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Albert Burneko

Media Meltdowns

Maybe Your Marriage Just Sucks!

Bruce Arians Debased Himself Because That’s His Job

Life's Rich Pageant

I Am Certain Amtrak’s New Vaccine Plan Will Go Great

Capital

The Wirecutter Union Won

Chefector

A Pot Of Beans, By Any Other Name

Cincinnati Reds mascot Mr. Redlegs sits in the empty stands.

This Is So Stupid

Which Sports Team Name Would Be The Worst To Have As Your Actual Name?

How To Quit Your Job, According To The Washington Post: Fuck You

An ultimate frisbee player leaps to make a catch, silhouetted against the sun

All Of My Problems With The Name “Ultimate”

Let’s Make Some Ravioli

Here Are Some Young NBA Players Who Are Butt

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 31: An Atlanta Braves braves fan reacts following Houston Astros 9-5 win in Game Five of the World Series at Truist Park on October 31, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Here Are Some Dishonest Defenses Of Baseball

The Celtics Are Crappy And Unhappy

A bowl of mushroom soup that tasted better than it photographed

Let’s Cook Mushroom Soup

Mark Davis, Big Backpack Guy

circa 1965: A woman lifts a cup of coffee off a saucer in a kitchen. (Photo by Leo Vals/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Machines

Boston Tech Startup Develops Worst Imaginable Way To Get A Cup Of Coffee

Some Baylor guys stand on the Final Four logo at midcourt after beating Gonzaga in the NCAA championship

College Basketball

Bob Huggins Wants To Eliminate The Wrong Part Of March Madness

Weeks If Not Months In Advance, A Thorough Preview Of The 2021-22 NBA Season

A bowl of pierogi with cabbage and sour cream

Let’s Make Pierogi

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the first inning at Oracle Park on September 04, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Reverse Baseball!

A young John F. Kennedy sits at a typewriter

Plagiarism Is The Weirdest Of All The Frauds

Life Lessons

Fake It Until You Make It (A Worse Planet For Everyone To Live On)

Yoan Moncada of the Chicago White Sox sprawled on the ground in front of jeering Houston Astros fans

MLB Network’s Jim Kaat Went So Far Out Of His Way To Say Something Racist

‘American Conservative’ Columnist: This Story Reminds Me Of A Third-Grader Whose Dick I Thought Was Weird

A bowl of escarole with beans and sausage

Let’s Cook Some Escarole With Beans And Sausage

Barcelona striker Luuk de Jong, looking confused and helpless against Benfica