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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Patrick Redford

Boxing up the bottles beer at Anchor Steam Beer Brewery, March 28, 1978

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Anchor Brewing Was San Francisco

Lauren Theisen

A hand holding a cracked Autostraddle logo reaches out of a pink whirlpool

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Autostraddle Is Spiraling Toward A Shutdown Or A Sale

David Roth

Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav attends the premiere of The Flash in Hollywood.

They Don’t Want Us And We Don’t Need Them

Soraya Roberts

Crowds are seen in front of the stage as Lost Frequencies gives a DJ Performance concert on the second day of the Champions Festival, which is being prepared for the UEFA Champions League final to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 9, 2023.

Arts And Culture

I Just Want To Go To A Concert

Keith Paradise is a freelance writer who somehow won a Keystone Press Award during his 
decade spent as a newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania, where he covered sports, education, and 
the murder of a neighborhood turkey. Originally from Pittsburgh, he is a monthly contributor to 
Billiards Digest magazine.

Keith Paradise

A rack of Starter jackets, satin and pullover and polyester. Colorado Rockies is in the front.

The Rise And Fall Of Starter, The Coolest Company On Earth

Samer Kalaf

A closeup of the Qatar World Cup gold medal

Qatar’s Interest In The Washington Wizards Is The Next Step

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

Defector At The Movies

‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News

Tom Ley

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Chelsea owner Todd Boehly gestures prior to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second leg match between Chelsea FC and Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on April 18, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.

Soccer

What Should We Make Of Chelsea’s Reported Saudi Bailout?

Ben Orbison is a writer living in Los Angeles

Ben Orbison

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Tommy Fleetwood of England plays a second shot on the first hole during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Golf

The Los Angeles Country Club Owes L.A. More Than Just A Good U.S. Open

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Gimlet Media co-founder Alex Blumberg speaks at the Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York City, in 2017.

Gimlet Media’s Story Was Always Going To End Like This