Emilie
@delicatepear.bsky.social
I fear the ocean out of respect.
usually rambling about the WTA 🎾
usually rambling about the WTA 🎾
about a month after this post, someone found it and replied upset that I pointed out the amount of people I had seen walking barefoot in Australia 🥲
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
about a month after this post, someone found it and replied upset that I pointed out the amount of people I had seen walking barefoot in Australia 🥲
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Ben’s piece on this was very good. Aryna was dumb and wrong to do this and women’s sport deserves better.
I begrudgingly wrote about today's Battle of the Sexes, in which everything was dumb and bad and everyone was a loser in the end.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/battle-of-...
www.benrothenberg.com/p/battle-of-...
Well, That Was Dumb
In today's "Battle of the Sexes" between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios, everyone was a loser.
www.benrothenberg.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ben’s piece on this was very good. Aryna was dumb and wrong to do this and women’s sport deserves better.
“This exhibition is nothing more than a cynical attempt to fabricate controversy to benefit the bank accounts of both the players and all other entities involved.”
yep.
also this is an excellent piece, so go read it 🫵
yep.
also this is an excellent piece, so go read it 🫵
"As always, the best way to understand the greatness of women’s tennis is to watch women’s tennis."
As usual, @tumcarayol.bsky.social sticks the landing.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
As usual, @tumcarayol.bsky.social sticks the landing.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
New Battle of the Sexes is cynical bid for attention and own goal for Sabalenka
World No 1’s clash with Nick Kyrgios is on track to being one of the most inane tennis events ever conceived
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“This exhibition is nothing more than a cynical attempt to fabricate controversy to benefit the bank accounts of both the players and all other entities involved.”
yep.
also this is an excellent piece, so go read it 🫵
yep.
also this is an excellent piece, so go read it 🫵
mama, this man is garbage 🚮
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
mama, this man is garbage 🚮
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hey is anyone else really fucking exhausted
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
hey is anyone else really fucking exhausted
Heated Rivalry is one the best things my canadian taxes have funded 😭
this week’s usage of t.A.T.u’s All the Things She Said and Harrison’s cover of it, combined with the way the scene was filmed, gave 80s/90s/00s music video excellence. absolute fucking cinema 👌🏻
open.spotify.com/track/2ihHDb...
this week’s usage of t.A.T.u’s All the Things She Said and Harrison’s cover of it, combined with the way the scene was filmed, gave 80s/90s/00s music video excellence. absolute fucking cinema 👌🏻
open.spotify.com/track/2ihHDb...
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Heated Rivalry is one the best things my canadian taxes have funded 😭
this week’s usage of t.A.T.u’s All the Things She Said and Harrison’s cover of it, combined with the way the scene was filmed, gave 80s/90s/00s music video excellence. absolute fucking cinema 👌🏻
open.spotify.com/track/2ihHDb...
this week’s usage of t.A.T.u’s All the Things She Said and Harrison’s cover of it, combined with the way the scene was filmed, gave 80s/90s/00s music video excellence. absolute fucking cinema 👌🏻
open.spotify.com/track/2ihHDb...
at some point (soon), the WTA is going to need some better spokespeople for the women’s game. I am le fucking tired.
Garbiñe Muguruza, sobre la diferencia entre el tenis masculino y el femenino: "Me habría ganado un júnior, siendo yo la número uno" ver.20m.es/icegu4
Garbiñe Muguruza, sobre la diferencia entre el tenis masculino y el femenino: "Me habría ganado un júnior, siendo yo la número uno"
La extenista compartirá el cargo de directora de la Mutua Madrid Open junto a Feliciano López.
ver.20m.es
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
at some point (soon), the WTA is going to need some better spokespeople for the women’s game. I am le fucking tired.
at the end of the day, I just feel badly for trans people. they are always being used to fuel some culture war when all they want is to live peacefully like everyone else.
the anti-trans propaganda hurts women who don’t fit the feminine stereotype, too.
exhausting shit.
the anti-trans propaganda hurts women who don’t fit the feminine stereotype, too.
exhausting shit.
Sabalenka says women facing transgender athletes not fair reut.rs/4iJVpik
Sabalenka says women facing transgender athletes not fair
World number one Aryna Sabalenka weighed into the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport, saying it would be unfair for women to face "biological men" in professional tennis.
reut.rs
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
at the end of the day, I just feel badly for trans people. they are always being used to fuel some culture war when all they want is to live peacefully like everyone else.
the anti-trans propaganda hurts women who don’t fit the feminine stereotype, too.
exhausting shit.
the anti-trans propaganda hurts women who don’t fit the feminine stereotype, too.
exhausting shit.
Trump, the man who has a department of war, receiving a “peace” prize from…*checks notes* FIFA.
throw away 2025, I’ve had enough.
throw away 2025, I’ve had enough.
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Trump, the man who has a department of war, receiving a “peace” prize from…*checks notes* FIFA.
throw away 2025, I’ve had enough.
throw away 2025, I’ve had enough.
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Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃
Heated Rivalry, a show where the hockey is essentially an aesthetic, has done more to bring new eyes/new fans to the sports than anything the NHL has done in years and I liiiiiiiiiive.
How ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Crave’s ‘spicy, gay hockey show,’ became a global TV player
Heated Rivalry: Crave's 'spicy, gay hockey show'
Based on a novel by Nova Scotia author Rachel Reid, the six-episode Crave series 'Heated Rivalry,' follows two duelling male hockey players who fall into a secret, years-long romance.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Heated Rivalry, a show where the hockey is essentially an aesthetic, has done more to bring new eyes/new fans to the sports than anything the NHL has done in years and I liiiiiiiiiive.
much like Pedro Pascal, David Tennant is such gem of a person.
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
much like Pedro Pascal, David Tennant is such gem of a person.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Kings of Leon
Celine Dion
The Weeknd
Coldplay
Rihanna
Kings of Leon
Celine Dion
The Weeknd
Coldplay
Rihanna
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
*NSYNC
Spice Girls
Paul McCartney
Rooney
Jay-Z
*NSYNC
Spice Girls
Paul McCartney
Rooney
Jay-Z
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Iron Maiden
Scorpions
Sonic Youth
Le Tigre
Crystal Castles
Iron Maiden
Scorpions
Sonic Youth
Le Tigre
Crystal Castles
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Kings of Leon
Celine Dion
The Weeknd
Coldplay
Rihanna
Kings of Leon
Celine Dion
The Weeknd
Coldplay
Rihanna
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World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades, has died.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
ahem
(Madi’s AO run was also great)
(Madi’s AO run was also great)
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
ahem
(Madi’s AO run was also great)
(Madi’s AO run was also great)
yikes 💀
Today, when Elena Rybakina won the year end championships, with her now-unbanned (“allegedly”) abusive situationship back as her coach, she REFUSED TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH THE WTA CEO 🎾
I don’t think I can be happy for her success!!! I hate that Vukov is back in the picture!!
I don’t think I can be happy for her success!!! I hate that Vukov is back in the picture!!
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
yikes 💀
well, the 2025 WTA season has come to an end so I am putting out my main wants for 2026 (in no particular order of importance):
-Rybakina vs Gauff
-Mboko vs Andreeva
-return of Iga’s 🧱 aura
-my western grip sisters to get a handle on their serves & forehands, so they can have a full A game season
-Rybakina vs Gauff
-Mboko vs Andreeva
-return of Iga’s 🧱 aura
-my western grip sisters to get a handle on their serves & forehands, so they can have a full A game season
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
well, the 2025 WTA season has come to an end so I am putting out my main wants for 2026 (in no particular order of importance):
-Rybakina vs Gauff
-Mboko vs Andreeva
-return of Iga’s 🧱 aura
-my western grip sisters to get a handle on their serves & forehands, so they can have a full A game season
-Rybakina vs Gauff
-Mboko vs Andreeva
-return of Iga’s 🧱 aura
-my western grip sisters to get a handle on their serves & forehands, so they can have a full A game season
Grammy nomination thoughts:
✅the music released this year was sorta lacklustre and this list shows that
✅thrilled for Olivia Dean and The Marías being nominated for best new artist
✅sticky better win best rap song
✅justice for Eternal Sunshine Deluxe, deserved to be nominated for album of the year🥲
✅the music released this year was sorta lacklustre and this list shows that
✅thrilled for Olivia Dean and The Marías being nominated for best new artist
✅sticky better win best rap song
✅justice for Eternal Sunshine Deluxe, deserved to be nominated for album of the year🥲
Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga lead this year’s Grammy nominations. See the full list of nominees ahead of next year's ceremony in February. nyti.ms/47LJRX2
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Grammy nomination thoughts:
✅the music released this year was sorta lacklustre and this list shows that
✅thrilled for Olivia Dean and The Marías being nominated for best new artist
✅sticky better win best rap song
✅justice for Eternal Sunshine Deluxe, deserved to be nominated for album of the year🥲
✅the music released this year was sorta lacklustre and this list shows that
✅thrilled for Olivia Dean and The Marías being nominated for best new artist
✅sticky better win best rap song
✅justice for Eternal Sunshine Deluxe, deserved to be nominated for album of the year🥲
well, well done by Sinner. never really in doubt, and deserved.
FAA will be back no doubt, he played really well.
FAA will be back no doubt, he played really well.
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
well, well done by Sinner. never really in doubt, and deserved.
FAA will be back no doubt, he played really well.
FAA will be back no doubt, he played really well.
FAA won’t win because well, it’s Sinner and he’s faced no break points and, duh. but it’s been really nice to see him play well and get love from the crowd.
he looks like a different player these last few weeks, and that’s just nice to watch. I really would love to see him qualify for Turin.
he looks like a different player these last few weeks, and that’s just nice to watch. I really would love to see him qualify for Turin.
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
FAA won’t win because well, it’s Sinner and he’s faced no break points and, duh. but it’s been really nice to see him play well and get love from the crowd.
he looks like a different player these last few weeks, and that’s just nice to watch. I really would love to see him qualify for Turin.
he looks like a different player these last few weeks, and that’s just nice to watch. I really would love to see him qualify for Turin.
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well, the story of this World Series is the jays leaving too many runners on base.
pain.
pain.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
well, the story of this World Series is the jays leaving too many runners on base.
pain.
pain.
this series has been so absurd, it kinda feels right that it ends in extra innings.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
this series has been so absurd, it kinda feels right that it ends in extra innings.
everything is happening
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
everything is happening
SKSKSKSKSKSSKSKSKSKS
what a double play 😭
what a double play 😭
November 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
SKSKSKSKSKSSKSKSKSKS
what a double play 😭
what a double play 😭