LA Olympics looking for 60,000 unpaid volunteers. By not paying, IOC saves estimated $100-$200 million. IOC income is about $12 billion. This feels like exploitation. IOC could pay but doesn’t. LA CEO Reynold Hoover gets $500,000. Everyone cashes in but most athletes and vols.
Patrick Mahomes' renegotiation has him lapping the field in terms of practical remaining salary, while more than a few notable QBs (Burrow, Jackson, Prescott) are nearing the end of their financial stability.
Omar Gooding doesn’t fully agree with how Tahj Mowry handled the pay dispute that seemingly cost 'Smart Guy' its future
Mowry originally agreed to be paid the same as his castmates, but during Season 3 he held out for more money and didn’t show up to a taping — the fallout is widely believed to be why the show was never renewed
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Joshua Henry's Tony Award speech was so great
"Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, thank you for your Black-don't-crack legacy of artistic brilliance, showing us that we can shine in the fullness of who we are. It is an honor to play this role, a Black musician whose art led him to his love and to his dream."
He just won Lead Actor in a Musical for Ragtime
Wesley is one of the most dangerous players in the world when one is trying too hard to win with White. Over pushing with black is a recipe for disaster, I predict Wesley wins today’s game and goes on to win the tournament.
Setting the record straight on the match with Ian Nepomniachtchi.
The $100,000 came up last year at the Aeroflot Open and appeared in our promo video as part of the narrative. We should have made clear at the time that it wasn’t the agreed terms for this match, and that’s on us. What isn’t in question is that Ian accepted the actual terms before we played a single move. Prize funds reflect a player’s current rating and standing, and Ian’s are well off his peak, so the figure was fair and he was glad to take it. Calling it “embarrassingly low” only after losing is poor form. I even offered a tiebreak that gave him a real chance to win the match outright. He turned it down. He then asked for half the winner’s bonus for drawing the match, insisted on it, and complained when we said no. That bonus was for winning, nothing else, and we found the demand unreasonable.
Great effort went into this event, and I treated it as the occasion it was. Ian didn’t seem to take it as seriously. He wore the exact same shirt and hoodie every single day.
What I won’t let pass is his line that I played the final game “with no inaccuracies, like my younger years.” I’d ask Ian to say plainly what he means. Insinuations like that are serious and damaging, and we all remember what they cost me for years. I’d hoped he wouldn’t reach for them.
On a better note, revenue from ticket sales went to a local orphanage, with an additional donation from Endgame.
That’s all I’ll say. From here, I’ll let the chess speak for itself.
Blair LM Kelley presents BLACK FREEDOM, with Mark Anthony Neal
Tue, June 16, 2026
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