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Lauren Theisen
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Arts And Culture
I Love This Painting That Looks Like Blood
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Underexplained Lists
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Kelsey McKinney
July 24, 2024
Cycling
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July 23, 2024
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The Gerontocracy Loosened Its Death Grip
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Drew Magary
July 23, 2024
WNBA
A Mascot Skeptic Warns Of What Comes After Ellie The Elephant
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Ray Ratto
July 23, 2024
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July 23, 2024
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Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Carolina Panthers
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Drew Magary
July 23, 2024
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Ray Ratto
July 23, 2024
NHL
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Barry Petchesky
July 23, 2024
Cycling
Tadej Pogačar Is Insatiable
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Patrick Redford
July 23, 2024
This Is So Stupid
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Chris Thompson
July 22, 2024
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Kathryn Xu
July 22, 2024
Hurling
The All-Ireland Hurling Final Was A Historic Cracker
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Dave McKenna
July 22, 2024
MLB
Shohei Ohtani Speaks In Dingers
30
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Lauren Theisen
July 22, 2024
Politics
Elon Musk Keeps Digging In
254
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Nicholas Russell
July 22, 2024
Gambling
How Often Would You Lose On 81 Tigers Same-Game Parlays Pushed By Bally Sports Detroit?
145
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
July 22, 2024
Crosswords
The Crossword, July 22: Light My Fire
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
July 22, 2024
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How NYC Gave Hundreds Of Millions To The Yankees And An Oil Baron Sheikh For The Willets Point Soccer Stadium—No Questions Asked
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Neil deMause
July 22, 2024
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I Told My Kids I Peed In The Pool
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Drew Magary
July 22, 2024
Under The Influence
This Summer’s Hottest Ailment Is Hormone Anxiety
176
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
July 22, 2024
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Thom Brennaman Pitied Himself Back Into The Broadcast Booth
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July 21, 2024
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Tom Ley
July 21, 2024
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July 21, 2024
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