My boyfriend and I were having a talk that revolved around the idea of breaking up. He did something really bad and I am struggling to see a future with us. I hadn’t spoke to him for a couple of days as I needed time, and then I called him. My therapist had suggested that rather than giving him a monologue, I should converse with him about what had happened.
My boyfriend usually is so loving and kind to me. Today, he spoke contemptuous and frustratingly to me the entire time, and though he showed some remorse, it felt almost disingenuous. I thought that, if you’re in danger of breaking up with the person you love most in the world, wouldn’t you be more sad than angry? He said it was because he had been stewing in negative emotions for days not knowing if we were breaking up, so “of course” he wasn’t going to be feeling anything but angry. He said me wanting space was forced on him as he didn’t want to give me space , he wanted to talk to me, though acknowledged that we are different in how we deal with things and maybe he needs to learn to take a breather.
Later, he said he needed some space and time to think 2 hours into this conversation. What could I do but say ok? I said to him that I will give him that but that even from this conversation alone I’m struggling to see a future. He almost immediately went into a Discord call with his friend and played COD.
My friend posed the thought to me that although my boyfriend had really looked after me over the past year and a half (only a week ago he was in hospital with me wiping my butt and cleaning my teeth), if you were about to face a potential break up with someone you claimed you’d die for and die if they broke up with you, would you be able to sit there and play a game, or would you be panicking and full of anxiety?
This struck me on so many levels. And hurt. Because the answer is… I don’t think so.
I wanted to ask others. I want to know because I’m hurting and I feel like if I see his going on a game after we spoke as a sign he ‘may have actually NEVER cared and … well, that would hurt so much on top of breaking up. And I am now decided on breaking up. I just want to feel like the love we shared was at least real. Maybe it’s stupid and irrelevant to even ask this. But I just wanted to see how others would react in his shoes.

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	9	2	6
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6

Box Score

MIN		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Julien	4	0	0	0	0	2	.222
DH	Larnach	4	0	0	0	0	3	.296
SS	Correa	4	0	1	0	0	0	.272
RF	Kepler	4	0	0	0	0	1	.304
3B	Castro, W	4	0	1	0	0	1	.265
1B	Santana	4	0	1	0	0	0	.208
LF	Kirilloff	3	0	0	0	0	1	.202
CF	Margot	3	0	0	0	0	0	.169
C	Vázquez	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171

MIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ryan	5.1	6	4	4	1	5	93-60	3.57
Thielbar	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	9-8	5.79
Sands	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	18-10	4.82
Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	3.29
Jackson, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-7	5.91

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Volpe	5	1	2	1	0	0	.273
RF	Soto, J	4	1	0	0	1	2	.302
DH	Judge	3	1	2	0	1	0	.262
LF	Verdugo	3	1	1	1	0	1	.250
2B	Torres	4	1	2	1	0	1	.223
1B	Rizzo	4	0	0	1	0	0	.250
C	Wells, A	4	0	1	1	0	1	.205
3B	Berti	4	0	1	0	0	0	.262
CF	Grisham	4	0	0	0	0	3	.061

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Schmidt	8.0	3	0	0	0	8	103-69	2.49
González, V	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.63

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Anthony Volpe homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.	0-1
T1	Gleyber Torres doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Manuel Margot, deflected by left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Aaron Judge scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.	0-2
T1	Anthony Rizzo grounds out, first baseman Carlos Santana to pitcher Joe Ryan. Alex Verdugo scores. Gleyber Torres to 3rd.	0-3
T6	Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Gleyber Torres scores.	0-4
T7	Alex Verdugo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Juan Soto scores.	0-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Joe Ryan against the Yankees	0:09
Bullpen availability for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:07
Bullpen availability for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:07
Bench availability for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:07
Fielding alignment for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:11
Bench availability for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:11
Starting lineups for Yankees at Twins - May 16, 2024	0:09
Measuring the stats on Anthony Volpe's home run	0:12
A deep dive into Anthony Volpe's home run	0:11
Breaking down Joe Ryan's pitches	0:04
Joe Ryan's outing against the Yankees	0:22
Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run (6)	0:23
Gleyber Torres hits an RBI double	0:26
Anthony Rizzo plates run with groundout	0:15
Austin Wells rips an RBI single	0:13
Joe Ryan strikes out Juan Soto in the 2nd	0:06
Joe Ryan strikes out 5 over 5 1/3 innings	0:57
Alex Verdugo's sacrifice fly	0:17
Field View: Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run	0:44
Clarke Schmidt matches career high with 8th K	0:06
Ball boy makes impressive catch on foul ball	0:11
Manuel Margot makes leaping catch	0:12

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Schmidt (5-1, 2.49 ERA)	Ryan (2-3, 3.57 ERA)

Game ended at 2:29 PM.

