Kimberly Joyner·Dec 31, 2021My Top 10: The Stories That Made Me Laugh, Cry, Scream, and/or Throw Things at the TV in 2021I promise they’re not all about sports.
Kimberly Joyner·Nov 30, 2021Lincoln Riley Ditches the Sooners as This Summer’s Realignment Bombshell Comes Full CircleLincoln Riley wanted the Jimbo Fisher contract without following in Jimbo Fisher’s footsteps.A response icon1A response icon1
Kimberly Joyner·Oct 5, 2021Urban Meyer Has Coasted on the Reputations of His Former PlayersUrban Meyer is a brilliant football coach. He’s also a terrible person who has depended on his well-placed former players in the media to…A response icon2A response icon2
InZORAbyKimberly Joyner·Sep 20, 2021We All Know Someone Like Nicki MinajTo Nicki Minaj, even racists like Tucker Carlson can seem like allies so long as they are defending the same people — namely, her.A response icon20A response icon20
Kimberly Joyner·Aug 23, 2021Trump World’s Phony Anti-War Posturing Finally Comes Crashing DownThere never really was a constituency among the MAGA faithful for anti-war politics.A response icon2A response icon2
Kimberly Joyner·Jul 22, 2021The Downside of a Deregulated College Sports WorldThe latest victory for college student athletes comes at the cost of elevating bad economic theories espoused by the American right.
Kimberly Joyner·Jul 3, 2021The Big Bet Against Joe Biden’s Childcare AgendaPresident Biden has won the approval of voters with legislation that boosts education and childcare funding for working parents. But the…
Kimberly Joyner·Jun 19, 2021‘The Entire History of You’ Turns 10: Are We Living in a Version of Grain Culture Right Now?Once understood to be a critique of society’s overreliance on smart technology, this “Black Mirror” classic turns out to have much more to…
InThe RiffbyKimberly Joyner·May 30, 2021Rap-Rock in the Aughts and the Black Woman It Left BehindIn the early 2000s, genre-bending in music was all the rage, as artists like Kid Rock and Linkin Park contributed to a record number of…A response icon3A response icon3
Kimberly Joyner·Apr 10, 2021We Don’t Have to Pretend Republicans Know What They’re DoingGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t playing three-dimensional chess with the state’s new election law. He’s just being a Republican.A response icon1A response icon1