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The New York Times’ David Leonhardt Turns In A Nasty Piece Of Work
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Samer Kalaf
January 25, 2024
NFL
It’s Time To Make Fun Of The Bamboozling Disgrace That Is The Dallas Cowboys
414
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Samer Kalaf
January 15, 2024
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Journalismism
If The NFL Buys A Stake In ESPN, Expect More Ass-Kissing
125
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Samer Kalaf
January 14, 2024
NFL
Have You Heard? It Was Cold In Kansas City
265
Comments
Samer Kalaf
January 14, 2024
NFL
The Texans Send Joe Flacco Back To His Couch
106
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Samer Kalaf
January 14, 2024
Politics
Palestinian Suffering Is Never As Urgent As The Counterfactual
709
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 11, 2023
NFL
David Tepper Got What He Paid For With Frank Reich
151
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Samer Kalaf
November 26, 2023
College Football
Deion Sanders’s First Season At Colorado Ends With A Whimper
187
Comments
Samer Kalaf
November 26, 2023
Politics
Hamas Will Be Anywhere That Israel Wants It To Be
809
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Samer Kalaf
November 17, 2023
Journalismism
A.J. Hawk’s Role On ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ Seems To Be Easily Deceivable NPC
216
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Samer Kalaf
November 15, 2023
Podcasts
A Stumble Of Keriths, With Kerith Burke
15
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Giri Nathan
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Samer Kalaf
November 14, 2023
Journalismism
Racquet Magazine’s Future Up In The Air After One Cofounder Removes The Other
83
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Samer Kalaf
November 13, 2023
Podcasts
Names For Revolutionaries, With Edward Onaci
4
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Samer Kalaf
November 7, 2023
Podcasts
Named By The Stars, With Naveen Farrani
4
Comments
Samer Kalaf
and
Giri Nathan
October 31, 2023
Politics
Bearing Witness To Gaza’s Grief Shouldn’t Feel Like A Radical Act
614
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Samer Kalaf
October 30, 2023
WNBA
Liberty Fans Found Weeping After Realization That The Aces Are Matchless
22
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Patrick Redford
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Samer Kalaf
October 25, 2023
Podcasts
How Your Name Can Determine Your Opportunities, With Xian Zhao
10
Comments
Samer Kalaf
and
Giri Nathan
October 24, 2023
Podcasts
The Geography Of A Name, With Thomas Dai
4
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Samer Kalaf
October 17, 2023
Politics
Subjugation And Dehumanization Lead To Only One Result
960
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Samer Kalaf
October 11, 2023
Podcasts
A Street Rat Named Desire, With Alli Katz
10
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Giri Nathan
and
Samer Kalaf
October 10, 2023
NFL
It’s Time To Entertain The Idea Of Bill Belichick Losing His Job
178
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Samer Kalaf
October 9, 2023
NFL
Football Game Played Near Taylor Swift
349
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Samer Kalaf
September 25, 2023
NFL
The Search Continues For A Single Reason To Believe In Jonathan Gannon
113
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Samer Kalaf
September 7, 2023
MLB
Ronald Acuña Jr. Has Only Grown More Powerful Since Marriage
62
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Samer Kalaf
September 3, 2023
College Football
Deion Sanders Will Make College Football Revolve Around Him
277
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Samer Kalaf
September 3, 2023
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