Yankees @ Twins - Thu, May 16

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-0 Yankees

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

	Yankees Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Volpe - SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.273	.348	.432
2	Soto, J - RF	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	.302	.403	.517
3	Judge - DH	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.262	.393	.555
4	Verdugo - LF	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.250	.331	.405
5	Torres - 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.223	.301	.295
6	Rizzo - 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.250	.319	.405
7	Wells, A - C	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.205	.318	.315
8	Berti - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.262	.295	.262
9	Grisham - CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.061	.244	.152
	Totals	35	5	9	5	2	8	10

Yankees
BATTING: 2B: Torres 2 (6, Ryan, Ryan); Judge 2 (15, Ryan, Sands). HR: Volpe (6, 1st inning off Ryan, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Berti; Judge 4; Torres 4; Verdugo; Volpe 5; Wells, A. RBI: Rizzo (23); Torres (11); Verdugo (20); Volpe (23); Wells, A (4). 2-out RBI: Wells, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, A; Soto, J; Rizzo; Grisham 2; Torres. SF: Verdugo. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Schmidt (1, throw); Berti (3, fielding).

	Twins Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Julien - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.222	.331	.422
2	Larnach - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.296	.346	.451
3	Correa - SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.272	.364	.413
4	Kepler - RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.304	.356	.500
5	Castro, W - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.265	.327	.435
6	Santana - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.208	.278	.389
7	Kirilloff - LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.202	.262	.360
8	Margot - CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.169	.231	.229
9	Vázquez - C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.195	.207
	Totals	32	0	3	0	0	8	8

Twins
BATTING: 2B: Correa (7, Schmidt). TB: Castro, W; Correa 2; Santana. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kepler. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 6.

Yankees Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Schmidt (W, 5-1)	8.0	3	0	0	0	8	0	103-69	2.49
González, V	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.63
Totals	9.0	3	0	0	0	8	0

Twins Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ryan (L, 2-3)	5.1	6	4	4	1	5	1	93-60	3.57
Thielbar	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	9-8	5.79
Sands	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	18-10	4.82
Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	3.29
Jackson, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	5.91
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	2	8	1

Game Info
WP: Ryan.
HBP: Vázquez (by Schmidt).
Pitches-strikes: Schmidt 103-69; González, V 12-8; Ryan 93-60; Thielbar 9-8; Sands 18-10; Okert 6-5; Jackson, J 8-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Schmidt 9-8; González, V 1-1; Ryan 8-3; Thielbar 1-0; Sands 1-1; Okert 1-0; Jackson, J 1-0.
Batters faced: Schmidt 30; González, V 3; Ryan 23; Thielbar 4; Sands 5; Okert 3; Jackson, J 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Thielbar 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Clemons. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Muchlinski. 3B: Jansen Visconti.
Weather: 60 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 12:11 PM.
T: 2:15.
Att: 31,569.
Venue: Target Field.
May 16, 2024

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Anthony Volpe homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-0 NYY
Top 1	Gleyber Torres doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Manuel Margot, deflected by left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Aaron Judge scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.	2-0 NYY
Top 1	Anthony Rizzo grounds out, first baseman Carlos Santana to pitcher Joe Ryan. Alex Verdugo scores. Gleyber Torres to 3rd.	3-0 NYY
Top 6	Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Gleyber Torres scores.	4-0 NYY
Top 7	Alex Verdugo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Juan Soto scores.	5-0 NYY

Team	Highlight
NYY	Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run (6) (00:00:23)
NYY	Gleyber Torres hits an RBI double (00:00:26)
MIN	Joe Ryan strikes out 5 over 5 1/3 innings (00:00:57)
NYY	Aaron Judge hits second double of the game (00:00:20)
NYY	Field View: Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run (00:00:44)
NYY	Clarke Schmidt matches career high with 8th K (00:00:06)
MIN	Ball boy makes impressive catch on foul ball (00:00:11)
MIN	Manuel Margot makes a leaping catch (00:00:20)
NYY	Victor González seals the 5-0 win (00:00:25)
NYY	Clarke Schmidt goes eight scoreless innings in win (00:01:29)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Yankees	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		5	9	2	6
Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0	6

Decisions

• Winner: Clarke Schmidt (5-1, 2.49)
• Loser: Joe Ryan (2-3, 3.57)

Division Scoreboard

TB @ BOS 07:10 PM EDT
Next Yankees Game: Fri, May 17, 07:05 PM EDT vs. White Sox (1 day)
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My wife attends Batacha classes and is pretty good. I’ve always shown interest but it’s her thing.
I recently asked if I should take separate lessons and she got into this long monologue about how 65kg men aren’t built for this type of dancing because they’re not muscly enough for the lifts. I am 65kg and while not muscly, I train a lot and know I’m strong enough to lift my wife.
She then went on about how it’s not an inclusive dance and how hiphop dancing is far more inclusive. Felt like a weird way to gatekeep something and I don’t think it’s because she doesn’t want me there, as I made it clear I’d do separate classes.
My question is this, as an athletic 65kg male, is she right?
I’ve booked a 7 hour intensive day with a private instructor as a Batacha beginner just for fun regardless.

