Filed under:Long ignored by the TV and film world, the Philly dialect is a big part of Kate Winslet’s new HBO drama—and its presence is increasing across popular cultureA couple of months back, I clicked on a teaser trailer for Mare of Easttown, a limited HBO series starring Kate Winslet. The dark and moody drama is about a troubled cop named Mare Sheehan (Winslet) who’s trying to catch a killer—. In addition to the prestigious HBO imprimatur, Mare of Easttown features a supporting cast that includes Guy Pearce, Evan Peters, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, and Julianne Nicholson. Both the show...…Filed under:Long ignored by the TV and film world, the Philly dialect is a big part of Kate Winslet’s new HBO drama—and its presence is increasing across popular cultureA couple of months back, I clicked on a teaser trailer for Mare of Easttown, a limited HBO series starring Kate Winslet. The dark and moody drama is about a troubled cop named Mare Sheehan (Winslet) who’s trying to catch a killer—. In addition to the prestigious HBO imprimatur, Mare of Easttown features a supporting cast that includes Guy Pearce, Evan Peters, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, and Julianne Nicholson. Both the show...WW…

Filed under:The ‘Mighty Ducks’ film series offered plenty of on-ice innovations, such as the triple deke and the famous Flying V. But looking back, do they look smarter or just sillier than they did over 20 years ago?I’m one of many hockey-obsessed children of the ’90s who grew up regarding the Mighty Ducks film series with a near-religious reverence. These movies left a gigantic cultural footprint and are now far enough in the past that Disney has seen fit to mine this vein of millennial nostalgia with a new TV series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, which comes out Friday on Disney+.In...…Filed under:The ‘Mighty Ducks’ film series offered plenty of on-ice innovations, such as the triple deke and the famous Flying V. But looking back, do they look smarter or just sillier than they did over 20 years ago?I’m one of many hockey-obsessed children of the ’90s who grew up regarding the Mighty Ducks film series with a near-religious reverence. These movies left a gigantic cultural footprint and are now far enough in the past that Disney has seen fit to mine this vein of millennial nostalgia with a new TV series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, which comes out Friday on Disney+.In...WW…

Filed under:There may not be any Gerrit Coles in this year’s group of free agents, but these players could still have an outsized impact in the 2021 season and beyondFalse dawns don’t get much more false than baseball’s 2019-20 offseason. After a multiyear capital strike that threatened to toss MLB into its first protracted labor war in more than 20 years, an exceptional free agent crop pried open owners’ purses and enriched some of the game’s biggest stars. Business as usual.Then, the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered commerce and travel for … well, eight months and counting. As a result,...…Filed under:There may not be any Gerrit Coles in this year’s group of free agents, but these players could still have an outsized impact in the 2021 season and beyondFalse dawns don’t get much more false than baseball’s 2019-20 offseason. After a multiyear capital strike that threatened to toss MLB into its first protracted labor war in more than 20 years, an exceptional free agent crop pried open owners’ purses and enriched some of the game’s biggest stars. Business as usual.Then, the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered commerce and travel for … well, eight months and counting. As a result,...WW…

Filed under:Chicago hired La Russa as its new manager on Thursday. But the Hall of Famer’s views on the game and societal issues could not be more different from those of his new players.In 2020, Rick Renteria managed the Chicago White Sox to their best season in 15 years, and it wasn’t enough to save his job. The Sox let Renteria go on October 12, and his ideal replacement,, would be someone with recent championship experience. Based on that statement, it seemed like the White Sox might take a stab at rehabilitating A.J. Hinch or Alex Cora. Both are currently unemployed and somewhat...…Filed under:Chicago hired La Russa as its new manager on Thursday. But the Hall of Famer’s views on the game and societal issues could not be more different from those of his new players.In 2020, Rick Renteria managed the Chicago White Sox to their best season in 15 years, and it wasn’t enough to save his job. The Sox let Renteria go on October 12, and his ideal replacement,, would be someone with recent championship experience. Based on that statement, it seemed like the White Sox might take a stab at rehabilitating A.J. Hinch or Alex Cora. Both are currently unemployed and somewhat...WW…

Filed under:For an institution with such immense financial resources and social inertia, 10 years isn’t a lot. But that doesn’t mean the game—and the league as a whole—won’t change within the next decade. Baseball looks dramatically different in 2020 than it did in 2010. What could the next 10 years hold? Will the new playoff format grow or destroy the sport? Could robo umps and five-hour games become the norm? Will MLB even exist at the turn of the next decade? On Thursday, The Ringer examines these questions as we try to determine what baseball will look like in 2030.What will...…Filed under:For an institution with such immense financial resources and social inertia, 10 years isn’t a lot. But that doesn’t mean the game—and the league as a whole—won’t change within the next decade. Baseball looks dramatically different in 2020 than it did in 2010. What could the next 10 years hold? Will the new playoff format grow or destroy the sport? Could robo umps and five-hour games become the norm? Will MLB even exist at the turn of the next decade? On Thursday, The Ringer examines these questions as we try to determine what baseball will look like in 2030.What will...WW…