Looksmaxxing” and its cousins are fake trends but real expressions of the internet’s intrinsic drive toward extremism.

The Nashville Predators’ rebranded Pride logo divided the internet.

Since Jedixson Paez was a young baseball player in Tinaquillo, Venezuela, the right-handed hurler ardently supported Mariners ace Félix Hernández. “Every time I had the opportunity to see him pitch, I ...