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Media Meltdowns

New York Times Reporter Suggests Entitled Reader Culture Has Become Dangerous And Unacceptable

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Report: Robert Sarver To Sell Suns To Mat Ishbia For $4 Billion

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A. Frog

A Caravaggio-esque photo of a tree frog being stung inside the mouth by the two-pronged genital spines of a wasp. Ouch!

Creaturefector

I Messed Up

Kelsey McKinney

Underexplained Lists

Ways To Reply To “Thank You,” Ranked

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Drew Magary

High School Students Writing at Desks (Photo by �� William Gottlieb/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Funbag

Writing Longhand Is For Suckers

A baby, blonde hair, pretty cute, but not like incredibly cute, sititng on a chair with a tan blanket draped over it. the baby is wearing a leather jacket. there's a bunch of money in front of him. it all kinda looks real except for one $100 bill which looks so fake so pretend that bill looks real too

Arts And Culture

It’s Not Nepotism; It’s Wealth.

Barry Petchesky

People watch the landing of NASA's InSight spacecraft on the planet Mars on television screens at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California on November 26, 2018. - Cheers and applause erupted at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a $993 million unmanned lander, called InSight, touched down on the Red Planet and managed to send back its first picture. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Science

Goodbye To InSight, The Lander That Uncovered Mars’s Innermost Secrets

Soccer

Nobody Is Scarier Than Kylian Mbappé

Tom Ley

Damian Lillard Is Mr. Portland

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AL RAYYAN, QATAR - NOVEMBER 30: General view outside the stadium prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match between Tunisia and France at Education City Stadium on November 30, 2022 in Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Capital

A World Cup Of Blood And Gold

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Chris Thompson

Deni Avdija of the Washington Wizards celebrates in the first quarter against the Charlotte Hornets

A Suggestion For How To Watch Your Puke Team Without Puking

Samer Kalaf

Turkish chef Salt Bae poses with World Cup trophy.

Life's Rich Pageant

Salt Bae Thinks He’s On The Team

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Nicholas Russell

Hey It's That Guy

Sean Harris Leans Into The Pain Of Being A Creep

This Emmanuel Macron Guy Is A Real Piece Of Work

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 18: Mac Jones #10 of the New England Patriots reacts after losing to the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images)

The Patriots Lost On The Funniest Play Of The Year

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Dan McQuade

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker battle it out at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. The photo has been cropped to make it a close-up of the Undertaker's funny face

This Is So Stupid

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The Winner Of The World Cup Is Little Smooches

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Andrés Cantor Called Argentina’s World Cup Win Like Only He Could

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez of Argentina celebrates receiving the trophy for best goalkeeper of the tournament after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.

Let’s Give A Big Hand For Emi Martínez!

Lionel Messi of Argentina poses with his Golden ball award following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.

Lionel Messi Is Done Chasing Ghosts

Lionel Messi, Captain of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup Trophy following his team's victory in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.

Argentina Went To Hell And Back To Win The World Cup

Greg Joseph #1 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates with teammates after hitting the game winning field goal in overtime against the Indianapolis Colts at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Vikings Came Back

Zillowing Out

A $700,000 House Where We Can Refuse To Leave Mid-Century Modern

DOHA, QATAR - DECEMBER 15: France National Team Training Session at Al Sadd SC on December 16, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

Here’s One Last Goddamn Thing France Has To Try And Overcome

Starbucks workers hold a rally on October 05, 2022 in New York City. Starbucks Workers United were joined in solidarity by various unions as they held a rally outside of a Staten Island store, slated to close for renovations later this month. They are calling for the right to negotiate employment terms and want an end to the union busting campaign that is being used against workers throughout the country.