As the title says, I've got some critiques about the story being intriguing but most of them also say that I should add more introspective moments, especially from the MC.
I do agree somewhat with it but I feel like it's a bit awkward to write. How do I add more of the MC's thoughts without breaking the flow of the scene and interrupting an action scene for example?
Is something like this fine enough? :
Cynthia struggled to keep pace with the creature's rapid attacks while also keeping an eye on the shadow wolves threatening the children. She knew she wasn't strong enough to protect everyone, but she hoped to create a small window for Mathis and his friends to escape.
Mathis felt powerless as he watched his mother engage in battle with the towering creature. He loathed his own weakness, his inability to help. Even though his father had said that those who reached the Sprouting Stage before the age of twelve were prodigies, Mathis felt anything but. He struggled with the basic spells and found his Death abilities worthless in this fight.
Adding to his torment, his ability to see recently deceased spirits came to bite him in the ass. He could see the spirits of his neighbors, his friends, and his friend’s families all hovering around him in search of revenge. Their despair, their anguish, and their worries all radiated around him crushing his already fragile mind.
Or should there be more internal monologue like here:
Mathis was examining the amulet when the cave suddenly trembled, and a rush of seawater poured in with ferocious force. The sudden flood caught him off guard, and he was swept off his feet, tumbling back toward the cave's entrance. The raging water tossed him against the walls, the ceiling, and the rocky floor, bruising his body and leaving him disoriented.
“No…!” Another hit pushed the air out of his lungs, leaving him breathless.
He struggled against the surging currents, his thoughts a whirlwind of panic. 'I should have listened to them,' he thought as the cold water engulfed him, pulling him further into the cave's throat. In that moment, Mathis realized the price of his defiance might be higher than he had ever imagined.
I feel like adding subtle character reflection and adding sensory descriptions like smell and sounds are things I've struggled with the most in the last month I've been writing my story.

So, I finally got around to watching a production of The Tempest (The Globe's 2013 version starring Roger Allam, FYI), and I made some reflections on it that I wanted to write down.
Feel free to respond to any points and get a discussion going!

1. Are we expected to root for Prospero from the beginning? Or, given historical context and the Romance genre's tragedy-comedy fusion, does Shakespeare expect our first impression to be that he's some tragic antihero? After all, the premise of the play is essentially that of a revenge tragedy, and early 17th century Britbongs weren't keen on magicians, as I understand it. Shakespeare also shows us Prospero's darkness with the opening tempest scene and the later comment on the storm, "Hell is empty, And all the devils are here" (1.2.252-3), plus his tormenting Alonso's party with the harpy vision in Act 3 Scene 3. Moreover, it's hard to root for Prospero in getting his dukedom back, since he freely admits to having been negligent and irresponsible, devoting his time to his magical studies.
2. Relatedly, are we meant to take Prospero's framing of how he lost Milan in Act 1 Scene 2 at face value, or should we be critical of Prospero's authority to shape our perception of the play? After all, Prospero repeatedly lies and messes with other people's understanding of reality - his accusations against Ferdinand (1.2.541 onwards), his evasion of Ariel bringing up the promise he made to free him (1.2.290-354), getting Ariel to lie to Alonso and say his son is dead (3.3.93-4), etc. Moreover, Prospero's magic is fundamentally a power to conjure illusions and the play's story is him using misdirection and manipulation to get what he wants. Elsewhere in his work, Shakespeare seems ambivalent about usurpation - Claudius and Duke Frederick are evil, while Henry IV and Henry VII are the good guys - so I feel that, in principle, he could be leaning either way.
3. Is the play just.... not very good and a really boring story? I've seen it argued pretty widely that the problem with The Tempest is there's no real conflict or struggle, in a narrative sense. Prospero has a goal of retrieving his dukedom and he just... does it, apparently without facing any real threats or hindrances. People usually identify the fundamental problem as being his magic - when Prospero wants something done, it's just "Come with a thought. I thank thee, Ariel. Come" and then Ariel does it "to the syllable". In the place of narrative conflict, there's spectacle. I feel particularly conflicted here because I loved reading The Tempest, but it just left me cold seeing it performed. Did I watch a dud production, or does it just not work on stage?
4. Relatedly, Prospero's conversion to the path of forgiveness just felt unconvincing. It doesn't happen until literally the start of the final scene of the entire play, and the only reason he changes tune is because Ariel tells him how sad Alonso and his men look...? But Prospero literally watched the prior harpy episode first-hand, and seeing his magic distress Alonso's men didn't put pity in him or temper his wrath then. I guess since then he's had the entire "We are such stuff" monologue in Act 4, and thinking about mortality and impermanence has him questioning if revenge and strife are worth it...? But he immediately follows that monologue by using another vision to torment Caliban and co and declares "At this hour Lies at my mercy all mine enemies", so I have no idea what Prospero's thought process is.
5. Likewise, the big confrontation at the end felt really anticlimactic. Especially since there's literally no confrontation between Prospero and Antonio, the person he most had it in for. Antonio literally gets a single line in Act 5 and it's just him making fun of Caliban, so what gives?
6. For a final (potentially) weak plot point, the Caliban/Stephano/Trinculo rebellion is... frustrating. For one thing, why does Caliban want Stephano in power to replace Prospero - "I prithee, be my god" (2.2.155) - given that he's so adamant earlier that "This island’s mine by Sycorax, my mother" (1.2.396)? As I see it, there are three possible explanations, none of which feel convincing. First, you could explain it by Caliban being genuinely convinced Stephano's a god for his "celestial liquor"? But that's just not believable, since Caliban has met a literal wizard with magical powers he claims could control a god (1.2.448-9) yet whom he recognises to be a mortal human, so why is he suddenly so oafish as to be persuaded by Stephano's alcohol? That leads to the second sub-idea: Caliban got drunk, so he's not thinking straight. But the humour of this entire subplot is Caliban being sharper and more rational than the motley crew he's assembled to lead the rebellion, hence the eloquent, artful "The isle is full of noises" monologue and the pitiable scene of him trying to get Stephano and Trinculo to stay focused in Prospero's cell in Act 4 Scene 1. So, third and final explanation, maybe Caliban is pretending to worship Stephano as part of his own Prospero-esque manipulative scheme to get his homeland back? But, for one thing, he seems sincere when he laments "What a thrice-double ass Was I to take this drunkard for a god" (5.1.352-3). (Unless he's pretending in order to get mercy from Prospero?) For another thing, it doesn't feel like Shakespeare wanted me to think this hard and read between the lines with this subplot. It just feels like a silly bit of comic relief and that makes it frustrating.
7. Finally, what's the deal with Caliban? I'm aware I'm opening a conversation here that many Shakespeare Redditors loathe, but is Caliban meant to be a human victim of colonisation, and are the references to him being a "monster" just abuse? Or is he a literal monster? My main gripe with the latter, more traditional reading, is that it seems to deprive The Tempest of one of the principal virtue's of Shakespeare's work, namely his penchant for complex, realistic, morally ambiguous characters. If Caliban is just an innately depraved beast who gets no humanisation beyond a brief, pretty soliloquy, then it makes him feel very flat. Going back to point 6, maybe this just the shallower comedy side of the play shining through? It also ties back to point 1 and whether or not Prospero is truly a "hero" in any conventional sense. Are there just good guys and bad guys in The Tempest? Or is it more mature than that?

