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Head coach Pete Carroll of the Las Vegas Raiders speaks with Atonio Mafi #56 prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 4. The Raiders actually won this one but fired Carroll shortly after.

Kansas City Chiefs v Las Vegas Raiders – NFL 2025

Podcasts

That Is Way Too Much Raiders, With Kalyn Kahler

People take in a fireworks show on Lake Ontario at midnight from HTO Park in Toronto on January 1 2026.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Goodbye To All That

Edwin Diaz reacts with Pete Alonso of the New York Mets during the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field on April 17, 2025. Alonso's kind of whapping Diaz on the butt with his glove.

St. Louis Cardinals v New York Mets

They’re Outta Here

Products line the shelves at a Williams-Sonoma store on April 29, 2024 in Miami, Florida.

Home And Kitchen Products Chain Williams-Sonoma

Espresso Doodad Roulette, With Matt Selman

Victor Wembanyama and his long ass arms grab a rebound over Jaylen Williams of the Thunder during the fourth quarter of a semifinal game of the Emirates NBA Cup at T-Mobile Arena on December 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

San Antonio Spurs v Oklahoma City Thunder : Emirates NBA Cup – Semifinals

The Spurs Showed How To Beat The Thunder

Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears walks off the field after a loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 7, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Chicago Bears v Green Bay Packers – NFL 2025

All Things Must Pass, With Matthew Coller

A crop of four images of people kind of partying and hanging out from Ken Ohara's "Contacts" show at The Whitney, with the relevant Whitney credit language superimposed at lower right.

Ohara

Arts And Culture

Make Yourself At Home

Exhaust fumes adding to the air pollution in Santiago, Chile, in 1962.

City Smog

Another Side Of Carbon Dioxide, With Peter Brannen

A general view of the OU logo and signage for 50 Conference Championships, 7 National Championships, and 31 Bowl Championships on June 8, 2025, on the facade of the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JUN 08 University of Oklahoma

Politics

The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring

A barn near Litchfield, Connecticut. It is painted in a faded red, and there's an American flag painted on the front of it. The Distraction logo is at upper right.

Barn near Litchfield, Connecticut

A Long Weekend In “Magary Country”

Red-legged Pademelon in the rainforest, Daintree, Queensland, Australia.

Red-legged Pademelon, Australia

A Big World Full Of Friendly Little Guys, With Nathan Thornburgh

This December 16, 2016 photo illustration taken in Washington, DC. shows the definition for the word "Surreal" in a copy of the Webster's Desktop Dictionary.

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The Man Who Defined “Sheeple,” With Stefan Fatsis