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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Felix Kent

A woman sits on the floor of her hotel room in her underwear, leaning against the bed and with a magnum of champagne turned up to her mouth. Her clothes are strewn about the bed and floor of the room. (Photo by Graphic House/Getty Images)

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Arts And Culture

How To Drink Alone, The Madison Avenue Way

Carl von Clausewitz (1780 -1831); Prussian general and military theorician. (Photo by: Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

Are You The General Of Carl von Clausewitz’s Dreams? Take This Quiz To Find Out!

A tourist practices with a paddleboard during a sunset in Philippine's Boracay island on April 24, 2018, ahead of its closure. - Police with assault rifles patrolled entry points to Boracay island on April 24 just days before a six-month shutdown and clean-up of one of the Philippines' top tourist attractions. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Elder Wisdom

A Middle-Aged Person Takes Up A Hobby

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 09: Auston Matthews #34 and Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs look on following their lose to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 09, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)

Fans

How Bad Should I Want My Team To Feel When They Lose?

American actress Dagmar (1921 - 2001) reading a book of 'Comic Characters of Shakespeare' by John Palmer, circa 1950. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Reading Is Easy, TV Is Hard

A group of teenagers having fun in a convertible car in the 1950's. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Life Lessons

This Is Not Actually An Endorsement Of Ditching Your Childhood Friends

Julien Ingrassia traditionally drinks from a shoe as he celebrates his 8th World title on November 21, 2021 after the ACI Rally Monza 2021

Racing

The Lottery In Secaucus

1985: A lady racegoer has a nap during Royal Ascot at Ascot racecourse in Berkshire, England. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

The Disappearing Girl

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 30: A local surfer is seen in action with Mount Fuji in the background from the beach of Enoshima during the build up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on January 30, 2020 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The venue will hold the sailing events. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

As You Know, Jeff, Every Time I Stare Into The Abyss It Stares Back At Me

‘Drive To Survive’ Cracks Open The Narrow Reality Of Competition