Well, as of late last week, there's no more Deadspin.
Deadspin was a daily stop of mine on the Internet. It was the place to go in the morning to get caught up on what happened overnight. And also read some opinion pieces, or silly lists of the best Halloween candy, or even the best way to cook chicken thighs.
But in the middle of last week, the hedge fund-owned parent company of Deadspin ordered the site in a memo to stick to sports. Which the company, as the owner, had every right to do. And one by one, the writers and editors told the company what they could do with the edict and quit. Which they had every right to do as well.
I'm not going to paint the writers and editors as heroes for standing up to the man. They are all very talented and will find jobs in the industry as soon as they wish.
But there's the issue of sticking to sports that's sticking with me.
Trust me, I'm not going to write about politics in this space. You want to read opinions about politics, I refer you to the lively discussion provided by Letters to the Editor portion of our daily newspaper.
But what does stick to sports mean? I understand for many, sports can provide a diversion from daily life.
But should the sports page ignore the stories of abuse of young women in gymnastics? Should it ignore stories about NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem?
The real world and the sports world collide, whether you or I like it or not. So sticking to sports, to just what happens on the field or the court or the diamond, is not realistic.
We have no such edicts here at the News Tribune. My boss has never told me to rein it in - believe me, if he would tell that to anybody on our staff, I'm pretty sure it would be yours truly.
That freedom is not a responsibility I take lightly. And I think everyone on the staff, be it sports or news, feels the same way. We all treasure that, especially when stories like the reason for Deadspin's demise come along.
When I think back about Deadspin, there's one jaw dropping story that will always first come to mind.
And if there ever is a tombstone for Deadspin, this Tweet from Thursday should be engraved on it.
"Manti Te'o's girlfriend didn't not die for Deadspin to go out like this" - @HayesBrown.
RIP (not really), Lennay Kekua.
RIP (for real), Deadspin.