In addition to being denied the chance to play against his white peers, Josh Gibson was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 31, and instead of getting surgery, he lead the league in basically everything, with an unheard-of .466 batting average. He played three more (very good) seasons and died at 35. 👑
What is the quintessential Onion headline? The strong contender that just randomly popped in my mind is "Hank Williams Jr. Honored by Institute For Football Preparedness"
this is like the old guy i met in brooklyn whose theory was that the apollo missions had punched a hole in the atmosphere "and it ain't noneadat climate change bullshit, neither"
Feels a little odd to post this here, since I don’t know most of you personally, but: My dad, Herb Saltzstein, passed away yesterday at 94. I wrote a little remembrance on Instagram if you’d like to read more (dansaltzstein). The gist: He was a truly great guy who had a long, accomplished life.
Real talk? My answer is whoever played the British lady crying at her desk over Baby Diego’s death in CHILDREN OF MEN (2006)
That face is me like twice a day
"There is no way that the party of Reagan and the conservative movement — I'm gonna allow it to be taken over by a con artist.” — Rubio, 2016
“My god what an idiot” — Vance, 2016
Mine was a sourdough success story… until I stopped having stretches in the day when I could do it right and then let my starter dry out 😕 But while it lasted it was glorious
