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Wizards Complete U-Turn

Spotify Guy Really Wants People To Know He’s Serious About Buying Arsenal

The Reckoning At The Appeal Was A Long Time Coming

Media Meltdowns

Senate Committees, Ranked

A Senate Judiciary Committee ready to discuss prohibition enforcement, Washington, circa 1925.

You Can Crab

The Sublime Joy Of Bringing Billionaires To Heel

Chelsea Football Club fans celebrate outside the team's Stamford Bridge stadium on April 20, 2021 in London, England, after it was announced that Chelsea Football Club would seek to withdraw from the new European Super League. Six English premier league teams have announced they are part of plans for a breakaway European Super League. Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will join 12 other European teams in a closed league similar to that of the NFL American Football League. In a statement released last night, the new competition "is intended to commence as soon as practicable" potentially in August.

Chill Out About Masks

Media Meltdowns

At Long Last, The Real Gonzaga Showed Up

College Basketball

Food-Scented Candles Are An Abomination

Incoming TNR Editor Lays Out Boring Vision For Magazine In “Depressing” Meeting With Staff

Media Meltdowns

How A “Deeply Progressive” Coffee Chain Is Trying To Crush Its Workers’ Union

Daily News EIC Accidentally Makes Strong Case For Union

Media Meltdowns

Signage for the New York Daily News is displayed on the facade of their Broad Street office, September 5, 2017 in New York City. Tronc, the publisher of the Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times newspapers, announced on Monday that is had purchased The New York Daily News. Previously owned by Mort Zuckerman, Tronc paid one dollar in cash plus the assumption of liabilities to purchase the nearly 100-year old tabloid newspaper.

HuffPost Staffers Grill Jonah Peretti Over Layoffs, Diversity

Media Meltdowns

Jonah Peretti, CEO, Buzzfeed speaks at NewsCred's Content Marketing Summit at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 18, 2014 in New York City.

ESPN Details How Billionaire’s Son Overcame Family’s Wealth And Connections To Become NFL Head Coach

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith

Jonah Peretti Lays Off 47 HuffPost Staffers In Latest “Bloodbath”

Media Meltdowns

Jonah Peretti, CEO, Buzzfeed speaks at NewsCred's Content Marketing Summit at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 18, 2014 in New York City.

Joel Embiid And Ben Simmons Get Out Of Meaningless Obligation

Please Revel In The Chaos Of This Beat Writer’s Screenshot

The Bucks’ Hand Sanitizer Cam Is Very Interactive

This Is So Stupid

The Era Of Lady Boss Sports Team Owners Is Upon Us

Maitreyi Anantharaman

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An Interview With A ‘Survivor’ Super Fan Who Lived The Dream

survivor dream teamer

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