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Merch v3

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Laura Wagner

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Infinite Replay

The Phantom Foul That Introduced Me To Conspiracy Theories

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Journalismism

NYT: People Would Trust Us If They Understood How Great We Are

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Hack Meekly Endorses Hack

Laura Wagner and Samer Kalaf in a car with the important mail.

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Attention Everyone: We Have Delivered Dzanan Musa’s Mail

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Attention Dzanan Musa: We Have Your Mail

2019 NBA Draft

Media Meltdowns

ESPN Bungles Makeup Call For Previous Bungling

Future Of Film Panel: Stories By Numbers – 2014 Tribeca Film Festival

Capital

WGA East Council Slate Edits Platform After Everyone Gets Mad At Them

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Tennis

Naomi Osaka’s Agent Isn’t Helping

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CNN’s Brian Stelter Tries A New Job

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Sajad Ganjzadeh (R) of Team Iran lays on the tatami after being struck by Tareg Hamedi of Team Saudi Arabia during the Men’s Karate Kumite +75kg Gold Medal Bout on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Karate – Olympics: Day 15

Olympics

Unconscious Man Wins Karate Gold

CHOFU, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Annika Schleu of Team Germany looks dejected following her run in the Riding Show Jumping of the Women's Modern Pentathlon on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Modern Pentathlon – Olympics: Day 14

Horse Innocent!

Table Tennis – Olympics: Day 10

Why Do Table Tennis Players Yell “Cho!” All The Time?

Vice Media Announces Its Cutting 10 Percent Of Workforce

Vice To Employees: Real Quick, What Are Your Thoughts On Saudi Arabia?

A man walks past The Washington Post on August 5, 2013 in Washington, DC after it was announced that Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos had agreed to purchase the Post for USD 250 million. Multi-billionaire Bezos, who created Amazon, which has soared in a few years to a dominant position in online retailing, said he was buying the Post in his personal capacity and hoped to shepherd it through the evolution away from traditional newsprint.

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Objectivity Is A Workplace Hazard

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots a free throw as Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns watches during the second half in Game Six of the NBA Finals at Fiserv Forum on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

2021 NBA Finals – Game Six

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Championship Inspires Confusing Poetry

That Was The Weepiest Finals Celebration Ever

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Barry Petchesky

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Life Lessons

Barry And Laura Recommend: Glass Of Water

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Defector Verifies Thomas Chatterton Williams

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The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Woman Watching A Sports Highlight

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An Interview With The Self-Published Author Who Is Trying To Destroy Twitter By Selling Books

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The Staff Of The Appeal Is Ready To Make Something New

NCAA president Mark Emmert listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on “NCAA Athlete NIL (name, image, and likeness) Rights” on Capitol Hill on June 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress hopes to pass legislation on NIL compensation at the federal level before it takes effect in several states across the country on July 1.

Death To The NCAA

NCAA Decides That Someone Else Can Pay Its Unpaid Athletes

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Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This British Guy Woggle-Hopping

2021 French Open – Day Fifteen

Novak Djokovic’s Breakaway Tennis Players Association Is Taking Shape

Two groups of men push on opposite sides of a large ball, on top of which sits a man who is losing his balance in a still from the silent film, 'Going Great'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fun With Sisyphus

Here Is A List Of Weenies Who Work At The New York Times