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Media Meltdowns
It’s Not About Hypocrisy
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Laura Wagner
March 7, 2023
Cycling
Wannabe Cyclist Horse Steals The Show At A Spicy Strade Bianche
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March 6, 2023
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Soccer
Head Of Canada Soccer Forced Out Following Player Protests, No-Confidence Letter
105
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Laura Wagner
February 27, 2023
Journalismism
A Roundtable On The Free Speech Implications Of The New York Times Trans Letter Debate
317
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Laura Wagner
February 24, 2023
Soccer
U.S. Soccer Has Nothing To Say About Canadian Women’s Protest
34
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Laura Wagner
February 21, 2023
NBA
Karl Malone Is Sick Of Being Asked About Impregnating A Child
230
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Laura Wagner
February 20, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
U.S. Ambassador To Afghanistan Celebrates Black History Month With Deranged Tweets
198
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Laura Wagner
February 16, 2023
Journalismism
How To Have More Sex
394
Comments
Laura Wagner
February 14, 2023
Soccer
Canadian Women’s National Team Forced To Play In Women’s Empowerment Soccer Tournament
58
Comments
Laura Wagner
February 13, 2023
Journalismism
As A Wise Man Once Said, “Aristotle Didn’t Say That”
218
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Laura Wagner
February 8, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Bryan Goldberg Becomes Latest Rich Asshole To Kill Gawker
256
Comments
Laura Wagner
February 1, 2023
Capital
Sad: Steph And Ayesha Curry Are NIMBYs
441
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 31, 2023
Media Meltdowns
NBC Politics Reporter Gloats About Evicting Tenant: “I Hope He Enjoys The Sex In Prison”
386
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Laura Wagner
January 25, 2023
Tennis
Azerbaijan Tennis Officials Demand Punishment Over Karen Khachanov’s “Heartfelt Words”
42
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Laura Wagner
January 24, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Vox Media Layoffs Wipe Out Most SB Nation Hockey, MLS Sites
185
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 20, 2023
Capital
The NFL Is A Family
225
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 12, 2023
College Basketball
Texas Fires Coach Chris Beard Following Arrest On Felony Domestic Violence Charge
142
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Laura Wagner
January 5, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Skip Bayless And Shannon Sharpe Bicker, But Not In The Rehearsed Way
185
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 4, 2023
Death To The NCAA
Dabo Swinney Reaches New Level Of Self-Parody
189
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Laura Wagner
December 21, 2022
Media Meltdowns
New York Times Reporter Suggests Entitled Reader Culture Has Become Dangerous And Unacceptable
239
Comments
Laura Wagner
December 20, 2022
Capital
Starbucks VP Sends Pissy Letter To NFLPA Head Over Support For Workers
144
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Laura Wagner
December 16, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Where Media Patronage Was Always Headed
249
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Laura Wagner
December 16, 2022
College Basketball
It Should Be Simple For Texas To Do The Right Thing Here
119
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Laura Wagner
December 13, 2022
College Basketball
Texas Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Beard Arrested For Domestic Violence
136
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Laura Wagner
December 12, 2022
WNBA
Brittney Griner Is Free
431
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Laura Wagner
December 8, 2022
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