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NFL
Which Of These Was The Worst Trick Play Of All Time?
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Barry Petchesky
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Chris Thompson
, and
Albert Burneko
January 23, 2023
NHL
Sebastian Aho Definitively Won The Battle Of Sebastians Aho
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Barry Petchesky
January 22, 2023
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NHL
The Canucks Did Bruce Boudreau Dirty
101
Comments
Barry Petchesky
January 22, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Let’s Speak Of The Devil (And His Fat Cat) In ‘The Master And Margarita’
86
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Barry Petchesky
January 11, 2023
Science
How Will We Find Alien Life?
295
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Barry Petchesky
January 11, 2023
Arts And Culture
Goodbye To Dark Sky, The Only Good Weather App
217
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Barry Petchesky
January 3, 2023
Year In Review
What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year?
320
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Barry Petchesky
January 1, 2023
NFL
It’s Mike White Season Again
104
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Barry Petchesky
December 26, 2022
NFL
The Broncos Have A Russell Wilson Problem
245
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Barry Petchesky
December 26, 2022
Year In Review
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?
526
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Barry Petchesky
December 25, 2022
Science
Goodbye To InSight, The Lander That Uncovered Mars’s Innermost Secrets
94
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Barry Petchesky
December 20, 2022
NFL
The Patriots Lost On The Funniest Play Of The Year
247
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Barry Petchesky
December 19, 2022
NHL
Alex Ovechkin Is Vintage
133
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Barry Petchesky
December 14, 2022
Animals
Free P-22!
185
Comments
Barry Petchesky
December 13, 2022
MLB
Aaron Judge Wasn’t About To Be Anyone’s Bargain
173
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Barry Petchesky
December 7, 2022
MLB
There’s A Place For Cheaters In The Hall Of Fame
281
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Barry Petchesky
December 5, 2022
Science
Artemis Is Our Ticket Out Of Here
147
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Barry Petchesky
December 1, 2022
Science
The Most Exciting Thing In Science Is When We Find Out We Were Wrong
178
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Barry Petchesky
November 18, 2022
NFL
The Raiders Are Stuck
184
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Barry Petchesky
November 17, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Tristram Shandy Would Surely Call Us “Jack Asses” For Writing This Post
43
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Barry Petchesky
November 16, 2022
Animals
Folks, We’ve Got A New Animal Friendship
108
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Barry Petchesky
November 13, 2022
NHL
It Takes A Big Fan To Admit They Were Wrong
54
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Barry Petchesky
November 13, 2022
NHL
The Bruins Did Everything Wrong
241
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Barry Petchesky
November 7, 2022
NHL
You’re Allowed To Not Sign A Guy
232
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Barry Petchesky
November 4, 2022
Video Games
Mario Power-Ups, Ranked
258
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Barry Petchesky
November 1, 2022
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