Should cities that host the Olympics get a pass for greenwashing? Adam Minter says yes trib.al/OtZc806 via Bloomberg Opinion

The very best thing the US could do, to deal w both the opportunities and the menace from China, is to have *many, many more* Americans do what Tim Walz did at age 25: spend a year or so of "serious" time actually living and working in China. —Nothing will make you more

Regardless of how this turns out, I have some significant questions about playing time today. Lotta head-scratchers.

Pitbull is the savior that college football needs. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… me, on Mr. 305 and his stadium, for Bloomberg Opinion

Ranking Olympic medals per country's GDP is meaningless. What matters is how much a country spends on training. A low GDP country is perfectly capable of spending big - say, China-level big - on a few athletes. And they do.

Shostakovich liked Jesus Christ Superstar so much that he went to watch it two nights in a row

Gymnastics is an Olympic fave, but its muddled scoring system stops it from having year-round mainstream success, writes Adam Minter trib.al/i0XUXYJ

For Bloomberg Opinion, Jessica Karl poses an important question: "Book publishers are benefitting from the boom in [romantasy]. Can Hollywood studios fall in love with it, too?" bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

The NCAA expects athletes to play like they’re in the NFL this season -- without giving them an adequate policy for injuries, writes Adam Minter bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

The NCAA expects athletes to play like they’re in the NFL this season -- without giving them an adequate policy for injuries, writes Adam Minter trib.al/6DtAVz5

The NCAA expects athletes to play like they’re in the NFL this season -- without giving them an adequate policy for injuries, writes Adam Minter trib.al/y2oN3ss via Bloomberg Opinion

The NFL should stop turning its nose up at fan-ownership — especially after it voted to allow private equity into the game, writes Adam Minter trib.al/wrtfr8k via Bloomberg Opinion

"People in the west think there’s an emerging second-hand economy. But it’s always been there. As long as there’s been new stuff, there’s been used stuff." ft.com/content/9b07ba… via @ft

Turkish Olympic sharpshooter seeks trademark for his now iconic stance. insidethegames.biz/articles/11482… not my idea of IP.

High school sports is increasingly defined by who can pay to play. NIL payments can help to narrow that divide. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… by me for Bloomberg Opinion

My thoughts on the going/not going to China these days question (I’m not going but glad friends and colleagues are) insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

Presidential elections tend to steal the NFL's viewership thunder, writes Adam Minter. But this year is different because Trump's antics have lost their must-see TV factor trib.al/0yuzfcS