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Life's Rich Pageant

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Paul Thomas Anderson accepting an Academy Award

Arts And Culture

Paul Thomas Anderson Finally Gets His Coronation

Listening Habits

R&B Wants To Make Pop Music Fun Again

The Atlanta Hawks’ Magic City Night Was Too Misunderstood To Live

Where Does Tua Tagovailoa Go From Here?

What I Listened To In The Hospital

Is ‘Industry’ Losing Its Edge?

Bad Bunny Celebrated America

Max B Is New York Rap’s Best Hope

Photos of Nicole Good (L) and Alex Pretti are placed among flowers at a makeshift memorial in the area where Pretti was shot and killed by Federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Politics

How Much Longer Can The Politics Of Grievance Sustain Itself?

College Football

Indiana Is A Champion For College Football’s New Era

The Steel Curtain Finally Falls On Mike Tomlin

‘Industry’ Is As Beautifully Dumb As Ever

Miami Finally Wins A Fiesta Bowl

Music

Is Mainstream Rap Dead, Or Does It Need Another 2011?

Limboed LSU Coaches Decide To Stick It Out With Ole Miss

Boy, Indiana Really Beat That Ass

Ray Ratto

You Can Finally Start Paying Attention To The College Football Playoff

The Steelers Really Love To Make Things Difficult

The 2025 Hate List


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Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘Merv’

UNC Plans To Employ Two Formerly Great Coaches

Death To The NCAA

It’s The First Round Of The College Football Playoff, Charlie Brown


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Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘She’s Making A List’

Somewhere Between Pettiness And Journalism Lies Netflix’s Diddy Documentary