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Monday:
Midday interview: Big Ben Toles, editor of Slam Kings, delivers an uplifting look into a under-appreciated sport.
Short story: Emily’s latest story in NPR’s ASOS is “Everything She Ever Couldn’t. And Couldn’t Love.”
7 p.m.:
Chris Komon writes that the much-anticipated AHS reboot “promises to bring the series’ crazy sights and sounds into the modern age” but also adds that “Murder House has always been about more than the bodies it takes down. And this time, there will be plenty to dissect.”
At this year’s Man Booker Prize ceremony, melee breaks out inside the room. Here’s a photo I took later. @bookerprize #bookerprizewinner pic.twitter.com/gRLr2nRNfW — Chris Komon (@chriskomon) October 17, 2018
11 p.m.:
Simon Rich tweets:
I try to do less media: can you think of another way to go about this? — Simon Rich (@simonrich) October 16, 2018
10:40 p.m.:
Not sure this is allowable: @RitaBatlle passes along an unexpected and generous gift from Rae Smith:
Randy and I got lucky today. The @FootballEvenings crew brought me one of the meanest mashups that exists of Jonah and I blasting the “Trent Reznor Track” (“Jump Right In”) from Ready Player One — giving the twist that he had been sitting in the judge’s chair all along. It’s mesmerizing. pic.twitter.com/9LFTlh4XXL — Rae Smith (@RitaBatlle) October 16, 2018
Other Stories We Could’ve Made It through the Day without:
Let’s not forget this as well: You can read Tom Shales’ fine entry.
Today’s list of what couldn’t happen, plus all the other fine work that has appeared in Washingtonian over the course of a great week, continues below.