Now this particular situation happened a little over a month ago so idk why I’m still salty! I guess it’s cause I can’t believe how shitty corporate stores have become in the past couple years! So I had got hired at my local Walmart and started at $14 per hr and worked there for about maybe 1 month before they fired me. I showed up on time. Till I got into an accident and totaled my daily driver then had to rely on a ride at which even then I would still show up before the 10 minute lead way they give you for clocking in. I did my job and not only that they assigned me the hardest job in the store everyday! I would come in and they would say we need you to work the freezer! Just note the freezer is between -8 degrees and -30 says it right on the door! They had hired multiple other people to my department and not one had to work the freezer or even swap with me for a day! Whenever they would be told to work it they would complain and bitch saying it’s too cold then they would call me over to replace them and they would just get to go work easier jobs! So I went on and kept doing my job till one day they hired another guy who i was now supposed to teach the job role too/train! I do my job and try to teach him. While asking him some things about the job and he wasn’t paying any attention and he said I quote “sorry man I couldn’t pay attention to what you were saying cause I was looking at that hot chicks ass at the end of the isle” I almost lost it and quit at that point but I didn’t! Later that day I go into the office and report it to the team lead saying I don’t think he would be a good candidate in the most respectful way possible! Next day I come in and I work my shift (7am-4pm) and at 3:30pm my team lead pulls me inside to say I have 5 points and am terminated! My app only showed 1 point and they never brought to my attention any of the other 4 points! Because they were bullshit and made up. Not to be a racist but the team lead and the other team lead as well as all the following employees that were hired after me were black or of Hispanic decent! I did say some choice words towards the team leads as I felt used and slaved so now I’m banned from all Walmarts apparently! Sounds like discrimination to me! Thanks for reading this giant monologue hope it helps you better decide on whether to work for a company like this abomination! Glad I got banned that’s just another customer a crap company loses!

Hello everyone!! First time posting, I hope this is ok :)
I’m submitting an audition for a local production of Midsummer Night’s Dream for the role of Helena. Playing her would be an absolute dream come true for me so I want to make sure I nail this haha.
For the audition, we have to submit a comedic monologue from one of Shakespeare’s other plays. Does anyone have any suggestions? I’m trying to find one that is similar to Helena’s character.
Thanks so much!

