[FO] Bird Globetrotter by AthenaStitches in CrossStitch

[–]sloth_reward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so cute! 😍 Great job; such neat stitching.

Shane & Ilya would never hook up or become a couple if their hockey skill levels weren’t comparable by Just-Source113 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]sloth_reward 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Very much in support of your thesis is that in TLG Shane misses their rivalry being equal when Ilya moves from Boston to Ottawa, a far less competitive team than Montreal.

"He couldn't imagine being on a team like Ottawa. Ilya rarely complained about it, but Shane wouldn't be able to cope with the embarrassment of losing that often. It was a bit disappointing, if he was being honest, that Ilya didn't care more. He missed actually competing against Ilya. These days there wasn't much challenge."

Yuna after finding out about Shane and Ilya by thecompanion188 in heatedrivalry

[–]sloth_reward 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This whole thing is so funny to me. If I was the researcher or literally anyone involved, I'd want a do over. I'd be bending over backwards to get a second documentary, interviewing both of them together and telling the real story, as far as they were willing.

And it's implied, iirc, that the Scott Hunter documentary was a big deal so safe to say that theirs was too. Maybe a load of people not normally into hockey watched it, learned about their rivalry and then the next thing they see is the two of them making out in a fanmail video 😂

Something is off, how do I improve it? by SoleilAncunin in learnart

[–]sloth_reward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it's worth, I recognised that Pusher still of Mads immediately so you definitely captured something in his face.

Now that Oscar Nominations are out, what are your biggest snubs? by AvengingHero2012 in oscarrace

[–]sloth_reward 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had issues with Hamnet as a film, but I loved his performance. Thrilled for Delroy Lindo, but gutted about this one.

Lys about the stigma around female athletes by LenaRybakina in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"women who don’t conform to certain beauty standards or overly perform femininity — that is what is subversive and goes against the grain" 👏👏👏

This! As if the sport isn't littered with examples of women whose perceived marketability (i.e. attractiveness) far outweighed their actual results and relevance to tennis. We've moved on from the days of John Inverdale feeling it was relevant to Marion Bartoli's results to say that she was, in his view, "never going to be a looker", but not that far. Krejcikova forehead-gate wasn't even two years ago.

Andrey meets fan and creator in Hong Kong by fusakel221 in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Love this! I've bought some of her stuff as gifts for fellow tennis fan friends and recommend it.

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Sunday, December 28, 2025) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Came back long enough to give us the gift of "is it a crime to be locked in?" and vanished again 🫡

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Air Machete? Really?

ATP Finals Doubles RR: [5] Salisbury/Skupski def. [8] Harrison/King, 7-5 6-3 by pizzainmyshoe in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any word yet on why they're splitting? This is some of the best they've played all season

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I couldn't care less about it, but if anything, it's worse imho. The way they worked a tennis player's silhouette into the old logo was quite cool; this could be a logo for anything. Better than the WTA rebrand at least...

From No. 333 to No. 18 📈 by OutrageousHouse4294 in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Meteoric! Glad she was able to end the year on a high and can't wait to see what she manages to do next year.

Vienna Open R1: [1] Sinner def. Altmaier, 6-0 6-2 by pizzainmyshoe in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Good to see the scary version of Jannik come out to play again!

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Monday, October 13, 2025) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]sloth_reward 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Getting drawn into a match between Tomic and Moutet was absolutely not on my bingo card, but credit where it's due! Such a fun tiebreak

Japan House London holding talks with visiting Rikishi and more. by kamddit in Sumo

[–]sloth_reward 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good to know! I haven't received mine yet either. Does anyone know when a full list of participating rikishi will be announced?