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Albert Burneko

A pigeon selects from the culinary delights in an overflowing garbage can

Chefector

Uncleanliness Is Next To Godliness

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Ansu Fati react to a missed scoring opportunity against Getafe CF

La Liga

Barcelona’s Doing Its Damnedest To Make Winning Boring

Old-timey black-and-white basketball photo

A Timely Preview Of The 2023 NBA Playoffs, Almost Certainly Including All Of The Participants

Politics

Clarence Thomas Has A Billionaire Sponsor And Nobody Can Do Anything About It

A close play on a steal attempt at second base, between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians.

This Is So Stupid

It’s Too Easy To Steal Bases!

Los Angeles Angel Of Anaheim Does Amazing Baseball Thing, For Naught

Bring Forth The Arrest

Barcelona players celebrate Franck Kessié's stoppage-time winner against Real Madrid, Mar. 19 2023

Things Are Looking Up For Barcelona, So Long As You Don’t Look Up

How To Break Free Of Recipe Dependence

Ron DeSantis with his big gross mouth open like a nightmare baby bird.

Which Three Fingers Did Ron DeSantis Use To Slurp Down Chocolate Pudding Like A Damn Raccoon?

Erling Haaland of Manchester City next to a desperately diving Janis Blaswich of RB Leipzig in Champions League round-of-16

Champions League

Erling Haaland Is A Bolt, Or Five, Of Lightning

Kylian Mbappé, looking skyward in frustration.

Paris Ain’t Germane (To The Discussion Of Possible Champions League Winners)

The Great Outdoors

I Have Been Defeated And Humbled By My Hated Foe, The Wind

Elon Musk and the Cybertruck, in front of a digital readout bragging about the caliber of gunfire it can withstand for some reason.

The Machines

Get A Load Of This Sorry Piece Of Crap

Lonzo Ball watches a Bulls game from courtside, in a hoodie and ball cap.

Chicago Bulls Organization Experiences Performance-Limiting Brain Condition While Participating In Lonzo Ball Injury Updates

Soup cans on a supermarket shelf, with a big Chefector logo in front

It’s Good To Make Your Own Stock Sometimes

A creepy childlike automaton in an old black-and-white photograph

Google’s Search Engine Reveals Its Feelings: Destroy All Humans With A Rain Of Nuclear Fire

Ben Simmons takes a short shot during the Brooklyn Nets' loss to the New York Knicks on Monday night.

Nets Coach: The Challenge With Ben Simmons Is He Is A Crappy Player

Tom Ley

Here Is Your 2023 NBA Trade Deadline Roundup

LeBron James looking up at what's probably a rebound

LeBron James’s Former Colleagues Laud His Greatness, Incredibly Rudely

A vegetable grocery display with carrots and scallions and radishes

You Have No Excuse For Disliking Vegetables

Barry Petchesky

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Chris Thompson

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 22: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys reacts during the second half of the game against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Levi's Stadium on January 22, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)