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The Fights
Mortality Always Wins By Knockout
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Israel Daramola
November 20, 2024
NFL
Going For Two Is Always The Correct Call
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Israel Daramola
November 8, 2024
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Arts And Culture
Quincy Jones Was Greater Than Any One Era
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Israel Daramola
November 7, 2024
College Football
Quietly, Deion’s Colorado Is Getting There
114
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Israel Daramola
October 30, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Anora’ Gets Lost In Its Own Excess
43
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Israel Daramola
October 18, 2024
College Football
What’s Going On With Bama?
126
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Israel Daramola
October 16, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Best Films At The 2024 New York Film Festival
26
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Israel Daramola
October 4, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down In The ‘Industry’ Season 3 Finale
43
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Israel Daramola
October 2, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Megalopolis’ Is Both Ingeniously Stupid And Stupidly Genius
260
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Israel Daramola
September 30, 2024
College Football
The Matthew Sluka Debacle Exposes The NIL System For What It Is
175
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Israel Daramola
September 26, 2024
College Football
The Dukes Ran The Tar Heels Out Of Their Own Building
88
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Israel Daramola
September 22, 2024
Death To The NCAA
Colorado’s Never Boring, That’s For Sure
52
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Israel Daramola
September 22, 2024
Death To The NCAA
Tennessee’s “Talent Fee” For Tickets Is The First Domino
112
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Israel Daramola
September 19, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down After ‘Industry’ Episodes 4-6
28
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Israel Daramola
September 17, 2024
Journalismism
Beyoncé Comes Off As Very Real And Human In Email Interview With GQ
190
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Israel Daramola
September 10, 2024
Arts And Culture
Rich Homie Quan Got To The Top Of The Mountain
32
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Israel Daramola
September 6, 2024
College Football
Florida State Stinks Up The Joint
184
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Israel Daramola
September 3, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Is So Brat
59
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Israel Daramola
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August 30, 2024
TV
Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down After ‘Industry’ Episodes 2-3
20
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Israel Daramola
August 27, 2024
College Football
A Guide To CFB’s Power Conference Realignment
197
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Israel Daramola
August 23, 2024
College Football
This Is A Make-Or-Break Year For Deion Sanders
198
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Israel Daramola
August 18, 2024
Arts And Culture
Gena Rowlands Played Pathetic Better Than Anyone
69
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Israel Daramola
August 16, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who’s Trending Up And Trending Down In The ‘Industry’ Season Premiere
28
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Israel Daramola
August 13, 2024
Arts And Culture
Ryan Reynolds Is Cinema’s Antichrist
583
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Israel Daramola
July 31, 2024
Olympics
In Street Skateboarding’s Second Olympics, Japan Cements Itself On Top
40
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Israel Daramola
July 30, 2024
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