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Capital
Looking Good, Elon! Feeling Good, Trashcan Man!
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Albert Burneko
December 1, 2023
The Machines
Here’s $75, Give Me One Frosty Tesla Cyberbeer Please GZZT MZZZZT ZZZZZTT ERROR ERROR FATAL ERROR
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Albert Burneko
November 16, 2023
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
Life Lessons
Life Comes At You Fast
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Albert Burneko
November 12, 2023
Soccer
More Like Erik Two Hag
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Albert Burneko
November 9, 2023
The Machines
When Blindness Hits A Hundred Bucks A Share, Then Who Will Be Laughing, I Ask You, “Doctor”
385
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Albert Burneko
November 6, 2023
NBA
James Harden Traded To Los Angeles Clippers After All
149
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Albert Burneko
October 31, 2023
NBA
All Anyone Could Ever Hope To Know Or Learn About The 2023–24 NBA Season, Or Indeed About Anything, And Well In Advance Too
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Albert Burneko
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Patrick Redford
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Ray Ratto
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Tom Ley
October 24, 2023
MLB
Never Make Zac Gallen Face Kyle Schwarber And Bryce Harper In The Same Inning Ever Again
70
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Albert Burneko
October 22, 2023
MLB
More Like Min Scherzer
134
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Albert Burneko
October 19, 2023
Jamboroo
High School Sports Are Out Of Frickin’ Control
564
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Albert Burneko
October 5, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Wow, You Can’t Even Pound A Quart Of Whiskey At The Airport For Less Than $60 Anymore
484
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Albert Burneko
September 21, 2023
Soccer
Luis Rubiales Finally, Belatedly Resigns
147
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Albert Burneko
September 11, 2023
Soccer
Spain Dumps Women’s Team Coach Jorge Vilda, At Long Last
87
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Albert Burneko
September 5, 2023
Soccer
Ansu Fati In Brighton Should Be Lots Of Fun
32
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Albert Burneko
September 3, 2023
Soccer
Luis Rubiales Shows The Whole World Spain’s Entire Ass
237
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Albert Burneko
August 25, 2023
Soccer
What The Hell Is Going On With João Félix?
71
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Albert Burneko
August 23, 2023
Soccer
After All That, Kylian Mbappé Will Stay At Paris Saint-Germain
56
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Albert Burneko
August 13, 2023
MLB
The San Francisco Giants And Cable TV Conspired To Prevent This Blog, But Failed
135
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Albert Burneko
August 10, 2023
Soccer
What The Hell Is Going On With Ousmane Dembélé?
51
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Albert Burneko
August 8, 2023
Arts And Culture
Paul Reubens Did Everything Funny
242
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Albert Burneko
July 31, 2023
Soccer
What The Hell Is Going On With Kylian Mbappé?
140
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Albert Burneko
July 26, 2023
Soccer
Cristiano Ronaldo Is Being A Butt Again
194
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Albert Burneko
July 18, 2023
Soccer
Italy’s Getting There, Slowly, Maybe
37
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Albert Burneko
July 14, 2023
NBA
Catch The Victor Wembanyama Show
119
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Albert Burneko
July 10, 2023
Soccer
Spain Is A Big Ugly Mess With Some Extremely Cool Players
33
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Albert Burneko
June 30, 2023
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