Instagram DMs. Death threats directed at a fellow fighter, his wife and his four-year-old daughter. Did we expect the McGregor Era to end any other way? Can we be done now? Two weekends ago, Conor McGregor broke his tibia and fibula at the end of the first round inContinue reading “A few (too many) words on Conor McGregor”

Peacock, WWE and Performative Anti-Racism

For whatever reason, I love writing about wrestling. It fascinates me, even as bad as WWE is. When I last wrote about canceling my WWE Network subscription, I mentioned the Network was moving to Peacock anyway. I questioned if I could ever have a Peacock subscription if it meant supporting the McMahon family. As ValContinue reading “Peacock, WWE and Performative Anti-Racism”

WandaVision – A review (spoilers)

I wanted to wait a couple weeks before publishing my thoughts on WandaVision out there in the meaningless abyss of the internet. The wait provides time to think, and also more time to be lazy with my writing. Ultimately, I was impressed. The season had highs and lows, but generally it worked well and I’mContinue reading “WandaVision – A review (spoilers)”

Goodbye, WWE Network

With the conclusion of the 2021 Royal Rumble on January 31, I said farewell to my WWE Network subscription after nearly seven years. I mean, I won’t get all high and mighty here – my subscription ended on February 5, but I was done watching after the pay-per-view. And I guess I really have noContinue reading “Goodbye, WWE Network”