Bubble

In a recent interview on The Ringer’s 10 Questions podcast, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins—a man who says he keeps a four-foot-tall pile of rocks outside his garage to remind him of his own mortality—explained that he’s not all that concerned about the pandemic and isn’t convinced wearing a mask…

When you’ve covered the NBA for as long as I have, you get invited to a few interesting events. For example, in January, when you were still allowed to go to things, I was invited to a Ruffles party to celebrate Anthony Davis’ signature chip. Ruffles party. Signature chip. Normal…

It never used to bother me when emails came rolling in after hours. For one thing, it comes with the job when you work in media; they mean it when they say the news cycle never ends. Plus, living in California, I'm used to getting alerts from coworkers a few…

It happened during a high school rugby game in Australia on the damp, dew-soaked grass of a cold Saturday morning. I attended an unusual public school that was focused on the arts, where we took drama, dance and music classes as a part of our curriculum. We didn’t even make…

The first collab is a biggie! by Ryan Craddock Mon 24th Aug 2020Back in April, before Ninjala had even properly launched on Nintendo Switch, dataminers got to work on the game's open beta release. Amongst a number of discoveries made was a potential upcoming collaboration with Sonic the Hedgehog, which…

The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL’s two playoff bubbles isn’t exactly glamorous. The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL’s two playoff bubbles isn’t exactly glamorous. Having spent nearly a…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 August 2020 / 617 ViewsPublisher Leoful and developer Busy Toaster Games announced Georifters will launch for the Nintendo Switch via the eShop in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong on September 18 for $29.99. View a trailer of the game…

A mass of floating rock from a volcanic explosion underwater in 2019 has arrived at Australia, where it could help the Great Barrier Reef recover. The reef is struggling with symptoms related to climate change. The pumice contains organisms that could help revive areas of the reef that have died…

On Aug. 5, Will Rondo called Natasha Conner, a barber based out of Milwaukee. At that point, Rondo, the older brother of Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo, had been in the NBA’s bubble for weeks. As the man entrusted with organizing the league’s grooming services during its stint on Disney’s…

If you logged onto Instagram in the days that immediately followed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, you might have found the platform to be unrecognizable. Rather than the typical array of photos, you likely encountered an eruption of highly stylized content…