Yankees (29-15) @ Twins (24-18)

First Pitch: 12:10 PM at Target Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Yankees	Clarke Schmidt (4-1, 2.95 ERA)	YES	WFAN, WADO (ES)
Twins	Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.21 ERA)	BSNO	TIBN

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	9	2	6
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6

Box Score

MIN		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Julien	4	0	0	0	0	2	.222
DH	Larnach	4	0	0	0	0	3	.296
SS	Correa	4	0	1	0	0	0	.272
RF	Kepler	4	0	0	0	0	1	.304
3B	Castro, W	4	0	1	0	0	1	.265
1B	Santana	4	0	1	0	0	0	.208
LF	Kirilloff	3	0	0	0	0	1	.202
CF	Margot	3	0	0	0	0	0	.169
C	Vázquez	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171

MIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ryan	5.1	6	4	4	1	5	93-60	3.57
Thielbar	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	9-8	5.79
Sands	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	18-10	4.82
Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	3.29
Jackson, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-7	5.91

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Volpe	5	1	2	1	0	0	.273
RF	Soto, J	4	1	0	0	1	2	.302
DH	Judge	3	1	2	0	1	0	.262
LF	Verdugo	3	1	1	1	0	1	.250
2B	Torres	4	1	2	1	0	1	.223
1B	Rizzo	4	0	0	1	0	0	.250
C	Wells, A	4	0	1	1	0	1	.205
3B	Berti	4	0	1	0	0	0	.262
CF	Grisham	4	0	0	0	0	3	.061

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Schmidt	8.0	3	0	0	0	8	103-69	2.49
González, V	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.63

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Anthony Volpe homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.	0-1
T1	Gleyber Torres doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Manuel Margot, deflected by left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Aaron Judge scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.	0-2
T1	Anthony Rizzo grounds out, first baseman Carlos Santana to pitcher Joe Ryan. Alex Verdugo scores. Gleyber Torres to 3rd.	0-3
T6	Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Gleyber Torres scores.	0-4
T7	Alex Verdugo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Juan Soto scores.	0-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Joe Ryan against the Yankees	0:09
Bullpen availability for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:07
Bullpen availability for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:07
Bench availability for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:07
Fielding alignment for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:11
Bench availability for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:11
Starting lineups for Yankees at Twins - May 16, 2024	0:09
Measuring the stats on Anthony Volpe's home run	0:12
A deep dive into Anthony Volpe's home run	0:11
Breaking down Joe Ryan's pitches	0:04
Joe Ryan's outing against the Yankees	0:22
Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run (6)	0:23
Gleyber Torres hits an RBI double	0:26
Anthony Rizzo plates run with groundout	0:15
Austin Wells rips an RBI single	0:13
Joe Ryan strikes out Juan Soto in the 2nd	0:06
Joe Ryan strikes out 5 over 5 1/3 innings	0:57
Alex Verdugo's sacrifice fly	0:17
Field View: Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run	0:44
Clarke Schmidt matches career high with 8th K	0:06
Ball boy makes impressive catch on foul ball	0:11
Manuel Margot makes leaping catch	0:12

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Schmidt (5-1, 2.49 ERA)	Ryan (2-3, 3.57 ERA)

Game ended at 2:29 PM.
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Yankees (29-15) @ Twins (24-18)

First Pitch: 1:10 PM at Target Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Yankees	Clarke Schmidt (4-1, 2.95 ERA)	YES	WFAN, WADO (ES)
Twins	Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.21 ERA)	BSNO	TIBN

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	9	2	6
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6

Box Score

MIN		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Julien	4	0	0	0	0	2	.222
DH	Larnach	4	0	0	0	0	3	.296
SS	Correa	4	0	1	0	0	0	.272
RF	Kepler	4	0	0	0	0	1	.304
3B	Castro, W	4	0	1	0	0	1	.265
1B	Santana	4	0	1	0	0	0	.208
LF	Kirilloff	3	0	0	0	0	1	.202
CF	Margot	3	0	0	0	0	0	.169
C	Vázquez	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171

MIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ryan	5.1	6	4	4	1	5	93-60	3.57
Thielbar	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	9-8	5.79
Sands	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	18-10	4.82
Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	3.29
Jackson, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-7	5.91

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Volpe	5	1	2	1	0	0	.273
RF	Soto, J	4	1	0	0	1	2	.302
DH	Judge	3	1	2	0	1	0	.262
LF	Verdugo	3	1	1	1	0	1	.250
2B	Torres	4	1	2	1	0	1	.223
1B	Rizzo	4	0	0	1	0	0	.250
C	Wells, A	4	0	1	1	0	1	.205
3B	Berti	4	0	1	0	0	0	.262
CF	Grisham	4	0	0	0	0	3	.061

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Schmidt	8.0	3	0	0	0	8	103-69	2.49
González, V	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.63

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Anthony Volpe homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.	0-1
T1	Gleyber Torres doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Manuel Margot, deflected by left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Aaron Judge scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.	0-2
T1	Anthony Rizzo grounds out, first baseman Carlos Santana to pitcher Joe Ryan. Alex Verdugo scores. Gleyber Torres to 3rd.	0-3
T6	Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Gleyber Torres scores.	0-4
T7	Alex Verdugo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Juan Soto scores.	0-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Joe Ryan against the Yankees	0:09
Bullpen availability for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:07
Bullpen availability for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:07
Bench availability for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:07
Fielding alignment for Minnesota, May 16 vs Yankees	0:11
Bench availability for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, May 16 vs Twins	0:11
Starting lineups for Yankees at Twins - May 16, 2024	0:09
Measuring the stats on Anthony Volpe's home run	0:12
A deep dive into Anthony Volpe's home run	0:11
Breaking down Joe Ryan's pitches	0:04
Joe Ryan's outing against the Yankees	0:22
Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run (6)	0:23
Gleyber Torres hits an RBI double	0:26
Anthony Rizzo plates run with groundout	0:15
Austin Wells rips an RBI single	0:13
Joe Ryan strikes out Juan Soto in the 2nd	0:06
Joe Ryan strikes out 5 over 5 1/3 innings	0:57
Alex Verdugo's sacrifice fly	0:17
Field View: Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run	0:44
Clarke Schmidt matches career high with 8th K	0:06
Ball boy makes impressive catch on foul ball	0:11
Manuel Margot makes leaping catch	0:12

