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I Know Why People Watch The Bachelor(ette)

Don’t worry, everyone, I have cracked the case of Why Feminists Sometimes Enjoy Watching The Bachelor Franchise, and you will rejoice to hear that it does not suggest that viewers are morally compromised, although we still might be. Or in other news, I stayed up seventeen minutes past my bedtime the other night reading Amy Kaufman’s book Bachelor Nation. Kaufman is a journalist with a long history of covering The Bachelor and its sister shows, which means she gets lots of terrific interviews with contestants and producers and staff. It also means that her book’s a quick and accessible read,…

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The Future of Football: A Links Round-Up

IT IS FRIDAY. Every week is a thousand years long, and I have a weird SF video thing to share with you first: What will football look like in the future (the far, far future)? SB Nation has a go at figuring it out. Following the death of Otto Wambier, journalist and Korea expert Suki Kim argues that tourism to North Korea serves no legitimate purpose. Some people get very mad when JK Rowling says stuff about Harry Potter. My pal Ben Lindbergh argues at The Ringer that there’s no point being mad about it. This movie review is magical.…

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