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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Ray Ratto

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Las Vegas, Craps Gambling Table In 1963

Risk Week

If You Must Gamble, Gamble In Person, Like An Adult

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Tom Ley

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Family Night In

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Jonquel Jones #35 and Breanna Stewart #30 of the New York Liberty celebrate after winning Game Five of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx at Barclays Center on October 20, 2024 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime to win the championship.

2024 WNBA Finals – Game Five

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The Liberty Were Built, Bought, And Blessed

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

Students observe a classroom demonstration in an old black-and-white photograph from the 1930s.

Cookery course, Photograph, Around 1935

Under The Influence

I Took A TikTok Class. What Happened Next Blew My Mind

Phoebe Bridgers, winner of the Best Alternative Music Album award for "The Record"- Boygenius, Best Rock Song award for "Not Strong Enough", Best Rock Performance award for "Not Strong Enough" and Best Pop/Duo Group Performance award for "Ghost In The Machine", poses in the press room at the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

66th GRAMMY Awards – Press Room

Crosswords

The Crossword, Oct. 21: Sub-liminal Messages

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Barry Petchesky

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Let Me Push The Win Button

Manager Dave Roberts celebrates with bench coach Danny Lehmann, right, as the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the New York Mets 10-5 to win game 6 of a National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Mets 10-5 to win game 6 of a National League Championship Series.

History Is For The Dead And The Boring

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns is taken off the field on a medical cart in the second quarter of a game against the Cincinnati Bengalsat Huntington Bank Field on October 20, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cincinnati Bengals v Cleveland Browns

Crying Deshaun Watson Carted Off Field After Non-Contact Leg Injury

Forward Temwa Chawinga #6 of the Kansas City Current dribbles the ball with defender Abby Dahlkemper #13 of Bay FC defending in the second half during a game between Bay FC and the Kansas City Current at PayPal Park on October 12, 2024 in San Jose, California.

Kansas City Current v Bay FC

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Temwa Chawinga Has Conquered The NWSL

Juan Soto #22 and Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrate after Soto hit a home run in the 10th inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Championship Series – New York Yankees v Cleveland Guardians – Game 5

The Yankees Have Power In All The Right Places

Breanna Stewart #30 of the New York Liberty defends against Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx d2q in Game Four of the WNBA Finals at Target Center on October 18, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York Liberty v Minnesota Lynx – Game Four

The Lynx And Liberty Are Getting Too Close For Comfort

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Our Gang in Fish Hooky

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Tom Scocca

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The Candidates Have Nothing Left To Tell You

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Israel Daramola

Arts And Culture

‘Anora’ Gets Lost In Its Own Excess

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Patrick Redford

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Teenage Grandmaster Christopher Yoo Booted From U.S. Championships, Arrested After Post-Loss Meltdown

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CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 17: David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians gets doused with water after hitting a walk off two-run home run to beat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS presented by loanDepot at Progressive Field on Thursday, October 17, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Championship Series – New York Yankees v. Cleveland Guardians – Game Three

Elder Wisdom

Point/Counterpoint: Friday Night Playoff Games

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Kathryn Xu

Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers returns to the dugout after winning Game 4 of the NLCS.

Championship Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v. New York Mets – Game Four

Dodgers Lifehack: Just Don’t Chase, Dummy

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Drew Magary

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks on before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&amp;T Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Baltimore Ravens v Dallas Cowboys

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The 2024 NFL Season Is A Hater’s Paradise

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No One Needed The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show To Come Back

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Harrison Bader (left) and Jesse Winker (right) celebrate in the outfield at CitiField after the Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. Bader is yelling; Winker, also yelling, kind of looks like a snake a little bit.

Division Series – Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets – Game 4

The Hazards Of Beef Tourism, With Rohan Nadkarni

CHIMCHIME, ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2024/10/13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image taken with drone) In this aerial view, the domed roof at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, is seen ripped to shreds from Hurricane Miltonís powerful winds in St. Petersburg. The storm passed through the area on October 10, 2024, making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Siesta Key, Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Where Should The Rays Play?

Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his home run sail out to right field in Game 3 of the NLCS in New York.

Championship Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Mets – Game 3

The Dodgers Are More Than Advertised

Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty reacts after hitting a game winning three point basket to defeat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 in Game Three of the WNBA Finals at Target Center on October 16, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York Liberty v Minnesota Lynx – Game Three

The Liberty Can Always Count On The Big Three

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The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Proves Its Baking Chops In Bread Week


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In this aerial view, a person walks through flood waters that inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida.

Hurricane Milton Barrels Into Florida

Climate

What Can We Learn From Back-To-Back Monster Hurricanes Helene And Milton?

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