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<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


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Drew Magary

Minnesota Vikings fan dressed up in Viking costume at a National Football League game in the Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by LAYNE KENNEDY/Corbis via Getty Images)

Minnesota Vikings Pro Football NFL Game Fans

Jamboroo

I Am Ready To Become The Worst Kind Of Sports Cock

Mother and children in a tent

Funbag

Help! My Son Won’t Stop Huffing His Own Farts!

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 22: Tom Brady seen arriving at Palacio De Cibeles on April 22, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

2024 Laureus World Sport Awards Madrid

I Learned It By Watching You, Tom Brady

Atmosphere at the Nike Air Innovation Summit held at the Palais Brongniart on April 11, 2024 in Paris, France.

Nike Air Innovation Summit

Capital

The Fanatics Disaster Is Also A Nike Disaster

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Animals

I Have Become A Crazy Dog Person

View of cooks as they prepare a barbecue meal at President Lyndon Johnson's ranch, Johnson City, Texas, December 1963. Visible at right are members of the press corps who wait to be served during the event, a reception for West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. (Photo by Yoichi Okamoto/White House Photo Collection/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Barbecue At LBJ Ranch

Until We Meat Again: A Smokeboy Hangs Up His Apron

A General view showing a shoe store on August 7, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong residents received Phase 2 of the Consumer Voucher Scheme.

Hong Kong Consumer Voucher Scheme

Elder Wisdom

These Dad Shoes Are Made For Workin’

A general view of The Den ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match between Millwall and Leicester City at The Den on April 9, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

Millwall v Leicester City – Sky Bet Championship

Soccer

An American Dumbass In London

A promotional poster for the James Bond film "No Time To Die" starring Daniel Craig at a cineplex in Shanghai showing all six actors who have played the character James Bond.

China Film Marketing

Arts And Culture

It’s Not Who Plays The Next Bond, It’s How You Write Him

1930s 1940s MAN REPORTER ON PHONE WEARING VISOR SMOKING CIGAR SITTING AT TYPEWRITER (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

1930s 1940s MAN REPORTER…

How Facts Went Out Of Fashion

16 Mar 1974: Police Constable Michael O’Brien uses his helmet to cover up streaker Bruce Perry as he is led away during the Five Nations Championship match between England and Wales at Twickenham in London, England. England won the match 16-12. Visions of Sport. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images)

Five Nations streaker

The Gift Of Streaking

Guy Ritchie speaks onstage during the Special NY Screening of "The Gentlemen" at the Alamo Drafthouse on January 11, 2020 in New York City.

Special NY Screening Of “The Gentlemen” At The Alamo Drafthouse

Guy Ritchie Is The Least Appreciated Director In The World

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 29: J.J. McCarthy of Michigan poses for portraits at the Indiana Convention Center on February 29, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

NFL Combine – Portraits

J.J. McCarthy Is A False Flag, And Other Notes From A Burgeoning Draft Pervert

WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES - MARCH 12: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is seen during alongside other members of Senate Republican leadership during a press conference following weekly policy luncheons on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Senate Republican Leadership Press Conference

How To Piss On Mitch McConnell’s Grave: A Brief Explainer

Scott Van Pelt watches Maryland basketball

Ohio State v Maryland

Death To The NCAA

Scott Van Pelt, And Every Other Shithead, Is Missing The Point About Paying College Athletes

Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans stretches toward the end zone for a touchdown

Tennessee Titans v Pittsburgh Steelers

Derrick Henry Is Here To Remind The Ravens To Run The Fucking Ball

TUNIS, TUNISIA - JULY 26 : A man reads a newspaper with the death of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (92) on the headline in the country in Tunis, Tunisia on July 26, 2019. (Photo by Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92

I Have To Know Why You Died!

Kirk Cousins speaks on SiriusXM at Super Bowl LVIII on February 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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KirkWatch: I AM FREE

A little girl eating her breakfast cereal with a glass of milk, 1950. (Photo by Harold M. Lambert/Getty Images)

Breakfast

Food

Raisin Bran Crunch Is The GOAT Cereal

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 09: Kirk Cousins throws a mini football at Radio Row at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center ahead of Super Bowl LVIII on February 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

Super Bowl LVIII – Previews

KirkWatch: America Holds Its Breath

Baseball: World Series: Arizona Diamondbacks Corbin Carroll (7) in action, rusn to first base vs Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Game 2. Arlington, TX 10/28/2023 CREDIT: Erick W. Rasco (Photo by Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X164447 TK1)

Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks, 2023 World Series

Road Grays Are Dogshit

Mother trying to make daughter (4-5) finish food at table. It's an old stock photo from the 1940s.

Mother trying to make daughter (4-5) finish food at table, (B&W)

Dadfector

A Taxonomy Of Mom Sounds

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Life Lessons

My Sweet Tooth

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Help! I’m Worried My Sons Will Turn Out To Be Total Assholes!

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Does Jon Stewart Matter?