I WILL NOT BE SILENCED.
- Andy Murray is apparently so ugly, the illustrators felt compelled to put a mask on him.
- Maria from The Double Bagel writes up her Day 1 experience at Stanford. Hilariously.
- Young Canuck, Genie Bouchard, nails her interview with the always hard-nosed The Daily Forehand. Please forgive her musical taste. The youth know not what they do.
- A Federal judge denies ESPN access to the ATP's betting docs.
- Jack Sock turns pro.
- Video from Elena's wedding, including Vera Dushevina literally shoving MaKiri out of the way for that bouquet.
- Nice one-on-one with Vika. She talks regretting her prickly relationship with the media but vows, "‘Screw that,’ I am who I am." Let's hope she continues to strike a balance. Or not. It's way more fun to poke when she's being a bitca.
- Great profile on WTA CEO Stacy Allaster.
- Young Hev, Trey Songz, lather, rinse, repeat.
- I promise I didn't read this before I wrote that stuff about Ana last night. That said, YOU GONNA GET SOME LUVS TONIGHT, BOY.
- Can't remember if I linked to this last month, but here's a critique of the Strong is Beautiful campaign. Notable points on both sides, but I fall into the pro-campaign camp. Hopefully one day we won't have to market women's sports like this. But for now, this is a pretty good compromise.
- Non-Required Reading: If you haven't read Bossypants, you should. It's worth it for the Poehler story alone. A lesson for all. And this line is particularly salient for tennis fans: "It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don't like something, it is empirically not good." BOOM.
- Non-Requried Reading: Russell Brand's pitch-perfect ode to Amy Winehouse.
- Non-Required Viewing: Sometimes, life is just like this. Amiright?
