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Giri Nathan
January 9, 2025
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David Roth
January 7, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
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Chris Thompson
January 7, 2025
Capital
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Patrick Redford
January 6, 2025
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Ray Ratto
December 22, 2024
Hater's Guide
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Drew Magary
December 20, 2024
Year In Review
Presenting The 2024 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many
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Giri Nathan
December 19, 2024
Golf
Hailey Davidson Loves Golf, And Golf Wants To Get Rid Of Her
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Julie Kliegman
December 19, 2024
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David Roth
December 15, 2024
Food
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Giri Nathan
December 11, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
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Patrick Redford
December 10, 2024
Gambling
Sports Gambling Thrives On Clicks, Not Community
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Dan McQuade
December 10, 2024
This Is So Stupid
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Albert Burneko
December 9, 2024
Arts And Culture
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Casey Taylor
December 6, 2024
Politics
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Samer Kalaf
December 5, 2024
Animals
I Have Created A Turkey Fiend
253
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Barry Petchesky
December 4, 2024
History
Veni, Vidi, Snorti: I Came, I Saw, I Did A Bump
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Sabrina Imbler
December 3, 2024
Politics
The American Nightmare Is A Rerun
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Kelsey McKinney
November 21, 2024
Tennis
Rafael Nadal Found Process In Pain
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Giri Nathan
November 21, 2024
The Fights
Mortality Always Wins By Knockout
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Israel Daramola
November 20, 2024
Science
Do Not Accept An Unscientific American
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Sabrina Imbler
November 20, 2024
High School Sports
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Dave McKenna
November 19, 2024
Media Meltdowns
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Albert Burneko
November 15, 2024
Arts And Culture
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November 7, 2024
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