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Aaron Rodgers #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on at the line of scrimmage during the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on December 21, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.

Jamboroo

Fuck The Fourth-Down Bluff

Three characters in the Stranger Things finale

Funbag

A Belated Review Of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 (Which Sucked A Fat One)

Airplane cabin with in flight entertainment screens lit up, jetblue, New York.

After The Redeye

US President Barack Obama holds up a jar of salsa while shopping at the Golden Fig food store in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 26, 2014. The store offers Minnesota produced foods and gifts. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN

Can I Use Salsa As A Salad Dressing?

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal

Hater's Guide

The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog

The Apple Mail application icon is seen on an iPhone home screen in Warsaw, Poland on March 3, 2021.

Push Notifications Were Made To Imprison You

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills takes on the Cincinnati Bengals during the NFL 2025 game between Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on December 7, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.

Now We Must All Become Bills Fans

Pat McAfee Is Intolerable

Photo by Tim Leedy 1/1/09Pork and Sauerkraut on New Year's day.Paul and Sara Wixon of Muhlenberg twp have a family dinner at Wegman's restaurant in Muhlenberg Twp.

Eat Dinner Early

A spectator attempts to complete a newspaper crossword during the Vitality County Championship match between Gloucestershire and Glamorgan at College Ground on July 01, 2024 in Cheltenham, England.

Oh Shit, I’m A Crossword Dork Now

View of American media mogul and businesswoman Martha Stewart, in a blue, striped apron, as she works in her kitchen, Westport, Connecticut, August 1976.

Confessions Of A Domestic Demigod

All Of The Brands Suck At Branding

Which Fictional Character Would You Hate To See Go MAGA?

J.J. McCarthy #9 of the Minnesota Vikings looks on during warmups before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 09, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

J.J. McCarthy Sucks

Food

At Long Last, I Have Perfected My Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Pips Understands The True Joy Of Puzzle-Solving

(GERMANY OUT) Scrabble game, board with the term HILFE (help) and figures

Big Words Are Big Fun

Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson before a college basketball game between the St. John's Red Storm and the Connecticut Huskies at Madison Square Garden on February 23, 2025 in New York City.

College Football

At Last, Gus Johnson Meets An Octave He Cannot Defeat

U.S. President Donald Trump departs Air Force One on October 30, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is returning to Washington following a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, alongside securing trade deals with ASEAN, Japanese and South Korean partners on his week-long Asian tour.

Politics

If You’re Stuck At An Airport Right Now, It’s Because Trump Fucked You

Kareem Hunt #29 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs with the ball against Cole Bishop #24 of the Buffalo Bills during the game at Highmark Stadium on November 2, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.

And Now, Rude Midseason Notes For Every NFL Team

A man is seen using the OpenAI ChatGPT artificial intelligence chat website in this illustration photo on 18 July, 2023.

Am I A Shitty Person For Using AI At Work?

Head Coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels poses during a press conference on December 12, 2024 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Our Rich People Suck At Spending Money

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet trick-or-treaters during a Halloween event at the White House on October 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. The President and First Lady are hosting children from local neighborhoods, public schools and military families for the annual trick-or-treating event.

What’s The Weirdest Thing You Ever Received While Trick-Or-Treating?

Adam Prentice #46 and Troy Franklin #11 of the Denver Broncos celebrate after Franklin's receiving touchdown in the fourth quarter of a game against the New York Giants at Empower Field At Mile High on October 19, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.