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2025: Year of the Prediction

It’s January, a time for resolutions, predictions and ill-fated, temporary sobriety. My resolution this year is to write more predictions. Also: to be more Hemingway, less sizeable, superfluous sentences. I’m almost certain to fail at the last one. I give you ten predictions for 2025 across the world, covering politics (1), film and television (3),Continue reading “2025: Year of the Prediction”

One-Word Articles: January 3, 2025

Would the Bears passing on Pete Carroll be like passing on Jim Harbaugh last year? No

One-Word Articles: August 19, 2024

Have the Pats done enough to support Drake Maye? Seriously?

Green and Red, White and Blue: The Race to Replace Ligue 1

Imagine that you want to build one of the best soccer leagues in the world. You have a league already, but it’s terrible. You barely have any good players, no one cares about the games, and certainly no one watches them. That’s not good! It’s not all bad, however. Your country sits on a monstrousContinue reading “Green and Red, White and Blue: The Race to Replace Ligue 1”

One-Word Articles: May 26, 2024

Is FA Cup triumph enough to save Ten Hag’s Man United career? No

2024 Acting Breakouts

Hollywood is an ever-shifting set of lists of actors and actresses. Who can lead an action movie, a rom-com? Who’s a character actor? Of course, the “A-list” is entrenched in our subconscious. There’s no doubt that Leo or Chalamet get more offers to headline movies than they know what to do with. The rest ofContinue reading “2024 Acting Breakouts”