The Will Leitch Experience

My wife turned a round number birthday on Tuesday. We’re all heading to Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate it this Memorial Day weekend. I can’t believe this person has chosen to spend her life with me and I’m unbelievably lucky. Also, this celebration can’t help but remind me of her LAST round number birthday, which we spent in Paris. This was the evening when she thought it would be funny to Pretend To Be Will, which mostly consisted of wearing a jacket that was too big, holding a pack of cigarettes in one hand and a Diet Coke in another and yelling, “I’m writin’ somethin’! Who needs me to WRITE SOMETHIN’??” She thought it was pretty funny, and it really was. I love you, Alexa. Happy round number birthday.

Here are this week’s stories:

SATURDAY
LeBron James and the Superstar Fallacy (The New York Times)

MONDAY
The Thirty: The Fastest Player on Every MLB Team (MLB.com)

WEDNESDAY
If the Angels Are So Fun, Why Aren’t They Better? (MLB.com)
Ron Howard Movies, Ranked (Vulture)
Debate Club: Best Re-creations of Iconic Characters (SYFY Wire)

THURSDAY
The Brewers Are Finally the Team Their Fans Deserve (MLB.com)

THE WILL LEITCH SHOW

This week’s guest is Keith Hernandez! He’s Keith Hernandez! Watch it here!

PODCASTS

Grierson & Leitch (subscribe in iTunes)
“Deadpool 2,” Grierson’s Cannes experience and then a big “Amadeus” discussion.

Seeing Red (subscribe in iTunes)
Bernie Miklasz and I grouse.

Waitin’ Since Last Saturday (subscribe in iTunes)
No show this week.

Charleston, South Carolina is truly a great American city. Have a great weekend, and remember: Happy people are pleased by the happiness of others. The miserable are poisoned by envy.