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Paramore members Zac Farro, Hayley Williams, and Taylor York

Music

Paramore’s Latest Album Is An Anxious Murmur

Micah Herskind is an organizer, policy advocate, and writer based in Atlanta, GA.

Micah Herskind

A police car near the site of Atlanta's proposed Cop City

Capital

Abolition Requires Struggle

Lauren Theisen

Senators goalie Kevin Mandolese in action

The Senators Are Great Spoilers

Kelsey McKinney

Birdfector

Oh No! The Big, Beautiful Owl Got Out!

Dave McKenna

The Never-Ending Resurrection Of Eva Cassidy

Laura Wagner

Stuffed rabbits copulating are on display at the Palais de la Decouverte (scientific museum) in Paris on October 23, 2012 as part of an exhibition.

Journalismism

How To Have More Sex

Giri Nathan

Kyrie Irving And Luka Doncic Are Still Figuring It Out

Samer Kalaf

Kansas City Chiefs fans in Germany do the Tomahawk Chop during Super Bowl 57.

Life's Rich Pageant

NFL Exports Racist Arm Gesture To Germany

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

Hundreds of people gather in streets in freezing temperatures Monday evening to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols, in Chicago, United States on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Policing

The Stories We Tell Ourselves To Live

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

Funbag

I Am Getting Old Man Skin And Don’t Care For It

Michigan State University students evacuate to a safe area

Politics

Michigan State Students Learned Who They Can Count On

Albert Burneko

Ben Simmons takes a short shot during the Brooklyn Nets' loss to the New York Knicks on Monday night.

Nets Coach: The Challenge With Ben Simmons Is He Is A Crappy Player

The basketball hoops are shown before the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament between the Grand Canyon Lopes and the New Mexico State Aggies at the Orleans Arena on March 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

College Basketball

New Mexico State Men’s Basketball Season Canceled Due To Hazing Incident

Israel Daramola

NEW ORLEANS - JULY 03: Musician David Jude Jolicoeur better known as Trugoy of De La Soul performs at the 2010 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Arts And Culture

We Are All Indebted To Trugoy The Dove Of De La Soul

Tom Ley

Where The Ghost Runner Fails

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks looks on during their game against the LSU Tigers at Colonial Life Arena on February 12, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina won 88-64.

South Carolina Beats Everybody Else

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Chris Thompson

Zion Williamson sits on the bench in street clothes.

Zion Williamson’s Injury Setback Is Everyone’s Loss

Team Canada stands at mid-field with their Olympic Gold Medals before the first of the Canadian Women's National Team Olympic Gold Medal Celebration Tour games against the New Zealand Womens Football Ferns national team.

Soccer

Canadian Women’s National Team Forced To Play In Women’s Empowerment Soccer Tournament

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Dan McQuade

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Head coach Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. He's standing alone in the middle of the field (which is in awful shape).

I Will Never Forgive Nick Sirianni For Punting

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Harrison Butker #7 of the Kansas City Chiefs kicks the go ahead field goal during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

What In Sod’s Name Was With The Super Bowl Field?

Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes in pain of a hurt ankle during Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, 2023.

Patrick Mahomes Can’t Be Denied

Selling Out Still Sucks

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: James Bradberry #24 of the Philadelphia Eagles is called for holding against JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

That Fucking Flag Ruined Everything

Barry Petchesky

Kansas City Chiefs' wide reciever Kadarius Toney step into the end zone and scores a touchdown during Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)