Mark Lazerus

@marklazerus.bsky.social

Senior NHL Writer, The Athletic Co-host, The Athletic Hockey Show Co-host, Powers & Laz Old enough to feel ways about stuff

But *why* are all the AI flyers nearly identical? What are these people typing into these generator sites to get the same exact look every time? Why must all slop look the same? God, the future is the worst.

I've been leisurely watching every It's Always Sunny episode over the last nine months or so (never had seen a single episode before) and finished today. Here's my shocking hot take: It's really funny.

I have closed out, reported, snoozed and blocked whatever right-wing jackass this is several times each, and Facebook continues to put him into my feed at least once every single day for more than a week. I swear, almost every corner of the Internet sucks these days.

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There are some really good songs on the new Strokes album, but, man, Julian Casablancas' late-career fascination with autotune is deeply unfortunate. Why mess with one of rock's great unique voices?

Patrick Kane isn't just a cynical nostalgia play for the Blackhawks (though that part certainly doesn't hurt). He's got plenty of game left. And alongside Connor Bedard, he'll be able to rekindle some of that old magic. Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...

With Patrick Kane, Blackhawks combine past and future into a tantalizing present (Gift Article)

This isn’t just about ticket sales. It isn’t just some novelty signing, a nostalgia play or a farewell tour. At least, not entirely.

nytimes.com