Weekend Whats

What to Watch: Since we led today’s edition with a comment about shows set in emergency rooms, lets watch one. The Pitt on Max is not groundbreakingly new, but it’s really good.

+ What to Read: We’ve spent the last couple months hearing about the need to cut wasteful government spending. We haven’t heard about this example from Noah Shachtman who explains the economics of horse racing the NYT (Gift Article): Dead Athletes. Empty Stands. Why Are We Paying Billions to Keep This Sport Alive? “The obvious solution here is also the simplest: Just stop. Let the sport stand on its own and dwindle to whatever size its fan base supports. Instead, state legislatures keep funneling money to it. ‘The biggest fear that our industry has is that the states are going to stop subsidizing, using slot machines to subsidize the sport,’ said Jeff Gural, who owns three harness racing tracks. ‘Without that, there is no sport.’ Shouldn’t that tell you something?”