I suppose pickleball euphoria was inevitable, particularly given the realities of late-stage capitalism.
As this magazine’s resident contrarian, kindly allow me to do something I’ve never, ever done in this space: namely, turn to Deadspin and an appropriately salty writer named Sean Beckwith.
Tom Brady, LeBron James, Drew Brees, and Kevin Durant are all pickleball obsessed, which is why you shouldn’t be
Stephen Colbert is hosting a celebrity pickleball tournament for charity, and a guest list headed by Will Ferrell and Sugar Ray Leonard is even more of an indication that the sport has jumped the shark.
I’m not trying to discourage exercise or charity. There are plenty of ways to add competition to your workout, just like there’s a multitude of ways to do some squats without posting about #legday, or to stand out without social media’s approval.
Reading this article felt almost as good as polishing off a plate of dolmas after our recent cooking class in Athens, when the young Americans at the table decided that stuffed grape leaves didn’t look quite right even though they had helped make them.
Come to papa, I said. Confusion is what happens when your parents raise you on industrial chicken...Read more
