What I'm reading, watching and listening to this week
Every Sunday I like to recap the week in things I've read, watched and listened to — on and offline
What I was into this week:
Plenty of Buzz: How Brentford’s Astonishing Record Continues to Sting the Big Boys - Opta Analyst
They got me, a self-documented Bees fan, with this headline when it arrived in my email inbox: “We couldn't believe this Brentford record…” The Bees simply don’t lose when they go ahead in a Premier League match.
Inside the Battle to Control, and Fix, Tennis - New York Times
As the Australian Open is in full swing down under, the NYT does a fantastic deep dive into how a group of investors are looking to disrupt the business of professional tennis.
Break Point - Netflix
Netflix’s new series takes us behind the scenes of some of the top tennis stars. The show is produced by the same people that did F1’s Drive to Survive. They released the first five episodes this past week, while another five are slated to come out later this summer. It’s a must-watch.
The Incredible Logistics Of Formula 1 - Joe Pompliano’s Huddle Up newsletter
A long-form newsletter on how much traveling F1 teams do during the season, none greater than the upcoming 2023 campaign. It will include 23 races across 20 countries in just nine months.
NFL stadiums in relation to downtown - Jay Cuda
The following tweet got a lot of traction this past week on the ole Bird app. I was inspired to do a write-up about it and create a couple similar visuals in R.