A Double Event of Links

 This is a double post...not that I want to, it sort of feels dishonest, but I do want to (partially) remove some of the links I have been saving.  And, after days of not posting, I know some of you would love to see more of my thoughts, especially since I cheated you all out of content.

https://deadspin.com/since-the-nba-gave-grayson-allen-a-slap-on-the-wrist-fo-1848414018

This is a few days old, but...one game for taking a guy and causing him to miss up to two months?  I think that's ridiculous (even if he a Duke guy).  I mean, the first part of the play is fine -- it's a hard foul, but clean (though everything with Grayson has to be a little suspect, sadly).  The rest though, is just a dirty play. and for the NBA just to cause him to miss one game...well, as with so much other stuff with the NBA, it's just sketch.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/01/inside-jerry-falwell-jr-unlikely-rise-and-precipitous-fall

Speaking of someone whose every word and action must be considered suspect... actually, my first thought upon reading this was "Liberty has a Creation Museum?  I need to go!" which was prolly not the desired outcome.  Actually, the story of his early life and relationship with his parents is (if you believe it, and I mostly do) pretty interesting.

https://amgreatness.com/2022/01/24/journalists-need-to-learn-how-to-lay-bricks/

This is an interesting take; I largely agree, but does anyone really think that journalists, of all people, would have their thoughts and ideas evolve or change after meeting new people?  Of course not!

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-we-need-to-keep-searching-for-lost-silent-films?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Might have posted this before, but this is pretty interesting -- and something I agree with totally.  Not that I am an impartial observer...