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Drew Magary

President Joe Biden returns to the White House with first lady Jill Biden on July 7, 2024 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress return to Washington this week as pressure for Biden to withdraw as the Democratic nominee for the presidency continues to mount.

President Biden Returns To White House

Funbag

The Gerontocracy Loosened Its Death Grip

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 07: Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper walks the field before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium on January 07, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Carolina Panthers

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Carolina Panthers

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I Told My Kids I Peed In The Pool

Dragon statue on Dragon Bridge over Ljublja

If No Wings I See, A Dragon It Not Be

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House August 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden delivered remarks on the administration’s efforts to strengthen American leadership on clean cars and trucks. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

President Biden Delivers Remarks On Clean Cars

Podcasts

Joe Biden Should GTFO, With Rohan Nadkarni

A toy vendor is selling toys in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto)

Daily Life In Colombo

The World Will Drown In Cheap Toys

Close-up of a Caps Lock Key

How I Became An All-Caps Fetishist

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Photo of TALKING HEADS

It’s Never Too Late To Fall In Love With ‘Stop Making Sense’

The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Washington Post Shakes Up Leadership

Journalismism

Journalism Is Activism

A robot using artificial intelligence is displayed at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, on May 30, 2024. Humanity is in a race against time to harness the colossal emerging power of artificial intelligence for the good of all, while averting dire risks, a top UN official said. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

TOPSHOT-SWITZERLAND-UN-AI-TECHNOLOGY-GOVERNANCE

AI Isn’t Intelligent Until You And I Say So

1956: EXCLUSIVE Full-length image of stunt performers on Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, California. Four men lift four women in the air, all in bathing suits, on the boardwalk stage. (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)

Muscle Beach

Elder Wisdom

IT’S SUMMERTIME, MOTHERFUCKERS

Axl Rose – File Photo’s

What Makes A Power Ballad?

A woman stands with her cellphone in Grand Central Terminal, the historic world-famous landmark and transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan July 21, 2020 in New York. - The station is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines and ridership has been down during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Life Lessons

Metro-North Is My North Star

06/08/12 - Midland Park, NJ - A supermarket shelf at a Kings Food Market in Midland Park, New Jersey filled mostly with Frito-Lay brands of chips.

Snack chips on a supermarket shelf

Mixing Chip Flavors Is A Dangerous Game

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 17: Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley from TNT talk as a part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Brandon Todd/NBAE via Getty Images)

2024 NBA All-Star – State Farm All-Star Saturday Night

A Requiem For ‘Inside The NBA’ From A Guy Who Barely Watched It

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 28: Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves slam dunks the ball ahead of Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Footprint Center on April 28, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 122-116 and win the series 4-0. 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 Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Minnesota Timberwolves v Phoenix Suns – Game Four

More Ant Dunks!

1950s 1960s MAN IN STRIPED PAJAMAS SMILING ASLEEP IN BED (Photo by ClassicStock/Getty Images)

1950s 1960s MAN IN STRIPED…

I Love My Jammy-Jams

Green Bay, WI - December 18: A frozen fly on a window screen in a Green Bay hotel. (Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Green Bay Packers Vs. LA Rams At Lambeau Field

Could I Murder You With A Screen Door?

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Electric Callboy Is The World’s Heaviest And Greatest Boy Band

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Help, Help! I Think Tiny Desk Concerts Are Fucking Stupid!

SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 13: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on from the bench during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 13, 2024 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. 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 Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings

LeBron Can’t Be A Player-Coach

Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball over Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets during the game during Round 2 Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2024 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

2024 NBA Playoffs – Minnesota Timberwolves v Denver Nuggets

Anthony Edwards Is Forcing Me To Say The Unsayable

Students at the University of Birmingham take part in their degree congregations as they graduate on July 14, 2009 in Birmingham, England. Over 5000 graduates will be donning their robes this week to collect their degrees from The University of Birmingham. A recent survey suggested that there are 48 graduates competing for every job.

University Of Birmingham Hold Degree Congregations

To My Daughter, The Graduate: This Is All Your Fault

A Lebanese couple look through windows of a building displaying a giant advertisement of a deodorant in Beirut 01 December 1999. Sexy and erotic advertisement have become common across Beirut the most liberal Arab capital.