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Schmidt (5-1, 2.49 ERA)	Ryan (2-3, 3.57 ERA)

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	60°F, Partly Cloudy	11 mph, Out To CF

HP	1B	2B	3B
Paul Clemons	Andy Fletcher	Mike Muchlinski	Jansen Visconti

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Lately my mom has been talking to me as if I’m a outsider or something, she keeps saying things like “my children (when referring to her sons) or the kids” as if I’m not one of them, I don’t know if she’s monologuing or if she forgets I’m her child, there doesn’t seem to be a place in my family for women having a boy mom is just…. I’m over it.

I’ve been a NIN fan since I was a teenager and although I was too caught up with The Downward Spiral, the Fragile and Broken to enjoy Not the Actual Events as I got into NIN into 2016, Add Violence gripped me when it came out. I was involved with the old Discord group heavily back then, and I remember vividly the speculation about the title after Trent Reznor released just a few letters of it. Once it was out me and an IRL friend were particularly pleased that we got our Physical Components early - he lived just a few minutes away from me at the time and the postman delivered mine shortly after so he was hyping me up.
Over the years NIN has slipped from the number one spot in my personal musical hierarchy because I mellowed out quite a bit and didn’t find as much solitude in albums that focused heavily on (rightful) existential angst in the form of anger. I didn’t like Bad Witch and still don’t, but I sat down to listen to Add Violence to reminisce some.
I’m so glad I did. This was NIN at its 21st century peak. It wasn’t as catchy as With Teeth or as rough and garage sounding as The Slip nor did it tell a clear story like Year Zero, but it was so tight. The lyrics are superb throughout in a way we hadn’t seen in a while, and the atmosphere was frankly perfect - The Lovers is still my favourite NIN track and it’s thanks to the songs atmosphere that I stand by this. It puts you right in that position of nervous urgency and tension, and the use of the Luminist Garden to provide the otherworldly background sounds is incredible because it surrounds you with imagery that sounds familiar but is twisted and hard to place.
Speaking of, This Isn’t The Place is probably the most raw NIN song since Hurt and whilst Hurt had the barrier of TDS being about a character rather than purely Trent Reznor, This Isn’t The Place feels like the closest come to Trent Reznor’s inner monologue. I love how stripped back this song is, and I usually dislike the notion of ‘stripped back’ musicality because it often feels like an attempt to make up for uninspired musicianship. It feels genuine here though, and it’s a highlight even if it’s often too uncomfortable for me to listen to.
Not Anymore is an exceptional song because it’s got all the aggression of Not the Actual Events’ songs without the harsh noise that characterizes that album - that noise makes NTAE what it is, but it’s nice to hear a track that’s reminiscent of NTAE but contextualised within another space. It has some exceptionally strong vocal moments too, and I’d say this was the end of TR’s vocals being quite this strong.
The Background World is a fun song with strong lyrics and an exceptional instrumental, and although the ending caught a lot of flak I loved it. I loved the loop being imperfect and the number of loops reflecting the number of years that Trent Reznor had been alive at that point. Each imperfect loop represented another year, each loop decaying to represent age, and each loop telling a story even if it requires some counting. It’s an exceptional closer, and it’s bittersweet to me because it marks the end of NIN for me as I love NIN, I have for a long time and I’ve seen them live and been involved in the community, but I never thought they came close to matching this EP with Bad Witch or Ghosts.
I’m glad I returned to Add Violence. It represented a time where music was becoming more and more important to me, and it bridged my love of physical art and packaging and tangible experiences with an album that is hard to beat in many respects. Add Violence represented hype and the rare circumstance of hype living up to expectations. With a bit of luck I will never forget those times I had with this album!
Thank you all for reading this. I wanted to share this experience with other NIN fans because I’m so glad to be a part of this community even if my tastes have altered over the years. I’m looking forward to another NIN album and tour - and I know I’ll be there!

