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How An Unsubtle 9/11 Tribute Was Added To Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’

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Markell Dabney of the Michigan Wolverines reacts after winning a college football game against the Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Stadium on September 05, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 13-12 on a last second "Hail Mary" touchdown reception.

Cheating Is A College Football Feature, Not A Bug

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Britt McHenry

Famously Undiplomatic Britt McHenry Handed State Department Gig

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Blogs of Note

How Do I Avoid Becoming A Doomsday Prepper?

How Tennis Channel’s Jim Courier Sees The Sport

The State Of The U.S. Open Is The State Of Us

Barry Melrose Brought Hockey Home

What Gets Left Out Of Math’s New Era?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 04: Fans cheer after Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated Yibing Wu of China in their Men's Singles Third Round match on Day Six of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 04, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Podcasts

Honey Deuce McBride, With Giri Nathan

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Oneil Cruz #15 of the Pittsburgh Pirates walks to the dugout during the first inning.
MLB

Report: Family Of Oneil Cruz Hired Fixer To Cover Up Fatal 2020 Car Crash

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Renardo Green #0 of the San Francisco 49ers catches the ball during the NFL football game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 11, 2026.
NFL

The 49ers Struck A Blow For Sensible Travel Strategies And Thumped The Rams

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Head coach Mike McDonald of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with fans during the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl LX victory celebration and parade at Lumen Field on February 11, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Interviews

How NFL Teams Avoid The Great Big Middle

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The last good website.

Arts And Culture

Emily St. John Mandel, author of Exit Party

Talking To Emily St. John Mandel About Revision, Timeline Corruption, And Living Without A Floor

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‘Furious’ Makes You Face It

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Summer May Be Ending, But We’ll Always Have ‘Sterling Point’

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Art Can Be What You Smell

Fernando Romero’s “El Sol” exhibition

‘It Ends’ Is The Gen Z Horror Movie Of The Year

An Interview With A Biographer Of Renée Richards, An Actual Trans Pro Athlete

Tennis Player Renée Richards

What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”?

Filming at the BBC Ealing studios for Dr Who story call "Moonbase" which sees the return of the Cybermen. Our picture shows: The Cybermen building a weapon on the moons surface, 19th January 1967.
The Machines

What If We Could Have A Future?

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NFL

Nehemiah Pritchett #28 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with teammates after an intercepting a pass intended for Romeo Doubs #87 of the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter of the game on September 9, 2026.

The NFL Opener Had That Wednesday Night Football Feeling

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A high school football game in 1980

The Gift Of Forgetting

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And Now For The Premiere Of ‘All Ball,’ In Which I Am Far Too Nice To The Vile Packers

Jordan Love and Caleb Williams

The Rams Play In Australia In Two Days And They Haven’t Left Yet

Sean McVay

Podcasts

Here is the logo of the Normal Gossip podcast

Normal Gossip

All Ball logo

All Ball

Try Hard

Only If You Get Caught

Nothing But Respect

Science

A feeder fish approaches a piece of seemingly submerged driftwood. Suddenly, the driftwood moves; it turns out to be a large, perfectly camouflaged frog that rises from the bottom and consumes the orange fish

Horrible Toad Very Good At What It Does

Philadelphia, USA - June 9, 2021 - The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas.

How The U.S.’s Oldest Natural History Museum Might Meet Its End

two cyborg cockroaches with little computer backpacks

You’re Trapped Under Rubble And These Guys Are Your EMTs. WYD?

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this NASA handout, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches with NASA'S Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onboard from Launch Complex 39A, on August 30, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman will investigate dark energy and dark matter, conduct a statistical census of planetary systems, and enable a broad range of additional astrophysics research. Launch occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)

There’s A New Space Telescope On Its Way To Help Answer The Biggest Question In The Universe

MLB

Tennis

USA's Ben Shelton celebrates his win against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during the men's singles quarter-final tennis match on day ten of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP) / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Leonardo MUNOZ has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [USA's Ben Shelton] instead of [Spain's Carlos Alcaraz]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”

Ben Shelton Took Down Carlos Alcaraz In The Match Of His Life

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Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic reacts to defeating Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in the fourth round on Day 8 of the US Open

There’s Still Tennis At The U.S. Open

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Qinwen Zheng of China celebrates after defeating Madison Keys of the United States.

