@jboeckli I hadn't heard that Barilla had walked back its founder's anti-gay remarks. I've not bought Barilla products since then. Might not change that stance until they get out of Russia, though.

Never been to a hate chicken place, and no plans to start going there. We had one inside our student center for a couple of years when I first got to this campus. Now they're across the street (and, sadly, busy) - but they get not a dime of mine.

Haven't been an HBO subscriber in decades, so I don't miss anything there.

Not sure about the Olympics thing. I barely watched anything from Milan this year, and I'm very picky about what I watch during the summer games as well. Unless they're held in the U.S. the broadcast schedules are usually such that it's a hassle to watch anything except whatever the major networks here choose to carry - and I loathe their jingoistic coverage and wall-to-wall fluff pieces anyway. So maybe it's OK for me to stop watching Olympics coverage until they come to their senses again. Given that it's apparently getting harder and harder to get cities to apply to host the games, maybe it's a movement whose sell-by date is rapidly approaching and it will just go away quietly on its own.