Yankees @ Twins - Thu, May 16

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-0 Yankees

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Target Field: 60°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 11 mph, Out To CF
• TV: National: MLBN (out-of-market only), Yankees: YES, Twins: Bally Sports North
• Radio: Yankees: WADO 1280 (es), WFAN 660/101.9 FM, Twins: Audacy, The Wolf 102.9 FM, WCCO 830, TIBN
• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

	Yankees Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Volpe - SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.273	.348	.432
2	Soto, J - RF	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	.302	.403	.517
3	Judge - DH	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.262	.393	.555
4	Verdugo - LF	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.250	.331	.405
5	Torres - 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.223	.301	.295
6	Rizzo - 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.250	.319	.405
7	Wells, A - C	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.205	.318	.315
8	Berti - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.262	.295	.262
9	Grisham - CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.061	.244	.152
	Totals	35	5	9	5	2	8	10

Yankees
BATTING: 2B: Torres 2 (6, Ryan, Ryan); Judge 2 (15, Ryan, Sands). HR: Volpe (6, 1st inning off Ryan, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Berti; Judge 4; Torres 4; Verdugo; Volpe 5; Wells, A. RBI: Rizzo (23); Torres (11); Verdugo (20); Volpe (23); Wells, A (4). 2-out RBI: Wells, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, A; Soto, J; Rizzo; Grisham 2; Torres. SF: Verdugo. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Schmidt (1, throw); Berti (3, fielding).

	Twins Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Julien - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.222	.331	.422
2	Larnach - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.296	.346	.451
3	Correa - SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.272	.364	.413
4	Kepler - RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.304	.356	.500
5	Castro, W - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.265	.327	.435
6	Santana - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.208	.278	.389
7	Kirilloff - LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.202	.262	.360
8	Margot - CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.169	.231	.229
9	Vázquez - C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.195	.207
	Totals	32	0	3	0	0	8	8

Twins
BATTING: 2B: Correa (7, Schmidt). TB: Castro, W; Correa 2; Santana. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kepler. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 6.

Yankees Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Schmidt (W, 5-1)	8.0	3	0	0	0	8	0	103-69	2.49
González, V	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.63
Totals	9.0	3	0	0	0	8	0

Twins Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ryan (L, 2-3)	5.1	6	4	4	1	5	1	93-60	3.57
Thielbar	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	9-8	5.79
Sands	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	18-10	4.82
Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	3.29
Jackson, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	5.91
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	2	8	1

Game Info
WP: Ryan.
HBP: Vázquez (by Schmidt).
Pitches-strikes: Schmidt 103-69; González, V 12-8; Ryan 93-60; Thielbar 9-8; Sands 18-10; Okert 6-5; Jackson, J 8-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Schmidt 9-8; González, V 1-1; Ryan 8-3; Thielbar 1-0; Sands 1-1; Okert 1-0; Jackson, J 1-0.
Batters faced: Schmidt 30; González, V 3; Ryan 23; Thielbar 4; Sands 5; Okert 3; Jackson, J 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Thielbar 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Clemons. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Muchlinski. 3B: Jansen Visconti.
Weather: 60 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 12:11 PM.
T: 2:15.
Att: 31,569.
Venue: Target Field.
May 16, 2024

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Anthony Volpe homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-0 NYY
Top 1	Gleyber Torres doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Manuel Margot, deflected by left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Aaron Judge scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.	2-0 NYY
Top 1	Anthony Rizzo grounds out, first baseman Carlos Santana to pitcher Joe Ryan. Alex Verdugo scores. Gleyber Torres to 3rd.	3-0 NYY
Top 6	Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Gleyber Torres scores.	4-0 NYY
Top 7	Alex Verdugo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Kirilloff. Juan Soto scores.	5-0 NYY

Team	Highlight
NYY	Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run (6) (00:00:23)
NYY	Gleyber Torres hits an RBI double (00:00:26)
MIN	Joe Ryan strikes out 5 over 5 1/3 innings (00:00:57)
NYY	Aaron Judge hits second double of the game (00:00:20)
NYY	Field View: Anthony Volpe's leadoff home run (00:00:44)
NYY	Clarke Schmidt matches career high with 8th K (00:00:06)
MIN	Ball boy makes impressive catch on foul ball (00:00:11)
MIN	Manuel Margot makes a leaping catch (00:00:20)
NYY	Victor González seals the 5-0 win (00:00:25)
NYY	Clarke Schmidt goes eight scoreless innings in win (00:01:29)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Yankees	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		5	9	2	6
Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0	6

Decisions

• Winner: Clarke Schmidt (5-1, 2.49)
• Loser: Joe Ryan (2-3, 3.57)

Division Scoreboard

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So I understand this properly…the voices/entities like Half Light, Authority etc are literally just the detective’s thought process/inner monologue? If it’s some spoiler thing don’t tell me, but if that’s all it is it’ll help me keep up with what’s going on.

