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An embarrassment of riches, or rich people things, on display at a Williams-Sonoma store.

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Looking Very Strongly At A Williams-Sonoma, With James Austin Johnson

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Ray Ratto

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 16: A sculpture depicts Olympic figure skaters for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at Shougang Park on December 16, 2020 in Beijing, China. The organizing committee introduced the latest progress of the Olympic venues, all competition venues will be completed this year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Stepping In The Headquarter Of Beijing 2022

Olympics

Let’s Fix The Olympics By Getting Rid Of The Countries

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Drew Magary

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 13: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers enters the field before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Bills Stadium on December 13, 2020 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

Pittsburgh Steelers v Buffalo Bills

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The Old Guard Of Quarterbacks Needs To Go Away

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Fabinho of Liverpool in action during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on December 06, 2020 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Premier League

Soccer

For Injury-Plagued Liverpool, Fabinho Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

One of Cyberpunk 2077's many glitches, a man riding naked on top of a car

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Video Games

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Is The Perfect Example Of What’s Broken In The Video Games Industry

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Pizza The Hutt from the movie Spaceballs.

Life Lessons

Hibernating For One Year Has Turned Me Into A Toxic Blob

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Tom Ley

Detroit Lions v Philadelphia Eagles

Defector Up All Night

A Guy Broke His Throat

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 29: A view of cut-outs of African-American players from the Negro Leagues are displayed in left field during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on August 29, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Players are wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson this weekend. The day honoring Jackie Robinson, traditionally held on April 15, was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Phillies won 4-1. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

Atlanta Braves v Philadelphia Phillies

MLB Attempts To Fix The Baseball History It Fractured

Fran Hoepfner is a writer and teacher.

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Fran Hoepfner

A scene from Bacurau, courtesy Kino Lorber.

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Defector At The Movies

‘Bacurau’ Is The Movie-est Movie You’ll See This Year

Green Bay Packers Introduce Matt LaFleur – Press Conference

Green Bay Packers Unveil Plan For Enacting Social Justice: Fund The Police

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Lauren Theisen

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Death To The NCAA

Even The Ads For College Football Are Stupider This Year

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A screencap from Dream's record-setting run.

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Let’s Dive Into This ‘Minecraft’ YouTuber Speedrunning Drama

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Hater's Guide

The 2020 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog

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Albert Burneko

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Report: James Harden Is Extremely Cool

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Tara VanDerveer speaks during the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on August 12, 2011 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony

Women's Basketball

Tara VanDerveer Wins And Wins And Wins

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What’s Your Water-Drinking Situation?

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Billy Haisley

Daniel Podence of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates with teammates Romain Saiss and Pedro Neto after scoring their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea at Molineux on December 15, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea – Premier League

All Hail Daniel Podence, The Premier League’s Reigning Short King

Jeffrey Toobin, former New Yorker journalist

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Media Meltdowns

Who Can Guess What Jeffrey Toobin Did Wrong? (Not So Fast, Malcolm Gladwell)

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The Great Outdoors

Trash Animals Send Delegates To Landmark Council Of Garbage Feasters

Custom official destroys seized bottles of liquor, previously smuggled into Pakistan during an ceremony organized by customs to destroy seized alcohol and drugs smuggled into Pakistan, on the outskirts of Quetta on December 15, 2020.   (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP) (Photo by BANARAS KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Funbag

There’s No “Best” Time To Quit Drinking

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All I Am Asking Is To Let Me Watch My Favorite And Terrible Basketball Team

dribbles the ball against the Boston Celtics at the Barclays Center on November 15, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. 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. The Nets defeated the Celtics 102-97.

Boston Celtics v Brooklyn Nets

Report: It’s Just The Preseason, But Man, It Looks Like Our Team Got The Best Player In The Draft

Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns celebrates a touchdown

Baltimore Ravens v Cleveland Browns

These Are Not The Same Old Browns

Lamar Jackson’s Runs Flush Browns, Pull Ravens Out Of Skid

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 14: Keyontae Johnson #11 of the Florida Gators dribbles the ball against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the second round of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 14, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

SEC Basketball Tournament – Second Round

College Basketball

What’s Known About Florida Basketball Player Keyontae Johnson’s On-Court Collapse

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