Zheng Qinwen Survived A Near-Death Experience At The U.S. Open

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Italy's Lorenzo Sonego returns the ball to Germany's Alexander Zverev during the men's singles first round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 1, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Interminable U.S. Open Night Sessions Are Bad For Everyone Except Me

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Journalismism

LA Clippers Chairman Steve Ballmer at the Intuit Dome Steel Topping Out,

When All You Have Is A Hammer, Every Headline Looks Like A Nail

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 4: Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Balmer cheers on his team before a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Intuit Dome on February 4, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Wally Skalij/Getty Images) NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

How Do We Make Sense Of ESPN Duffing Its Big Clippers Scoop?

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Dianna Russini attends the 2026 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at Pier 48 in San Francisco on February 07, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Fanatics)

There’s A New Loser In The Russini-Vrabel Scandal

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SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 30: A TCU Horned Frogs helmet rests on the sidelines during Valero Alamo Bowl game featuring the TCU Horned Frogs and the USC Trojans on December 30, 2025 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX.

TCU Bans Hometown Newspaper After Locker Room Fight Report

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Crosswords

Ohio State Buckeyes goaltender Amanda Thiele (30) makes a save during the first period of the Women's Frozen Four Championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers on March 23rd, 2025, at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, MN.

The Crossword, Sept. 7: Big Resemblance

Nicole Gosling #61 of the Montréal Victoire celebrates her goal with teammates on the bench during the third period against the Ottawa Charge in Game One of the PWHL Walter Cup Final at Place Bell on May 14, 2026 in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

The Crossword, Aug. 31: Prepare For Trouble, And Make It Double (Themeless)

Manager Terry Francona #77 of the Cincinnati Reds argues with umpire Chris Conroy #98 after being ejected from the game in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on June 5, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri.

The Crossword, Aug. 24: Bat To Ball

Midge Purce #23 of NJ/NY Gotham FC warms up before the match against the Houston Dash at Shell Energy Stadium on August 01, 2026 in Houston, Texas.

The Crossword, Aug. 17: Roster Talks

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Podcasts

Do You Hear The People Sing? Singing The Song Of Sequined Teens?

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A high school performance of "One Day More" from Les Miserables.
Announcements

‘Only If You Get Caught’ Returns Next Week

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Minor Dilemmas

Should I Be Worried That My Kid Hasn’t Found A Best Friend?

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Two nine-year-old boys ride their bikes side by side on the sidewalk
Golf

Callaway Golf Got Wrecked By YouTube Doofuses Because Everyone’s Out Of Ideas

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A general view of a Callaway cart bag near the ninth green during the first round of the Insperity Invitational 2026 at The Woodlands Golf Club.
Podcasts

Hrishikesh Hirway Learned To Live With Being Uncomfortable

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Portrait photo of musician and podcast host Hrishikesh Hirway
Funbag

Should College Football Have An Age Limit?

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Whit Weeks #7 and head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers walk down victory hill before fall practice at Tiger Stadium
College Football

The Light’s Gone Out At Florida State

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TALLAHASSEE, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: A general view of the score board displaying the Game Delayed due to power outage prior to the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the #19th ranked SMU Mustangs at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on September 7, 2026 in Tallahassee, Florida.
Soccer

Barcelona Is The Greatest Show On European Soil

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Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Anthony Gordon of FC Barcelona celebrate their team's third goal during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at Estadi de Mestalla on September 06, 2026 in Valencia, Spain.

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Advice

Minor Dilemmas

How Can I Be A Good Parent If I’m Conflict-Avoidant?

Funbag

You Can Magically Ban One Sports Injury Forever. What Do You Pick?

Minor Dilemmas

What Do I Do About My Fragile Kid?

Funbag

Please Tell Me Red Wine Is Good For Me

Minor Dilemmas

“No Dada!” How Do You Deal With A Toddler Who Clearly Prefers The Other Parent?

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