I can say fat kid because I was a fat kid. I’m still a fat kid, though I’m a 40 yr old woman with a healthy bmi.
From the day I could comprehend, I knew people didn’t feel the same way about me as they felt about skinny people. I was born fat. I know that seems impossible, but I was. The weight was always there. And the world let me know it. The bullying was relentless: “gimme gimme girl” they would scream behind me as I walked home from school “gimme cookies gimme candy gimme cake”. The only natural thing for me to do was create value in my other characteristics: well sure, I’m fat… but hey, I can be funny, I can be quick witted, I can be smart. So I started off on that journey to get a leg up on others with my other offerings. I can’t be prettier than the other girls because I’m fat, but I can surely be funnier. I can certainly be brighter. Those things are easy!
This value system has paved the way for my entire life. Add in the lifelong diet I shackle myself with because now I have the tools to “control my weight”. Come to find, still not good enough. Becoming thin didn’t make me love myself. I couldn’t just switch off the 20 years of shame. The feeling of “less than” seems like it will never go away.
Now how does this manifest in adult life? Well the constant people pleasing, the quest to be “better” than evryone, the constant fight to earn a seat at the table. Work is hard. I seek validation often … “am I good enough for you, boss?”, “am I outperforming my peers?”. Because if I’m not, AND I’m fat and ugly, well than I’m just a big pile of steaming dog shit.
I’m here today because … I have a 14 yr old daughter. You guessed it, I find myself trying to control her weight. She’s not overweight, but she has a healthy appetite. Today she had a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, a hash brown, and fruit. Like most days, she makes it a point to have a hearty breakfast. This triggers me into fight or flight mode. My instinct is to “save” her from herself. My internal monologue is “Don’t get fat! Don’t end up like me! I hate myself, and you’ll hate yourself too if you’re fat! Because everyone else will hate you. And you’ll have zero self worth like your dear ol mom.” Externally I think I’m being sly. I’ll make small remarks. Micro aggressions. “Oh, maybe apples and peanut butter is enough” or “breakfast really isn’t that important, it’s a marketing scheme they made up to sell cereal”. She’s not dumb. She knows I’m shaming her. Now, to my defense, I used to be a lot better at keeping my thoughts to myself. This year, her freshman year, I’ve been struggling to put a lid on it. Having more exposure to the skinny pretties of American high school life has triggered me. It’s something I could never be, despite the back-to-back eating disorders. We would be foolish to disillusion ourselves as parents; we systematically point our kids in the direction we wanted for ourselves. It’s a shame, but it that’s how we’ve domesticated a great deal of our society. I’m not blind, I know I’m doing it. It’s a start.
I can’t have these discussions with my friends or family because I get “I’m sorry, in what world do you think you’re less than? You’re healthy, beautiful, successful, talented, and blessed”. It’s smoke and mirrors. I created those characters by design so OTHERS would accept me. I’m an imposter.
So, with that, can anyone (without making me feel worse) drop some knowledge on healing? I know I’m the problem, that’s not up for debate. How can I love myself so I don’t f’ up my kid? How can I devalue physical appearance when it shaped my entire life?

I’ve read AB and ToG and just started CoM - I’m confused about these conversations Chaol and Celaena have and then Chaol’s thoughts a few pages later.
When they intentionally bump into Archer and he talks about Sam, Chaol has this inner monologue in the third image (never knew that C & S crossed paths, that she had loved him, that she got captured seeking revenge)… but a few pages earlier (first two images) they were talking about the night she got captured and she says she was there seeking revenge for Sam who loved her very much.
She recently told him all the things he’s claiming to not know.
Is this just an error in the writing? Am I missing something?

His monologue at the very beginning of the episode completely shook me. Although not as intense, I suffer from the same diagnosis as Ben. I’ve never seen it portrayed with such brutal but calm honesty. I re watched it several times. It’s crazy because I could have said those same words at some point. The point about remembering what my brain was like before it went bad. Couldn’t stop crying haha. Haven’t cried like that in 20 yrs.

1. Ladder match for the inaugural NXT Women's North American Championship Sol Ruca vs. Lash Legend vs. Jaida Parker vs. Fallon Henley vs Thea Hail W vs Adriana Rizzo
   

2.  NXT Underground match 

Shayna Baszler vs. Lola Vice W

1. Heritage Cup Rules Match for the NXT Heritage Cup

Solo Sikoa vs Tony D Angelo(c) W vs Joe Coffey

1. Tag Team Match for the NXT Tag Team Championships

Shawn Spears W and Ridge Holland W vs (s) Nathan Frazer and Axiom

1. Singles Match for the NXT Women's Championship

Gigi Dolin vs Roxanne Perez(c) W

1. Tag Team Match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships

Izzi Dame and Brinley Reece vs Naomi(c) W and Zelina Vega(c) W

1. 6 pack challenge match for the NXT North American Championship

Wes Lee vs Oba Femi(c) vs Dominik Mysterio vs Channing Stacks Lorenzo vs Josh Briggs vs Bo Dallas W

1. Singles Match for the NXT Championship

Omos or Dexter Lumis vs Trick Williams(c) W

F(28) and had a first date with M(48). He seems to tick all of my boxes and we share the same values and goals for the future. However, he would frequently tell a story in a long, overly drawn out and detailed monologue style and I found myself zoning out sometimes and wondering when he will get to the point lol! He is a very intelligent men and clearly has a lot to share, but it sort of felt like I was being taught and constantly learning from an elder. In some ways, I do value this because I love that he can teach me new things, and he said he finds it endearing that he can do so.. but it just felt like he heavily dominated the conversation and I just sat and listened and contributed where possible. To be fair, he did also ask me questions and give me a chance to speak too but it was easy for him to takeover from that too. Could this be first date nerves, is this common in age gap relationships? Or just his personality?
P.S we are dating for marriage, not SD/SB