There was quite the buzz last week about a New York Times piece by one Farhad Manjoo, in which he said he’d given up on social media for a couple of months, relying instead for his news on three newspapers delivered daily (the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and his local paper, the San Francisco Chronicle).

Chrissy McKaigue’s comments bear repeating, writes Michael Moynihan.

Michael Moynihan offers a few random observations form the Winter Olympics.

Why does the outside chatter get under people’s skin? asks Michael Moynihan

The great American comedian George Carlin had a terrific routine in which he talked about the language used in American football, writes Michael Moynihan.

I’m well aware that when a columnist scrawls the words ‘Open Letter’ across one of his or her efforts, it’s a tacit acknowledgement of defeat.

The Larry Nassar scandal in the States has been rolling on for quite a while, and even though it ostensibly came to some kind of conclusion last week, the aftershocks continue to ripple outwards.

Who’d be a sports administrator, wonders Michael Moynihan

You watched the Mick O’Dwyer documentary. Of course you watched it. The entire country did and fell in love with Micko all over again.