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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
Gary Payton And The Art And Strategy Of “Talking Crazy”
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Rafi Kohan
December 8, 2023
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Capital
Elon Musk Is Grimly Determined To Let You Know He Is Funny
By
Patrick Redford
December 8, 2023
352
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Chefector
Let’s Explore The Infinite Realm Of Hot Pot
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Kathryn Xu
December 8, 2023
162
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The Fights
Conor McGregor And The Politics Of Mean
By
Dave McKenna
December 8, 2023
139
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MLB
How Does Juan Soto Keep Getting Traded?
By
Craig Goldstein
December 8, 2023
154
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NFL
Sean McDermott Apologizes For Motivating His Team With The Inspiring Story Of The 9/11 Hijackers
By
Chris Thompson
December 8, 2023
315
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Podcasts
Professor Frink Is Real, And Strong, And My Friend, With Matt Selman
By
David Roth
December 7, 2023
81
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NFL
Former Jags Employee Accused Of Stealing $22 Million, Used It On Cars, Gambling, And Crypto
By
Patrick Redford
December 7, 2023
182
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Jamboroo
My Life As A GPS Dot
By
Drew Magary
December 7, 2023
333
Comments
Soccer
Santos Suffers Historic, Agonizing Relegation For First Time In 111 Years
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
December 7, 2023
44
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Soccer
The Wildest Soccer Match Of The Week Was Between Two Teams That Didn’t Even Play Each Other
By
Billy Haisley
December 7, 2023
22
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NBA
The In-Season Tournament For Even The Least Of Us
By
Ray Ratto
December 7, 2023
34
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Politics
What Puts A Smile On Ron DeSantis’s Face?
By
David Roth
December 7, 2023
342
Comments
Soccer
Sometimes You Need An Old Dog To Fight The Big Ones
By
Tom Ley
December 7, 2023
43
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Arts And Culture
There’s So Little To Say About Taylor Swift Being Person Of The Year
By
Kelsey McKinney
December 7, 2023
393
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Media Meltdowns
Adam Silver Can’t Resist Praising Henry Kissinger On ‘The Pat McAfee Show’
By
Giri Nathan
December 6, 2023
192
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NBA
The Minor Stakes Of The NBA In-Season Tournament Have Led To Good, Silly Fun
By
Patrick Redford
and
Giri Nathan
December 6, 2023
37
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Things We Actually Like
This Cheesy Mitchell Robinson Blog Is For My Mom
By
Diana Moskovitz
December 6, 2023
59
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Podcasts
Dog Day Afternoon At The Salon
By
Jae Towle Vieira
December 6, 2023
20
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Science
What Kind Of Future Does De-Extinction Promise?
By
Sabrina Imbler
December 6, 2023
147
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MLB
Never Say Aloud The Name Of Shohei Ohtani Or Surely You Will Perish!
By
Chris Thompson
December 6, 2023
215
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Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Soars To Victory In A Triumphant Finale
By
Kelsey McKinney
and
Chris Thompson
December 6, 2023
97
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Underexplained Lists
Referee And Umpire Signals It’s Fun To Do From Your Couch, Ranked
By
Barry Petchesky
December 6, 2023
298
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NBA
In-Season Tournament Gets Everyone’s Attention With A Glaring Officiating Fuck-Up
By
Drew Magary
December 6, 2023
137
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NHL
Despite All Their Tage, Sabres Still Cannot Turn A New Page
By
Lauren Theisen
December 6, 2023
82
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