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NHL
It’s Autumn And The Leafs Are Falling
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Barry Petchesky
September 27, 2024
Politics
The Most Unbelievable Bits From NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s Indictment
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Barry Petchesky
September 26, 2024
MLB
The 2024 White Sox Have Achieved The Abominable
179
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Barry Petchesky
September 23, 2024
MLB
Shohei Ohtani Is Playing A Sport Of His Own
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Barry Petchesky
September 20, 2024
MLB
Boat Guy Has Balls
233
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Barry Petchesky
September 18, 2024
NFL
Giants-Commanders Was Only Loosely Football
75
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Barry Petchesky
September 16, 2024
NFL
This Can’t Keep Happening To Tua Tagovailoa
378
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Barry Petchesky
September 13, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Dimwitted Right-Wing Influencers Accused Of Being Unwitting Russian Assets
419
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Barry Petchesky
September 5, 2024
Science
No Need To Worry About Eerie, Mysterious “Pulsing” Noise Coming From Janky Boeing Starliner, NASA Insists
257
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Barry Petchesky
September 3, 2024
NFL
Show Us Your Fantasy Football Team
Barry Petchesky
September 1, 2024
The Machines
Whatever AI Looks Like, It’s Not
294
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Barry Petchesky
September 1, 2024
MLB
We Need A Better Phrase For Back-To-Back-To-Back Home Runs
189
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Barry Petchesky
August 26, 2024
NHL
Bad Contracts Expose Bad Teams
42
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Barry Petchesky
August 20, 2024
Science
Point/Counterpoint: Monkeys Typing Shakespeare
203
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August 8, 2024
Olympics
Nero Was The Worst Best Olympian Ever
111
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Barry Petchesky
August 5, 2024
Journalismism
Jeff Marek Got Fired For Leaking Draft Picks To The Wrong Person
41
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Barry Petchesky
August 1, 2024
Announcements
Everyone’s Been Competing To Post Defector’s 10,000th Blog And I Just Clicked Publish On This
238
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Barry Petchesky
July 31, 2024
Politics
Look At These Fucking Weirdos
918
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Barry Petchesky
July 29, 2024
Science
Don’t Bury Me At Biscuit Basin
101
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Barry Petchesky
July 24, 2024
NHL
A Useful, Clear-As-Day, Couldn’t-Be-Simpler Guide To Canada’s Hockey Arenas, Places, And Centres
183
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Barry Petchesky
July 23, 2024
Wings Week
Sting’s Winged Briefs In ‘Dune’ Are Cinema’s Most Iconic Underpants
98
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Barry Petchesky
July 17, 2024
Wings Week
I Drank Every Flavor Of Red Bull In A Row To See If It Would Give Me Wings
292
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Barry Petchesky
July 16, 2024
Science
NASA Must Put Me On The Simulated Mars Mission, To Test The Astronauts’ Patience
100
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Barry Petchesky
July 7, 2024
MLB
Old-Timey Ballplayers Have Nothing On José Miranda
76
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Barry Petchesky
July 7, 2024
NFL
The Jets Are Desperate Enough To Enable Aaron Rodgers
138
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Barry Petchesky
July 2, 2024
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