Pete Croatto
@petecroatto.bsky.social
Accidental sportswriter (NYT, Andscape, GQ, Poynter, The Athletic, etc.) and intentional author (From Hang Time to Prime Time). Pardon the typos. He/him. Tips or inquiries: [email protected].
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Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character.
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character.
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
“Columbo” villain who murders lecherous, playboy younger brother so he can retain control of the institute.
I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of look Saban is going for here and I’ve settled on “hill country revenue agent”
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“Columbo” villain who murders lecherous, playboy younger brother so he can retain control of the institute.
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"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?"
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?"
“Uh, I’ve gotta go home and see what the wife’s doing.”
Remembering #GloriaGrahame born #OnThisDay in 1923, despite a featured role in "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success and sold her contract to RKO. Often casting her in film noir projects as the quintessential femme fatale
🎞 #Noirvember
🎞 #Noirvember
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“Uh, I’ve gotta go home and see what the wife’s doing.”
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As of 2020, Walmart was one of the top four employers whose employees are on Medicaid and SNAP because they don’t pay enough.
The United Nations has called them out because of how poorly they pay their workers.
The United Nations has called them out because of how poorly they pay their workers.
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
As of 2020, Walmart was one of the top four employers whose employees are on Medicaid and SNAP because they don’t pay enough.
The United Nations has called them out because of how poorly they pay their workers.
The United Nations has called them out because of how poorly they pay their workers.
In a delightful corollary, a few days ago, a newsletter offered to cover my book—if I paid an “internal fee” of $150 to $350.
Quite the year for your boy!
Quite the year for your boy!
Backstory: I had written for this publication for years. The stories were fun; the pay was solid. The editor was a friend. They left. Their replacement reached out over the summer. We exchanged some emails. So far, so good.
Then, yesterday morning, I was smacked across the face with a dead cod.
Then, yesterday morning, I was smacked across the face with a dead cod.
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In a delightful corollary, a few days ago, a newsletter offered to cover my book—if I paid an “internal fee” of $150 to $350.
Quite the year for your boy!
Quite the year for your boy!
Yeah, because they’re already mixed into the sauce.
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Yeah, because they’re already mixed into the sauce.
Look, I’m sure the bologna alfredo is good. What’s the problem?
ChatGPT is spending trillions of dollars and destroying the environment so people can figure out that you should make pasta on a date
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Look, I’m sure the bologna alfredo is good. What’s the problem?
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Dump that grease onto a paper towel in the garbage can or incorporate it into a delightful after-dinner cocktail. Be creative!
WIFE: I learned that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers...
ME: Because everyone clogs the toilets?
WIFE (eyes narrowing): ... because people dump turkey grease down the sink.
ME: Because everyone clogs the toilets?
WIFE (eyes narrowing): ... because people dump turkey grease down the sink.
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Dump that grease onto a paper towel in the garbage can or incorporate it into a delightful after-dinner cocktail. Be creative!
I’m confused. Is this a coded scoop about the Dolphins’ GM search?
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I’m confused. Is this a coded scoop about the Dolphins’ GM search?
And I was thrilled to read them all—even the lede.
I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
And I was thrilled to read them all—even the lede.
Only the greats can take a broad idea and spin it into a transcendent work. Bari Weiss is not in that camp. She's not even on the waiting list to get into that camp.
She has yet to learn that "this is what I want to do" is a lousy foundation for a story, forget about the agenda of a news company. For example, I want to write about LeBron. Great. So does everyone else. What's the angle? Why should readers care? Why you?
Her inexperience is in neon.
Her inexperience is in neon.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Only the greats can take a broad idea and spin it into a transcendent work. Bari Weiss is not in that camp. She's not even on the waiting list to get into that camp.
Every Bari Weiss idea for CBS News.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Every Bari Weiss idea for CBS News.
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When I started part-time at newspapers that year, many people taught me about journalism beyond the classroom *and* how to be an adult.
By the time I started working full-time at a newspaper in June 2000, the internet had evolved into a real-time threat and mentorship was a musty inconvenience.
By the time I started working full-time at a newspaper in June 2000, the internet had evolved into a real-time threat and mentorship was a musty inconvenience.
Hell, I need guidance from time to time—and I've been writing for fun and profit since 1998.
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
When I started part-time at newspapers that year, many people taught me about journalism beyond the classroom *and* how to be an adult.
By the time I started working full-time at a newspaper in June 2000, the internet had evolved into a real-time threat and mentorship was a musty inconvenience.
By the time I started working full-time at a newspaper in June 2000, the internet had evolved into a real-time threat and mentorship was a musty inconvenience.
RIP, Rodney Rogers, the star of this utterly bonkers one-man comeback. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMu2...
9 points in 8 seconds by rodney rogers
YouTube video by AC KC
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
RIP, Rodney Rogers, the star of this utterly bonkers one-man comeback. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMu2...
To quote Percy Sledge, loving eyes never see.
I'm so good at catching everyone else's mistakes and not my own. And no tricks help me. Haha.
And just so we’re clear: writers cannot be their own copy editors. A fresh pair of eyes is a necessity, not a luxury.
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
To quote Percy Sledge, loving eyes never see.
And just so we’re clear: writers cannot be their own copy editors. A fresh pair of eyes is a necessity, not a luxury.
It is so, so bad. We’re surrounded by some of the sloppiest copy I’ve ever seen. Nothing gets another set of eyes anymore. Incredibly amateurish stuff at some really serious media orgs. Makes me wanna scream.
Every day I see spelling and grammar mistakes in ads, TV chyrons, and other places where, in the past, it would be deeply embarrassing and a deal breaker for the source, but now they just fly, and where are the editors. Just hire me or something, damn.
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
And just so we’re clear: writers cannot be their own copy editors. A fresh pair of eyes is a necessity, not a luxury.
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I still work on my jump shot form at random points throughout the day. Just in case. And I have one of those quiet basketballs you can dribble in the house. Gotta keep the handle tight.
Why are yall pressed to play basketball just randomly in your day??????????????
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I still work on my jump shot form at random points throughout the day. Just in case. And I have one of those quiet basketballs you can dribble in the house. Gotta keep the handle tight.
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
Still $8! Get a head start on that holiday shopping, you old so-and-sos!
Amazon, for some reason, has the book available for $8. Help Bezos get another Dan Flashes shirt. www.amazon.com/Hang-Time-Pr...
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Still $8! Get a head start on that holiday shopping, you old so-and-sos!
We’re entering Lindsay Lohan filming “The Canyons” territory.
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers, who has been pushing to play all week despite a fracture in his left wrist, is hoping to take the decision up to game time. Doctors have been cautious, but Rodgers wants to go and believes he can protect himself.
The Bears await.
The Bears await.
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We’re entering Lindsay Lohan filming “The Canyons” territory.
I gotta date with the night
Burning out my finger
Gonna catch the kids dry
Gonna walk on water
Buying out the fight
We’re sweating in the winter
Well, both thighs squeeze tight
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Burning out my finger
Gonna catch the kids dry
Gonna walk on water
Buying out the fight
We’re sweating in the winter
Well, both thighs squeeze tight
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I gotta date with the night
Burning out my finger
Gonna catch the kids dry
Gonna walk on water
Buying out the fight
We’re sweating in the winter
Well, both thighs squeeze tight
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Burning out my finger
Gonna catch the kids dry
Gonna walk on water
Buying out the fight
We’re sweating in the winter
Well, both thighs squeeze tight
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke
Choke, choke, choke