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Drew Magary

The Titans Will Dress Like A Real NFL Team This Season

Patrick Redford

Cubans gather in front of their houses during a blackout in Havana on March 16, 2026. Cuba suffered a widespread power cut on March 16, 2026, according to the national electricity company, against the backdrop of a severe crisis on the island caused by the US energy blockade. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP)

Politics

Donald Trump Is Strangling Cuba To Death

Ray Ratto

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 17: Aaron Judge #99 of Team USA looks on during the pre-game ceremony prior to the 2026 World Baseball Classic Championship game presented by Capital One between Team Venezuela and Team USA at loanDepot Park on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Team USA Lost For The Troops

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Tamika Tremaglio, Executive Director of the NBA Players Association, speaks during the NBPA 2023 All-Star Weekend Press Conference at the Hyatt Regency on February 18, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Interviews

Former NBPA Head Tamika Tremaglio Discusses The WNBA Labor Battle And The Art Of Bargaining

Giri Nathan

Aryna Sabalenka, left, hugs Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after winning their Women's Singles Finals match

Tennis

I Can’t Get Enough Of The Kaiju Battle Between Aryna Sabalenka And Elena Rybakina

Funbag

I Can’t Stop Reading Music History Books

Jaya Saxena

Arts And Culture

Fair Pay Feels Good In A Place Like This

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

the water scavenger beetle Regimbartia attenuata

Creaturefector

Even After Being Eaten, This Beetle Has Two Ways Out Alive

Adam Silver, commissioner of the National Basketball Association, watches the game during the second half between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz at Moda Center on March 13, 2026. He is looking extra turtle-ish.

The NBA’s Expansion Gambit Is About Getting Bigger, Not Better

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Chris Thompson

A grainy black-and-white 1981 photo showing something that looks like an ape striding out of the woods.

Science

What Did The Migrating Bigfoot Family Know About This Ohio Meteor Explosion?

Barry Petchesky

Video Games

Nvidia Wants To Yassify Video Games

Kathryn Xu

A poster of the American animated movie "GOAT" displayed in a cinema in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.

This Is So Stupid

A Series Of Facts About ‘Goat,’ The Steph Curry Goat Movie

Luis Paez-Pumar

Max Dowman celebrates scoring Arsenal's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2026 in London, United Kingdom.

Soccer

Teenager Max Dowman Gave Arsenal A Major Coolness Boost

Kelsey McKinney

Michael B. Jordan kisses his oscar wearing a brown suit with three small broaches on the lapel.

Brooches Won The Oscars

Israel Daramola

Paul Thomas Anderson accepting an Academy Award

Paul Thomas Anderson Finally Gets His Coronation

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: Doug Christie head coach of the Sacramento Kings claps on the sideline during the second half against the Indiana Pacers at Golden 1 Center on March 10, 2026 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kelley L Cox/Getty Images)

The Sacramento Kings Can’t Even Lose On Purpose

Albert Burneko

Trump To World: Please Help Me Un-Shoot My Own Leg Off

Lauren Theisen

College Basketball

Can I Interest You In A Billiken?

Racing

Fernando Alonso’s Extremities Pulped For Pointless Laps In A Worthless Lemon

Quinn Kuntz #35 of the Wisconsin Badgers greets her team's mascot before the Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes held at Ridder Arena on March 23, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Crosswords

The Crossword, March 16: Big Blowup

Tom Ley

Manager Mark DeRosa #9 takes the game ball from Paul Skenes #30 of Team USA during the 2026 World Baseball Classic WBC game

Mentally Ill Former Navy SEAL Inspires Team USA To WBC Final

Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team and Third placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari talk in parc ferme.

The Chinese GP Proves Mercedes Domination Might Still Be Fun

Vinnie Pasquantino #9 of Team Italy is showered with ice water by Jakob Marsee.

Nobody’s Having More Fun Than The Italians

Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs kneels on the ice after being kneed by Radko Gudas of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on March 12, 2026 in Toronto.

Auston Matthews Is Hurt And The Maple Leafs Are Burnt Toast

Dave McKenna

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MARCH 11: A general view of a glass LED floor during the second round game of the Men's 2026 Big 12 Tournament at T-Mobile Center on March 11, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)