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Kelsey McKinney
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The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Condemns The Atrocities Of Back-To-School Week
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Chris Thompson
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MLB
Camera Absolutely Wrecked By Baseball
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Kelsey McKinney
September 30, 2025
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Life Lessons
Now Let Us Survey Our Summer’s Gardening Bounty
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Kelsey McKinney
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September 28, 2025
MLB
I Too Would Hit My Opponent With A Baseball To Eliminate The Astros From The Playoffs
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Kelsey McKinney
September 28, 2025
MLB
It’s A Big Baseball Weekend For Big Baseball Things!
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Kelsey McKinney
September 26, 2025
Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Makes Goddamned Donuts For Bread Week
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Chris Thompson
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September 24, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
Why Is Everyone Talking About The Damn Rapture Again?
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Kelsey McKinney
September 22, 2025
Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Suffers Mightily For Biscuit Week
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
September 17, 2025
MLB
The Robbin’ Padres Are On A Crime Spree!
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Kelsey McKinney
September 11, 2025
Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Fancies A Go At Cake Week
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Chris Thompson
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Kelsey McKinney
September 9, 2025
The Machines
If The Thieving AI Company Can Survive The Legal Settlement, Then It Is Not Big Enough
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Kelsey McKinney
September 8, 2025
Politics
The Bleak Fantasy Of Donald Trump’s Death
385
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Kelsey McKinney
September 4, 2025
Food
I Apologize For The Behavior Of Barry “The Popcorn Moron” Petchesky
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Kelsey McKinney
August 28, 2025
Arts And Culture
Travis Kelce Sufficiently Recovered From Humiliating Super Bowl Loss To Propose
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Kelsey McKinney
August 26, 2025
Arts And Culture
What Books Should I Buy For My Future Child?
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Kelsey McKinney
August 22, 2025
Politics
The Free Press Reports Gaza’s Starving Children Have Pre-Existing Condition Of Being Bombed By Israel
260
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Kelsey McKinney
August 19, 2025
Mods Asleep
A Playlist To Escape The Summertime Blues
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Kelsey McKinney
August 12, 2025
Arts And Culture
How To Put Down Your Phone And Read A Book
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Kelsey McKinney
August 8, 2025
Arts And Culture
How Do I Find A Non-Fiction Book I Won’t Hate?
300
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Kelsey McKinney
July 24, 2025
Bills Week
Shakespeare Makes Me A Slower And Better Reader
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Kelsey McKinney
July 15, 2025
Bills Week
All-Star Week Needs A Cool Catch Contest
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Kelsey McKinney
July 15, 2025
Arts And Culture
Can We Pull You For A Chat?
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Israel Daramola
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Kelsey McKinney
, and
Rachelle Hampton
July 10, 2025
MLB
The Robbin’ Padres Are At It Again
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Kelsey McKinney
July 9, 2025
Climate
The Floodwaters Are Rising
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Kelsey McKinney
July 8, 2025
MLB
It Feels So Good To Be A Robber
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Kelsey McKinney
July 1, 2025
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