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A graduating student wears a money lei, a necklace made of US dollar bills, at the Pasadena City College graduation ceremony, June 14, 2019, in Pasadena, California. - With 45 million borrowers owing $1.5 trillion, the student debt crisis in the United States has exploded in recent years and has become a key electoral issue in the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections. "Somebody who graduates from a public university this year is expected to have over $35,000 in student loan debt on average," said Cody Hounanian, program director of Student Debt Crisis, a California NGO that assists students and is fighting for reforms.

Interviews

A Student-Debt Researcher Fucks Me Up With America’s Broken Promises

Carson Wentz and Doug Pederson share a moment together.

Solid Marital Fundamentals Will Lift The Eagles Out Of The Shitter

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 02: A fan displays a sign during the third quarter of a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field on December 02, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Baltimore Ravens v Pittsburgh Steelers

When The Football Is Meaningless, What’s Left?

Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Tomlin chat on the sidelines.

We Have Reached The Absurdist Stage Of The NFL’s Pandemic Failure

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The Chargers May Not Totally Grasp The Concept Of Time

A cool look at something called a preamplifier, which is part of the National Ignition Facility's effort at creating a self-sustaining fusion reaction.

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Science

President-Elect Joe Biden Must Direct The National Ignition Facility To Fire 192 Lasers At My Solar Plexus

The Crud Meter shows that Tom Brady was pretty cruddy tonight.

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Was Tom Brady Crud Tonight?

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Death To The NCAA

Dabo Swinney Is The Perfect Shitbrained Coach For These Shitbrained Times

Matt Patricia wears a mask and looks cagey on the Lions sideline.

Dear God, Will Someone Please Fire Matt Patricia

Taysom Hill Goes Deep And Checks Down On The Same Throw

The Hoarse, Mucousy, Ashen-Faced Texans Do Not Have COVID-19

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: John Wall of the Washington Wizards sits on the bench in the first half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on February 12, 2020 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Washington Wizards v New York Knicks

John Wall Wants The Wizards To Trade Him, Just As I Want The ESO’s Gigantic Quad-Laser To Vaporize My Corporeal Self

Some old-timey types type at typewriters while blindfolded.

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Join Us For A Friday Staff Chat

James Dolan sits next to a big Knicks logo.

The Knicks Did Something Cool That Probably Will Not Ever Matter, But Still

Bogdan Bogdanović Is A Hero For Nuking A Ho-Hum Sign-And-Trade

Dustin Johnson wears the green jacket and nobody gives a crap.

Media Meltdowns

Maybe People Care About Watching Sports Exactly As Much As They Should

A look at my fully operational JET-style tokamak, churning out big numbers of what could be power but might in fact be deadly radiation.

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They Made An Interactive Virtual Tokamak And Buddy, It Rules

A human cadaver positioned as if throwing a baseball at "Bodies...The Exhibition".

An Astrophysicist Explains The Challenges Of De-Juicing The Baseball

Pittsburgh Steelers v Dallas Cowboys

Sports Leagues Have Stopped Even Pretending To Give A Shit

The Prince Of Wales Opens The ‘Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy’ Exhibition

A Medieval Historian Explains Why The Magna Carta Has Nothing To Do With COVID-19

Jayson Tatum and Daniel Theis look like crap in black Celtics alternate uniforms.

No More Black NBA Uniforms, Please

Alex Cora makes a stupid face as manager of the Boston Red Sox, back before he was fired for being a cheater.

Red Sox Rehire Alex Cora, HEY LOOK OVER THERE

A crowd of dorks chants "stop the vote" in front of an election station in Detroit.

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Look At These Dorks

Trent Brown of the Raiders chills on the sideline during a game against the Cardinals earlier this season.

Something Very Scary Is Happening With Trent Brown

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