erik walker

English & Journalism Teacher, Husband, Father.
Assoc. Producer for Spotlight On airing on PBS.
TV Critic at Views my own.

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

Queen Latifah’s new CBS show where she finds the bad guys and kicks butt “I’m the one you call when you can’t call 911”... is the silver lining in a bad 2021... of course, if Latifah had been defending the Capitol we would have had no mob insurrection this week:

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

This is libel.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

This is Noah Webster's definition of 'cat' from his 1828 dictionary.

Don't worry.

We like cats more than he did.

[Encyclopaedia Britannica @Britannica]

What national football powerhouse has never defeated the U.S. men’s team in competitive play?

[Dailymeow @Dailymeoww1]

In a theater performance of Romeo and Juliet in Russia, at the exact scene where Romeo is dying, Juliet was having an emotional moment by his side.

At that very moment, the theater’s cat entered the stage and went up to Romeo, pulling his hair. Then, looking at Juliete, the cat said: “Don’t be ridiculous, he’s alive, look,” trying to wake Romeo up.

This absurd moment completely broke the atmosphere of the scene. The audience, who had been crying just seconds before, suddenly burst into laughter.

From that point on, the story of Romeo and Juliet turned into something completely different because of the cat…

The cat, Romeo and Juliet became the story.

There is no sadder story in the world than “the cat, Romeo and Juliet” 😂

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

This is yet another shady monopoly-playbook tactic by FIFA that involves supply restrictions.

During the bid phase Dallas Stadium was advertised as having 92,967 seats for the World Cup but now it only has 70,649.

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

there’s a German guy named Freddy here for the World Cup

as far as I can tell his meals on Monday were:

Waffle House at 1 AM
Wendy’s for lunch
Chili’s for dinner & NBA Finals Game 3

little does he know he just earned his citizenship, that was the secret meal combo to unlock it

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

FIFA priced World Cup 2026 at 2x Qatar 2022. Said it was “aligned with North American events” market when people balked.

Now 180,000 unsold tickets days before tournament. Tickets on resale market down 20% on last month. Most resellers will lose money after 26% transaction fee.

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

There are also thousands of seats on StubHub and seat geek and the decision to charge 600 dollars a nosebleed seat for minor games in round one may be the most corrupt decision of all the other corrupt decisions FIFA has enacted. Just a colossally fraudulent organization.

[Financial Times @FT]

Fifa’s resale portal currently lists 176,000 tickets for the opening 'group' phase of the competition, when each team plays three others. https://t.co/UebmIHCSVl

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

DUN DUN.

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Grass court season is here 🌱

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska had a hilarious interaction with John McEnroe at Roland Garros on the TNT Desk

John: "Do you actually know who I am?"

Maja: "Are you kidding me? When I was younger I watched a lot of tennis. Like… the vintage tennis."

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

Roanoke 2 😂

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

First city ever built on mars.

You get to name it.

What's it gonna be?

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

Word.

[College Sports Only @CSOonX]

Hot take: The 2026 World Cup Final should be played in Pasadena instead of The Meadowlands.

MetLife Stadium is just another soulless NFL stadium.

The Rose Bowl is peak America. 🇺🇸

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

I show this to students every year. Such a great personal commentary…

[Dovi Safier @safier]

“It was one of the most monumentally unselfish things one group of people did for another.”

-#DDay veteran Andy Rooney on the young 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy 82 years ago.

Required watching for every young person today!

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

Today we remember D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy.

With 160,000 troops, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

[Variety @Variety]

Tony Goldwyn says "it was inspiring" to step into Sam Waterston’s iconic "Law & Order" role:

"I was excited to do it. Sam was one of my acting heroes. I got to direct him once on 'Law & Order,' 20-some years ago. I can’t fill Sam’s shoes; that’s impossible. But the character I play is a totally different guy; he’s just in the same job. And they’ve created a really interesting character, and the reason the show’s good is they still care about the writing so much."

https://t.co/8VuYxT9Lir

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

SOLDIER FIELD in Chicago and The Rose Bowl in Pasadena not being sites for the World Cup when it starts next week is criminal.

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

What an atmosphere in Chicago for the USMNT-Germany sendoff match.

Incredible 🇺🇸

[👉M-Û-R-Č-H👈 @TheEXECUTlONER_]

This is Soldier Field in Chicago.

Imagine being known as the Governor and Mayor who lost the Bears. 😳

The Bears need to be in Chicago and that field that Sweetness, Sayers, Ditka and Butkus blessed, should be protected by the historical society.

The Bears made a deal with the city. The Bears paid their portion, Chicago did not. This is a Chicago screw up. 💯

If they do indeed move to Indiana, welcome to Indiana! The Bears will generate a ton of money for the state of Indiana.

👉 Stop voting Blue. 👈

Even if you aren’t a fan of the Chicago Bears, do you think they should leave Chicago and Illinois? Would it feel right to you? Even if you don’t watch football anymore, just knowing the Bears aren’t playing at Soldier Field, would that sound right to you?

[erik walker @erikmwalker]

Anthony Head (as Giles) elevated Buffy, the Vampire Slayer as a TV show and made the show so much stronger. Just perfect casting. What an actor.

[Variety @Variety]

Sarah Michelle Gellar pays tribute to her "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" co-star Anthony Head following his death:

"'Tell Giles I figured it out and I’m ok’ Well I don’t have it figured out and I’m not ok. But I know I’m the lucky one because I knew you. Thank you to Daisy and Emily who not only shared their dad with me, but with the world."

https://t.co/NY9tj02SiH

[Morgan Jeffery @morganjeffery]

A quick story about Anthony Head.

He was of my earliest interviews as an entertainment journalist. It was GILES… from BUFFY. I was nervous.

Towards the end of our conversation, I dried up and forgot my next question… (1/2)

[Michael Geheren @mgeheren]

When @ScottPelley signed off from @CBSEveningNews, he spoke about Freedom of the Press. My first years in broadcast journalism were at a CBS affiliate while he anchored the Evening News. He was excellent then as he is now, fighting for @60Minutes.