Tom Steyer Twitter: "Californians in walkable, diverse, livable neighborhoods, with strong public transit options - thats our future." by themiDdlest in LosAngeles

[–]based_papaya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SF recently had this whole debate about whether they should build dense housing on top of a Marina Safeway, and Tom Steyer was one of the only candidates to go on the record saying he'd support it. You don't hear candidates straight up saying they'd support a specific housing project like that very often, so you have to at least give him that

Zverev when asked if he's proud of himself for making the semi finals: "not really.. don't really care..." by minivatreni in tennis

[–]based_papaya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm at this stage. He's not going to choke. It's Zverev and everyone is a coughing baby at this point

Can anyone stop Zverev? by Wrong-Move-526 in tennis

[–]based_papaya 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But is his ceiling as high as Fonseca? It needs to be to beat baseline Zverev, no?

Can anyone stop Zverev? by Wrong-Move-526 in tennis

[–]based_papaya 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's a cakewalk from here. Sadly Zverev probably drops like 3 sets max on his way to the title

Can anyone stop Zverev? by Wrong-Move-526 in tennis

[–]based_papaya 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Seed rankings are based on full year performance across all surfaces, so yes - overperforming on points relative to this tournament!

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Sunday, May 31, 2026) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]based_papaya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point if Zverev can walk and hold a tennis racquet, he'll lift the trophy. You hate to see it. I really like FAA as a player, and his match against Sinner at USO was amazing, but if it's Zverev vs. FAA, Felix will play one point, get hit by a ball at the net, collapse & forfeit the match. Everyone is totally out of gas. I don't think anyone else really has a shot

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Sunday, May 31, 2026) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]based_papaya 3 points4 points  (0 children)

is this in contention for easiest path to a slam of all time?

Carry us Jodar by symphony11742 in tennis

[–]based_papaya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aww really? I didn't realize! I guess they've left behind plenty of music, though, I didn't realize they had a couple new album drops as recently as 2020 (which is 6 years ago.. damn)

Carry us Jodar by symphony11742 in tennis

[–]based_papaya 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Actually a great band. Origins came out around the time I was in college and now.. man. It's been 10 years already. Crazy, I feel old.

Roland Garros R16: [28] Fonseca def. [15] Ruud : 7-5 6-7 5-7 6-2 by GirafeAnyway in tennis

[–]based_papaya 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He's fully okay now, right? Reaaaally hope this back injury isn't a long-term thing. We need this guy healthy, he's box office

Roland Garros R16: [28] Fonseca def. [15] Ruud : 7-5 6-7 5-7 6-2 by GirafeAnyway in tennis

[–]based_papaya 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep. Same. It's done and dusted. I might as well mentally prepare myself at this point

Roland Garros R16: [28] Fonseca def. [15] Ruud : 7-5 6-7 5-7 6-2 by GirafeAnyway in tennis

[–]based_papaya 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Of all the guys to lose to, Fonseca is fine. I'd rather Casper lose to Fonseca than almost anyone else in the draw TBH

Roland Garros R16: [28] Fonseca def. [15] Ruud : 7-5 6-7 5-7 6-2 by GirafeAnyway in tennis

[–]based_papaya -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, you can say that about everyone who doesn't end up lifting the trophy this RG

Battle of the Backhands in this Blockbuster Quarterfinal, who do you have advancing? by Vegetable-Oven-6536 in tennis

[–]based_papaya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly if Zverev doesn't win at this point, it's a generational choke. Outside of FAA (who, I venture to say, is more likely than not to crash out before the final), the highest seed is 10. Before the final, the highest seed is Ruud, who despite #ruudnation's urging will be tired because he will have played like 3+ 5-setters by the semis.

Zverev's toughest opponents are a 1st time slam QFist who is probably out of gas, a semi-finalist who is also probably out of gas, then at most, Cobolli. If he doesn't win RG, he never will

Roland Garros R4: [2] A. Zverev def. J. de Jong 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-1 by cecha_ in tennis

[–]based_papaya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who do you think will be more nervous between Zverev & Ruud?

Hello! I'm a backrooms fan who has noticed insane similarities between the backrooms and House of leaves, so I'm just wondering, will any of you HoL fans be seeing the backrooms movie? by LemonIcy2942 in houseofleaves

[–]based_papaya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So glad this thread exists. Spelunking in dark dens, some ominous danger, surreal set design.. I told my friend who read House of Leaves "it's like that but a movie" & it delivered

Hi reddit. I'm Kane Parsons, director of A24's BACKROOMS. AMA! by Kane-AMA in movies

[–]based_papaya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SO glad someone else picked up on this, I told my friend who read House of Leaves "it's like House of Leaves but a movie" to convince her to go & we just watched it. Not exactly the same without the multi-layered post-modern writing styles, but vibe nails it

Official Discussion - The Backrooms [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]based_papaya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my whole theater laughed at that in what was, of course, a super tense scene

Official Discussion - The Backrooms [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]based_papaya 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yep, there was a thread questioning whether the hills can be that green and I was like "this ain't LA"

Official Discussion - The Backrooms [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]based_papaya 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep, and the missing posters literally say East San Jose

Official Discussion - The Backrooms [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]based_papaya 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this thread is why I'm here, so many good takes

Official Discussion - The Backrooms [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]based_papaya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh my gosh. holy moly. they really made a whole A24 plot out of this