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The Brief, Memorable Reign Of The Diamond King, Baseball Cards’ Most Iconic Subset
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Pete Croatto
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Dave Croatto
October 6, 2022
TV
‘A League Of Their Own’ Is A Reminder Of How Little Women’s Baseball Still Has
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Kelsey McKinney
August 30, 2022
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TV
The Future Of Television Looks A Lot Like The Past
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Tara Ariano
August 26, 2022
Arts And Culture
The New Chicago Jordan 1s Are For Poseurs
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Dan McQuade
August 25, 2022
Arts And Culture
Everything You Need To Know About “Dimes Square”
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Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Money Is In All The Wrong Places
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Kelsey McKinney
August 10, 2022
Arts And Culture
Is Everything Really Grayer Than It Used To Be?
235
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Kelsey McKinney
August 9, 2022
Capital
Inside Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis
195
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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
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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
Arts And Culture
Here’s To Mike Davis, A Titan
75
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Patrick Redford
June 29, 2022
Arts And Culture
Novelist’s Plagiarism Defense Is A Truly Mind-Blowing Document
270
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Albert Burneko
June 16, 2022
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Free Things My Small Child Was Given In France And Italy, Ranked
229
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Chris Thompson
June 16, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Queen Of Writing The Beautiful Mundane
49
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Kelsey McKinney
June 12, 2022
Arts And Culture
“They’ve Got To Pee On It”: A VFX Supervisor Explains Why Their Job Is So Tricky
139
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Drew Magary
June 3, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Bigger Celebrity Wins
401
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Diana Moskovitz
June 3, 2022
Arts And Culture
See What You Find
70
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David Roth
May 27, 2022
Arts And Culture
Craig Finn Returns To The Scene
170
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Robert O’Connell
May 20, 2022
Interviews
An Anonymous TV Writer Offers An Inside Look At Why Special Effects Seem So Bad Right Now
315
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Drew Magary
May 18, 2022
Arts And Culture
The Empty Center Of The Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Trial
223
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Soraya Roberts
May 13, 2022
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