Tyler Parker

Nov 26, 2024 | theringer.com | Brian Phillips |Tyler Parker

Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Tyler was the biggest, baddest slugger on his small-town Little League team—until the day he realized he was scared of the ball. To get out of facing an intimidating pitcher, 8-year-old Tyler told a lie that made him feel guilty for decades to come. Has the time come for adult Tyler to forgive himself?

Nov 25, 2024 | theringer.com | Tyler Parker

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal. —Arthur C. ClarkeKerosene to feed the flameYour effect is quite the sameShadows dancing on the wallWaiting for the sky to fall—“A Tornado Warning,” Turnpike TroubadoursThe summer’s biggest blockbuster hit the small screen this month, brought to you by the National Weather Service, diapers, and Glen Powell’s pearly whites: Twisters is on the Cock.

Nov 22, 2024 | theringer.com | Tyler Parker

Getty Images/Ringer illustration There are 1,230 games in an NBA season. Many have overlapping tip-offs, and some nights just about every team is in action, a whole slate of possibilities. Whether you’re a casual fan (this is a compliment, live your life) or a true League Pass sicko, it can be hard to know where to direct your attention. We’re here to help. The operating theory of this project is that watching basketball is fun. Our goal is to help you have more of it.

Oct 31, 2024 | theringer.com | Tyler Parker

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Halloween 2009, Kings at Spurs, and the bat was back. It had already darted around the court earlier in the game, flew in a panic, stopped the action. It dodged towels and nets and wily vets on its up-tempo voyage, somehow escaping unscathed. The bat would have less luck during its second and final visit to the court. Manu Ginobili, future Hall of Famer and the greatest sixth man of all time, took matters into his own hands. Well, hand.

Oct 29, 2024 | theringer.com | Tyler Parker

Getty Images/AP Images/Ringer illustration “Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring.” —André Leon Talley“Where did you get those clothes? At the … toilet … store?” —Brick TamlandI am sitting in the Intuit Dome, but I’m not in my seat. I’m in the latrine. The Weeknd’s playing. He feels it coming. So do I. The toilet beneath me is sturdy and well-built, and all the toilet paper dispensers are made by some company called Tork, a weird word to stare at when you’re dropping bombs.