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Banner for Novak Djokovic at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center proclaiming his 2015 US Open championship. This year’s winner, Djokovic found himself caught up in the Serena Williams-Carlos Ramos controversy at the Open, like everyone … — Banner for Novak Djokovic at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center proclaiming his 2015 US Open championship. This year’s winner, Djokovic found himself caught up in the Serena Williams-Carlos Ramos controversy at the Open, like everyone else. Photograph by the author.

Does tennis have a gender problem?

September 11, 2018

The US Open, just concluded, was one hot mess, bookended by searing temps at the beginning of the tourney and a searing controversy involving Serena Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos at the end whose ramifications are apt to ripple for some time…..

Will Nike's new Colin Kaepernick ad bring out the fans or the haters?

Colin Kaepernick just does it

September 5, 2018

Nike has made activist-athlete Colin Kaepernick the centerpiece of its 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. The ad shows a black-and-white close-up of his face and bears the words “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”

From left to right:  Michael Cohen, President Donald J. Trump and Michael Cohen as they appeared on money.cnn.com. — From left to right: Michael Cohen, President Donald J. Trump and Michael Cohen as they appeared on money.cnn.com.

All the president's (hench)men

August 22, 2018

It’s hard to tell which movie we’re watching nowadays. Is it “All the President’s Men,” with some speaking of President Donald J. Trumpet as an “unindicted co-conspirator,” implicated by former personal lawyer Michael Cohen in payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal to influence the election? Is it “The Godfather,” with Donnie Two Scoops speaking of former campaign manager Paul “Paulie Smart Suits” Manafort as if he were a loyal capo (as opposed to that weasel Cohen)?

Caption: A typically low-key Veterans Day Parade in the U.S. of A., this one in Baltimore in 2016. Photograph by Elvert Barnes.

Before his parade passes by

August 19, 2018

Cue Babs Streisand and all the other great Dollys going back to Carol Channing.

Or perhaps a song from another Streisand musical would be more appropriate.

President Donald J. Trumpet has been forced to cancel a parade for himself, er, veterans due to costs that have been estimated to run as high as $92 million….

Caption: Omarosa Manigault Newman plugging her Trump tell-all on “Today.” Photograph by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez for Getty Images.

Trump, Omarosa and race

August 15, 2018

These are not the best of times for race relations in America – perhaps the understatement of five lifetimes. A year after Charlottesville, 61 percent of Americans see an increase in racial tensions, according to a new CBS News poll….

Some members of the San Francisco 49ers kneeling during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on Oct. 15, 2017. Photograph by Keith Allison. — Some members of the San Francisco 49ers kneeling during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on Oct. 15, 2017. Photograph by Keith Allison.

Talking 'Turkey' about NFL protests

August 12, 2018

Wildfires still burning out of control in California. Some border babies still not reunited with their parents. Markets reeling from Turkey’s plummeting economy, pushed further down by Trumpian tariffs.

But thank God President Donald J. Trumpet has made us safe from kneeling NFL players….

Aaron Rodgers, seen here in action against the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 19, 2014, is one of the latest people to respond to President Donald J. Trump's criticism of LeBron James. He thinks we should take a stoic approach. But should we? Photograph … — Aaron Rodgers, seen here in action against the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 19, 2014, is one of the latest people to respond to President Donald J. Trump's criticism of LeBron James. He thinks we should take a stoic approach. But should we? Photograph by Mike Morebeck.

Trump, LeBron James and free speech

August 9, 2018

Aaron Rodgers is among the latest people to respond to President Donald J. Trump’s criticism of LeBron James. Rodgers thinks we should take a stoic approach to Trumpian attacks. But should we?….

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