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Pete Rose can only enter the Hall of Fame through the baseball writers, says ESPN star.

Baseball enthusiasts are already pushing for Pete Rose’s induction into the Hall of Fame following an announcement from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Rose has been removed from the permanently ineligible list, alongside 16 other deceased players, including the infamous “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. As ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser pointed out, however, it’s important to remember that Manfred […]

Review of Pathemata by Maggie Nelson – a writer’s effort to convey the experience of chronic pain | Autobiography and memoir

In her notable 1985 work, *The Body in Pain*, Elaine Scarry discusses the “embarrassment” of pain and its resistance to being expressed in words. She notes that “physical pain” doesn’t just reject language; it can actively destroy it. This notion resonates with Virginia Woolf’s earlier observation about language being “dry” when it’s failing. Both of […]

UK-wide effort started to address the exclusion of working-class writers | Publishing

There’s a crisis in the UK writing and publishing scene, highlighting a growing disconnect among working-class individuals whose stories often go unheard. Advocates for new literary platforms argue this point strongly. The timing of the launch for The Bee magazine was intentional, coinciding with the early May bank holiday. The magazine includes literary magazines, podcasts, […]

LA Times tells left-leaning opinion writers to publish fewer columns

The Los Angeles Times reportedly cut commentary from left-leaning opinion writers. Staff are said to have President Trump smoke a comfortable owner. Robin Abkalian, Jackie Karmas and LZ Granderson were informed by their boss that they would expect to publish one opinion piece a week, rather than their usual two. According to a report in […]

House GOP tax writers call for cuts 'as soon as possible'

Republican tax leaders on Tuesday ramped up pressure on members of other parties to pass tax cuts as a top priority in Congress. “We need to make the Trump tax cuts permanent as soon as possible,” Rep. Jason Smith (R-Missouri), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said during the committee's first hearing in the […]

The viral superhero football matchup gets a serious breakdown from our writers

We've all heard the phrase, “It's not the X's and O's that make the difference, it's the Jimmy's and Joe's.” Words attributed to legendary Texas Longhorn coach Darrell K. Royal. He said the players he puts on the field are more important than the strategy he plans. However, if all talents are relatively equal, you […]

Veteran Hollywood Professionals Facing Evictions After Writers’ Strike

The BBC reports that an experienced actor and aviation cinematographer felt uneasy about having a “good value meal at McDonald's” even though he was “at the heart of Hollywood's golden age of streaming”. piece How the industry's writers' strike has affected other industries. Before Michael Fortin was on the brink of homelessness, built He turned […]