In my new TVNewsCheck column, Reading Between The Screens, I explain why the NFL’s latest moves could flip broadcast licenses from hedge to liability. tinyurl.com/42vz9yum

The press is fixated on politics (rightly so!) but inside industry circles the Kimmel decision headline is the power shift from networks to stations. In broadcast, money > monologues. Read my guest column here: tinyurl.com/24arycme

Only the present is objective.

Right before the Qatar strike.

@cdeccleshare.bsky.social The tennis coverage on @theathletic.bsky.social is excellent. Thanks! Q: An article was published a few months ago about why Sinner and Alcaraz are so much better than everyone else. Seems to have disappeared from the site. Any help appreciated!

The two top US women in the quarterfinals and what does @rolandgarros.com do? Schedule them as first match of the day. Complete disregard for US audience. @tntsportsus.bsky.social

At any given time about 1000 people are collectively voting on steering this car in an attempt to get from Boston to Canada. It’s currently in Maine. neal.fun/internet-roa...

I’m 43 mins in talking about the incomparable, early 2000s Brooklyn band Champale. Big thanks Mark Rozzo for allowing me to share See You Around, my favorite track on an album filled with gems. Bonus: @sjeffgreenstein.bsky.social directly after me talking about the great Mary’s Danish! Links below.

Henry Rollins: He’s just like one of us. @paulwitcover.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=D9ot...

Thanks @robelba.bsky.social for having me on! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

My take: Public perception is he’s an arrogant kid, made worse by NIL and his Dad’s money and privilege. It seems that’s the private perception, too, around the league. Put this one in the Schadenfraude Hall-of-Fame.

From today’s @airmail.news

Sad day.

An absolute fantastic version of Ashes to Ashes by a band I’d never heard of before. CC: @paulwitcover.bsky.social youtu.be/mTN_Hxgaofo?...

Could your next cruise cost more? Caribbean leaders warn new US port fees on Chinese-built ships — the ones delivering supplies to hotels and cruise lines — could drive up prices across the region. More pain for vacationing consumers? More pain for investors holding cruise and hotel stocks?

🧵 Ukraine War: The NHL Is Complicit Says Former Star As Russian player Ovechkin nears the breaking of Gretzky’s goals record, former star Dominic Hasek takes all Russian NHL players and the NHL to task. “…it should be noted again that every citizen, unless he is a dissident who condemns…”

Tried — with many others — to get on a passing Acela with limited capacity. Fail. Thankfully, train behind it had space. Back on my way. @amtrak.com staff super patient with people — even the guy wearing Harvard athletic gear who insisted on cutting in front of everyone. Very on brand.

The locomotive on my train is dead. Announcement made a replacement is being sent but could take hours to make the switch. UGH.

Debris on the tracks just outside Boston may have caused damage to the southbound @amtrak.com Northeast Regional. As a result all trains, including the one I’m on, now at a standstill. Passengers being told “it could be a while.” It’s gonna be a long day.

Ukrainian military access to Starlink revoked in 3…2…

#NFL Honors In Memoriam segment had a glaring omission…

This album remains undeniably ahead of its time.

Another unexpected gem of an episode

Solid episode. Always great to hear new music!

Platforms summary: A+ While a sudden influx of people here is nice, I fear they simply long for Twitter of 10 yrs ago (don’t we all?), will invest time/effort to build a presence, just to then see an influx of those with whom they don’t want to interact. That timeline will be pretty short, too.