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Arts And Culture
Will Ticketmaster’s Death Knell Finally Toll?
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Kelsey McKinney
December 28, 2022
Arts And Culture
Hanukkah Doesn’t Need A Hip Rebrand
190
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Diana Moskovitz
December 21, 2022
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Arts And Culture
It’s Not Nepotism; It’s Wealth.
267
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Kelsey McKinney
December 20, 2022
Arts And Culture
After Two Decades Of Chaos, Lars Von Trier’s Supernatural Soap Opera ‘Kingdom’ Returns
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Pete Segall
December 16, 2022
Arts And Culture
I Put My Cat On A T-Shirt That References The Movie ‘Hackers’ And You Can’t Stop Me
177
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Dan McQuade
December 16, 2022
Arts And Culture
Finally, History Endorses Tagging!
82
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Kelsey McKinney
November 29, 2022
Arts And Culture
A Disney World Pervert’s Take On: The Shitcanning Of Disney CEO Bob Chapek
396
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Chris Thompson
November 21, 2022
Arts And Culture
Where Does Ye Go From Here?
283
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Shamira Ibrahim
November 18, 2022
Capital
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard To Buy Concert Tickets
596
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Kelsey McKinney
November 16, 2022
This Is So Stupid
Did Emily Dickinson Have A Boston Accent? An Investigation
242
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Kelsey McKinney
October 11, 2022
MLB
The Brief, Memorable Reign Of The Diamond King, Baseball Cards’ Most Iconic Subset
100
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Pete Croatto
and
Dave Croatto
October 6, 2022
TV
‘A League Of Their Own’ Is A Reminder Of How Little Women’s Baseball Still Has
64
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Kelsey McKinney
August 30, 2022
TV
The Future Of Television Looks A Lot Like The Past
117
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Tara Ariano
August 26, 2022
Arts And Culture
The New Chicago Jordan 1s Are For Poseurs
153
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Dan McQuade
August 25, 2022
Arts And Culture
Everything You Need To Know About “Dimes Square”
255
Comments
Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Money Is In All The Wrong Places
426
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
August 10, 2022
Arts And Culture
Is Everything Really Grayer Than It Used To Be?
235
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
August 9, 2022
Capital
Inside Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis
195
Comments
Drew Magary
August 2, 2022
Defector At The Movies
Three Decades In The Making, Phil Tippett’s ‘Mad God’ Is A Movie For This Moment
81
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Pete Segall
July 25, 2022
Arts And Culture
Is Anyone Famous Anymore?
244
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
July 19, 2022
Arts And Culture
Claes Oldenburg Gave Me A Place To Meet
100
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Dan McQuade
July 19, 2022
Rays Week
A Review Of Three Eateries Across The Ray’s Spectrum
93
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Samer Kalaf
and
Patrick Redford
July 14, 2022
Rays Week
The Read Planet: Let’s Discuss ‘The Martian Chronicles’
91
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Kelsey McKinney
,
Barry Petchesky
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Chris Thompson
July 14, 2022
Rays Week
What Makes Autobiographical Writing Good?
134
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Kelsey McKinney
July 13, 2022
Rays Week
How To Be A Good Friend: Do Not Expose Your Pals To Cosmic Rays
205
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Justin Ellis
July 13, 2022
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