Ben Smith

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

The highest-rated watches (based on Metacritic):
West Side Story (2021)
District 9
*His Girl Friday (no Metacritic score, but assumed to be highly-rated)

The lowest-rated watches:
The Marvels
Deadpool & Wolverine
The Creator

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

Only watched 14 films in 2024. Started with "District 9" and ended with "Rogue One".

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

@yesbrendan Unless you’re the Memorial Cup

[Formula 1 @F1]

George
Lando
Yuki

#F1 #BrazilGP

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

@yesbrendan I was there. Prelims was cross-pool play without playing anyone in your pool. There was no contingency plan for 3+ undefeated teams in a pool. Lisgar A also got knocked out while weaker teams moved on. Organizers wiped their hands clean by blaming Glebe mislabeling their teams.

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

At Ottawa Consensus, Glebe C has been eliminated despite a 5-0 record. Meanwhile, three 2-3 teams are still in contention.

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

This latest NYT puzzle is just going to be dad jokes. Shamefully, I figured it out without revealing any letters in the answer.

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

Zorse #2
“Advice about what to do after a campaign fundraiser”
🦄

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

Zorse #2
“Advice about what to do after a campaign fundraiser”
🦄

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

Letters of the alphabet that have a “-pop” Wikipedia article:
A, C, H, I, J, K, L, M, P, Q, T, V

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

Monaco, Baku, Singapore, and Vegas are true street circuits (have daily traffic, sidewalks, storefronts, etc). The others are layouts where cars are allowed to drive, but nobody uses them for a commute. Jeddah has banked curves, for crying out loud!

[Formula 1 @F1]

Max and Charles own the streets 👊

With three street races to go in 2024, who takes the crown? 👑

#F1

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

@yesbrendan To be fair, a hybrid model rarely works as something to satisfy everyone. Orchestras keep their classical & pops events separate, for example. Cannes & ComicCon don’t overlap.

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

@yesbrendan Don’t you know, pop culture siphons club budget away from my campaign to have an elite group of 4 attend tournaments every fortnight. Go make your own club!

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

This has vibes of the Button/Alonso McLaren years: so much talent squandered in a bad car.

[Formula 1 @F1]

Presenting the @williamsf1 line-up for 2025 and beyond 🤩

#F1

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

If the graphic used Stroll instead of Leclerc, there would be an apropos connection of “Belgian mothers”

[Formula 1 @F1]

The action comes thick and fast, we're off to Spa 😍🇧🇪

#F1 #BelgianGP

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

The last 3 years have been driving over steel plates and chicaning to temporary roads. I dread what “construction is set to begin” means.

[City of Ottawa @ottawacity]

Construction on Richmond Road and Byron Avenue between Cleary Avenue and McEwen Avenue is set to begin Saturday, July 20 to modernize and enhance the area.
For more info: https://t.co/fw8lvGVXIp

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

@SeanDThompson I know it’s in widespread use. I’m challenging a sports broadcaster saying that anything other than H2H is “nuts”.

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

H2H tiebreakers double-count 1 game over all others.
If you *exclude* the match between tied teams, 1 team will be ahead on wins. Once the match is added, both team are tied. Then you count that match a 2nd time to give the team with fewer wins (vs everyone else) the edge.

[James Duthie @tsnjamesduthie]

@FFRangersUtd Any two-team tie that isn't head to head in a tournament in any sport is nuts.

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

@SeanDThompson A new game is a fine way to break ties if resources are available to do it. I just have to curb the fallacy that past H2H is indicative of a theoretical (unplayed) tiebreaking match. Unfortunately, using H2H “feels” right.

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

The boards just look like a geographic typo.

[San Jose Sharks @SanJoseSharks]

📍Tri Valley Ice Dublin

Come and see us!

[Ben Smith @smith_ben]

UTS continues their streak of always winning a final when their opponent is west of them (east, not so much)