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A high school soccer field

A Cool Night

October 22, 2026

Defector’s Completely Decentralized NBA Season Preview Has Now Been Recentralized

By Harry Krinsky and Giri Nathan

October 22, 2026

Basketball Game Interrupts Shit-Talk Session Between Luka Doncic And Yaxel Lendeborg

October 22, 2026

Killer Mike on the Vic Mensa show talking all kinds of nonsense

Listening Habits

It’s Hard To Be A Rich Radical

By Israel Daramola

October 22, 2026

The last good website.

Sean Fennessey speaks at a conference

Nobody Wants To Talk About Why The Ringer Is Pivoting To Substack

October 21, 2026

NFL

Robert Saleh Says Jordan Elliott Needs Help, Not Condemnation

By Barry Petchesky

October 21, 2026

Troy Aikman and Joe Buck

How The Rams Being 2-4 Relates To The Troy Aikman Saga

October 21, 2026

Some Wins Feel More Like Losses

Mike Evans of the San Francisco 49ers sits on the ground after an injury against the Washington Commanders during the first half of an NFL football game at Levi's Stadium on October 19, 2026.

Sometimes A Team Just Wants To Hire A Famous Guy

Former Indianapolis Colts player Peyton Manning looks on prior to the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Indianapolis Colts during the game on September 7, 2026. He kind of looks like Tom Wambsgans.

Science

I Love The Colorful Stars

Rolling Snakes Reinvent The Wheel

Hydra oligactis budding

Would You Rather Have Sex Or Live Forever?

I Met The Twee Bird That Ruffled Kelly Clarkson’s Feathers

NHL

CALGARY, AB - OCTOBER 18: Devin Cooley #1 of the Calgary Flames warms up prior to the game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Scotiabank Saddledome on October 18, 2026 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Terence Leung/NHLI via Getty Images)

World’s Most Normal Goalie: “The Past Is Dead, There’s Nothing For You There”

By Barry Petchesky

October 19, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers

Only One Michigan Senate Candidate Knows Puck

By Lauren Theisen

October 15, 2026

Dylan Larkin And The Red Wings Are Having Agonizing Breakup Sex On Live TV

By Lauren Theisen

October 7, 2026

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 29: during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on September 29, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)

Must Every Leafy Thing Be So Freighted With Meaning? Yes, Yes It Must

By Barry Petchesky

October 7, 2026

Interviews

Ted Cruz speaks at a press conference about the PCSA

An Antitrust Expert Makes The Comprehensive Case Against The Protect College Sports Act

October 8, 2026

Paula González-Nasser Gives Location Scouts Their Due

By Dan Schindel

September 25, 2026

China Miéville On The “Completely Defining” Book It Took 20 Years To Write

By Nicholas Russell

September 21, 2026

The cover of Observer over a black-and-white photo of the Nevada desert.

Nicholas Russell’s Debut Novel Gets Weird In The Desert

By Chris Thompson

September 14, 2026

Crosswords

Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrates after hitting a home run during a game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees on September 14, 2026 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Crossword, Oct. 19: The Swing Of Things

By Maitreyi Anantharaman

October 19, 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) runs in to score after catching a 54-yard touchdown pass during a Big Ten Conference college football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 03, 2026, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA.

The Crossword, Oct. 12: Ripped From The Headlines

By Maitreyi Anantharaman

October 12, 2026

Cari Spears #23 spikes the ball during the third set of a match against the USC Trojans at Gregory Gymnasium on September 2, 2026 in Austin, Texas.

The Crossword, Oct. 5: Overheard In New York

By Maitreyi Anantharaman

October 5, 2026

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are seen arriving at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026 in New York City.

The Crossword, Sept. 28: You Gonna Remember Me (Themeless)

By Maitreyi Anantharaman

September 28, 2026

More

BioWare Becomes First Major Casualty Of Saudi Arabia’s EA Takeover

By Luis Paez-Pumar

October 21, 2026

Signage for Electronic Arts on the outside of an office building on January 31, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. EA Sports is the creator of Madden NFL 25 and College Football 25.

How Do I Stop My Kid From Crashing Out Over Trying New Activities?

October 21, 2026

The Guardians Were And Are A Drag

By Chris Thompson

October 20, 2026

Members of the Cleveland Guardians look on from the dugout during Game Six of the American League Championship Series.

Mana Shim Walked Away From Soccer, Then She Rebuilt Her Life

By Alex Sujong Laughlin

October 20, 2026

Polymarket Was Allowing Bets On Sexual Assault Cases Until People Started Asking Questions

By Diana Moskovitz

October 20, 2026

What’s Your Lamest Daydream?

By Lauren Theisen

October 20, 2026

Il sogno (The Dream) painting by Federico Zandomeneghi

Rays Clinch Ultimate Thrifter World Series

October 20, 2026

Junior Caminero #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in game six of the American League Championship Series

How Did A Famous, Lying UFC Vet Get Shot Conducting Shadowy Paramilitary Operations In The Congo?

By Patrick Redford

October 19, 2026

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: Fox anchors Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade interview Save Our Allies Founder, Tim Kennedy outside the Fox News Channel Studios on June 07, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

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