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Drew Magary

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 05: Fans react as Papa Roach performs at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino August 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The rock group is touring in support of the platinum-selling album "Getting Away With Murder." (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Funbag

We Don’t Need Concert Encores Anymore

Dadfector

You Deserve A Dad Pat Today

Arts And Culture

Bad Special Effects Are A Choice

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - MAY 01: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after being ejected during Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on May 01, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. 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 Justin Ford/Getty Images)

Oh God I Think I Love Draymond Green

Elder Wisdom

My Weird Australia Thing

What If A Baseball Game Literally Never Ended?

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Cooper Kupp #10 of the Los Angeles Rams makes a touchdown catch over Eli Apple #20 of the Cincinnati Bengals during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Jamboroo

This Is A Wide Receivers’ League Now

Members of the brotherhood of the Bessieres' giant Easter omelette prepare a giant omelette with thousands of eggs, on April 21, 2014 in Bessieres, southwestern France, as part of a traditional Easter celebration. AFP PHOTO / REMY GABALDA

Omelets? They’re—GASP!—Overrated

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 2: A model of COVID-19, known as coronavirus, is seen ahead of testimony from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), during a US Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the plan to research, manufacture and distribute a coronavirus vaccine, known as Operation Warp Speed, July 2, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

COVID-19: The Drew Magary Review

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 01: A plane sits on the tarmac at a South Carolina airport on March 01, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. As concerns grow about the spread of the Coronavirus, many travelers are altering their plans which has affected companies in the travel industry. The NYSE Arca Airline Index, which tracks airlines in North America and Latin America, was down 20 percent last week with American Airlines shares falling 7.7 percent. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Life Lessons

This Is, As Far As I’m Concerned, The Greatest Airport Story Ever Told

I’m Great At Falling Asleep Now

Father entertains five children with a toy airplane as mother carries in a tray of food circa 1950. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

34 Things I Say To My Kids A Million Times A Day

A picture taken on February 13, 2022 shows a cup of espresso coffee at the historic Gran Caffe Gambrinus in Naples, Italy. - A shot of dark, velvety coffee is more than just a quick caffeine hit: Italy's espresso is a prized social and cultural ritual the country considers a national heritage worthy of Unesco status. Gran Caffe Gambrinus is a historic cafe, pasticceria, and gelateria that opened in Naples in 1860. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Coffee: A Delayed Love Story

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 11: Mike Greenberg of ESPN looks on during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State Warriors at Wells Fargo Center on December 11, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Mike Greenberg Is The Smelliest Turd Left In The ESPN Punchbowl

Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, departs after attending Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's video joint address to Congress in the Congressional Auditorium at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Politics

Fuck Joe Manchin

MOBILE, ALABAMA - JANUARY 29: Scouts check their stopwatches after a participant ran the 40-yard dash during the 2022 NFL HBCU Combine at University of South Alabama Jaguar Training Center on January 29, 2022 in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

NFL Draft Analytics Are Teaching Me Some Pretty Incredible Shit

Defector At The Movies

Down With Sympathetic Villains

CLEVELAND, OHIO - JANUARY 09: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during warm-ups before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at FirstEnergy Stadium on January 09, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Would Your Team Be Better Off With Baker Mayfield? LET’S FIND OUT!

How Long Do You Have To Spend Somewhere To Say You Lived There?

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: In this photo illustration, Hasbro board games are displayed on February 08, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Hasbro reported better than expected fourth quarter earnings with net income of $105.2 million, or 76 cents a share, compared to $95.5 million, or 69 cents a share, one year ago. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Things We Actually Like

Confessions Of A Yahtzee Pervert

At Ambition’s End

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white) A pile of Scrabble pieces during rounds 1 to 3 of the 24-round Scrabble Champions Tournament, during the Mind Sports International World Championships held at ExCel on November 19, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Underexplained Lists

Scrabble Tiles, Ranked

American vaudeville actor Ray Bolger (1904 - 1987) prepares for the opening of WJZ-TV by the American Broadcasting Company at the Palace Theater in New York City, 10th August 1948. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

The Best Time To Watch A Movie Is First Thing In The Morning

Eric Adams Is Unfortunately A Comic Genius

Aspen, UNITED STATES: Ski racers take a chair lift up the hill during a free skiing session 08 December, 2005 in Aspen, Colorado. In cold weather skiers were preparing for the World Cup Super G scheduled for 09 December, 2005 in Aspen. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)