by dap | Jun 6, 2023 | The Guardian
The US pro league is a start-up scrapping for its place in the sports world. But those at the sharp end pushing for a union have met opposition from owners
One year ago, Mark O’Keefe helped the Austin Gilgronis clinch their first Major League Rugby playoff place. The center and his teammates were elated. But just before they bussed two-and-a-half hours south-east to Houston for their final game of the regular season, their coach, Sam Harris, called a meeting.
“After beating San Diego, rumors started to circulate about our season ending prematurely,” O’Keefe said. “So the lads had a pretty bad feeling.”
by dap | Jun 6, 2023 | The Guardian
Mr Z has developed a taste for extreme food prep content. The footage is disgusting and has ruined his algorithm
I’ve worked pretty hard to ban the use of Facebook in the household, not because of the threat it poses to democracy, nor because I’m worried about privacy or data or whatnot, but because it makes us look old. The kids don’t use it, obviously, because they’re not old. Mr Z has historically been susceptible to “six years ago today” nostalgia jags, and posting pictures of us on holiday that make it look as though everyone’s getting on better than they are. I’ve worked pretty hard to stamp that out, and if nixing Facebook means we miss the odd event of other people who are also old, I’m OK with that.
What I can’t do is stop him watching food videos. It is a very distinct genre; I don’t know how you’d land on it by accident, except maybe if you typed into Google “the most disgusting thing anyone’s ever eaten”. A guy, often with only his arms visible, probably with sleeve tattoos, will get a gigantic piece of meat and fashion it into an unnatural shape, usually a rectangle. Then he’ll layer it into a tower, spliced with cheese, and wrap it in more meat. Somehow egg yolks will get involved, then additional cheese. It’s all a bit sped up, and mesmerising. I don’t know where the suspense comes from – what could it possibly taste like? Who would ever eat it? Why did an animal – sorry, eight animals – have to die for this? When is karma going to get involved and exact some retribution upon the mozzarella dude? These questions are never answered. And now you’re in the machine, and some fresh horror involving a thousand frankfurters is just about to begin.
Zoe Williams is a Guardian columnist
by dap | Jun 5, 2023 | The Guardian
- Knights take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup final with 7-2 win
- Marchessault scores twice to start an early onslaught
Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and started an early blitz that chased the NHL’s hottest postseason goalie, and Adin Hill continued his stellar play as the Vegas Golden Knights seized control of the Stanley Cup final with a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers to take a 2-0 series lead Monday night.
Hill made 29 saves and Marchessault had an assist to finish with three points. His 12 postseason goals set a Golden Knights record, with all coming after the first round.
by dap | Jun 5, 2023 | The Guardian
The homes are advertised as ‘resilient to extreme weather’ and also keep out insects and rodents, according to manufacturer Plus 1
Home Depot has quietly entered the real estate market.
The US home improvement store giant appeared to debut its new tiny home or “getaway pad”, by home-kit manufacturing company Plus 1, last year, and it’s currently
as a possible solution to unaffordable housing and property damage caused by the climate crisis.
by dap | Jun 5, 2023 | The Guardian
A group of nearly 1,000 protesters, mostly women, demanded a ban on all guns – a move the governor said would be unconstitutional
Hundreds of women staged a sit-in outside Colorado’s capitol on Monday, calling on the state’s Democratic governor to ban all guns, a move his office said “would simply be unconstitutional”.
The gun-ban protest included
by late Monday morning, with some protesters joining from out of state, the Denver Post reported.
