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Samer Kalaf

Palestinians carry a list of Gaza victims during a rally amid a general strike in the occupied West Bank.

Politics

Palestinian Suffering Is Never As Urgent As The Counterfactual

David Tepper Got What He Paid For With Frank Reich

Deion Sanders jogs onto the field with the Colorado Buffaloes

College Football

Deion Sanders’s First Season At Colorado Ends With A Whimper

Premature babies are moved from their incubators to another location at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

Hamas Will Be Anywhere That Israel Wants It To Be

Journalismism

A.J. Hawk’s Role On ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ Seems To Be Easily Deceivable NPC

Giri Nathan

The Namedropping podcast logo, a coffee cup with a scratched-out name

Podcasts

A Stumble Of Keriths, With Kerith Burke

A person holds a microphone with the Racquet Magazine logo

Racquet Magazine’s Future Up In The Air After One Cofounder Removes The Other

Names For Revolutionaries, With Edward Onaci

Named By The Stars, With Naveen Farrani

Palestinians in Gaza carry bodies through the street

Bearing Witness To Gaza’s Grief Shouldn’t Feel Like A Radical Act

Patrick Redford

WNBA

Liberty Fans Found Weeping After Realization That The Aces Are Matchless

How Your Name Can Determine Your Opportunities, With Xian Zhao

The Geography Of A Name, With Thomas Dai

A man carries a child, wounded by Israeli airstrikes, into Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City

Subjugation And Dehumanization Lead To Only One Result

A Street Rat Named Desire, With Alli Katz

Bill Belichick looks frustrated as the Patriots lose.

It’s Time To Entertain The Idea Of Bill Belichick Losing His Job

Taylor Swift gives the thumbs-up while watching the Chiefs.

Football Game Played Near Taylor Swift

Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon

The Search Continues For A Single Reason To Believe In Jonathan Gannon

Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run.

Ronald Acuña Jr. Has Only Grown More Powerful Since Marriage

Deion Sanders meets with Sonny Dykes after Colorado beats TCU

Deion Sanders Will Make College Football Revolve Around Him

Chelsea Gray jumps in the air and celebrates as the Aces beat the Liberty.

Upon Further Review, The Aces Have Not Met Their Match

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 29, 2021: Gunner Olszewski #80 of the New England Patriots performs a drill during training camp at Gillette Stadium on July 29, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

NFL Training Camp Storylines, Ranked

A t-shirt with a three-by-three grid. Each box has two cows standing in front of the state of New Hampshire. The bottom of the shirt says "... enough said!"

This Is So Stupid

What Does This Cow Shirt Mean?

Wander Franco #5 of the Tampa Bay Rays runs to first base during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies

Rays Travel Without Wander Franco While MLB Investigates Allegations Of Inappropriate Relationship [Update]

Boston Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom walks past a photo of the 2007 Red Sox after they won the World Series.