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NBA
Ted Leonsis Is Chasing A Wad Of Public Dough Out To The ‘Burbs
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Chris Thompson
December 13, 2023
341
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Capital
Elon Musk Is Grimly Determined To Let You Know He Is Funny
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Patrick Redford
December 8, 2023
352
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Capital
Looking Good, Elon! Feeling Good, Trashcan Man!
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December 1, 2023
738
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Arts And Culture
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Kelsey McKinney
November 30, 2023
232
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Journalismism
G/O Media Offloads Shuttered Jezebel To Paste Media Group
By
Chris Thompson
November 29, 2023
170
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This Is So Stupid
We Will Plunge The Depths Of Unlimited Shrimp Until The System Is Broken
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Justin Ellis
November 21, 2023
267
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Capital
What The Shit Is Happening With OpenAI And Sam Altman? An Explainer
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Patrick Redford
November 20, 2023
224
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Life's Rich Pageant
Color Star Is Circling The Color Drain
By
Chris Thompson
November 17, 2023
308
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The Machines
Here’s $75, Give Me One Frosty Tesla Cyberbeer Please GZZT MZZZZT ZZZZZTT ERROR ERROR FATAL ERROR
By
Albert Burneko
November 16, 2023
370
Comments
Journalismism
G/O Media Shutters Jezebel After Abandoning Sale Efforts
By
Chris Thompson
November 9, 2023
438
Comments
The Machines
When Blindness Hits A Hundred Bucks A Share, Then Who Will Be Laughing, I Ask You, “Doctor”
By
Albert Burneko
November 6, 2023
384
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Capital
San Francisco’s Robotaxi Fleet Halved After Horror Crash
By
Patrick Redford
October 27, 2023
270
Comments
Journalismism
The Messenger Is Speedrunning The Media Startup Life Cycle
By
Lauren Theisen
October 24, 2023
117
Comments
MLB
A’s Reliever Trevor May Retires, Tells Owner To “Take Mommy And Daddy’s Money Somewhere Else”
By
Tom Ley
October 17, 2023
129
Comments
Arts And Culture
Michael Lewis’s ‘Going Infinite’ Goes In Circles
By
Patrick Redford
October 10, 2023
285
Comments
Capital
The Hollywood Writers Strike Proved That Collective Action Works
By
Katharine Trendacosta
September 27, 2023
132
Comments
Arts And Culture
Not Even The Patron Stooge Of Fawning Biographies Can Make Elon Musk Look Good
By
James Robins
September 22, 2023
393
Comments
Capital
Oh, So It’s Illegal To Email Your Son About How To Do Financial Crimes Now?
By
Patrick Redford
September 20, 2023
253
Comments
Media Meltdowns
Barstool Sports’s New Owner Reportedly Laying Off 100 Staffers After Purchasing Company For One Dollar
By
Chris Thompson
August 31, 2023
421
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Music
50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?
By
Jason England
August 28, 2023
432
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Music
TripleS And The Rise Of K-Pop Girls’ Crypto-Capitalism
By
Kathryn Xu
August 23, 2023
159
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Capital
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By
Lauren Theisen
August 21, 2023
44
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Capital
San Francisco Takes First Step Towards The Grim, Autonomous Future Of Transportation
By
Patrick Redford
August 11, 2023
143
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Arts And Culture
Is ‘The Book Of Hov’ Really For Anyone But Jay-Z?
By
Adlan Jackson
July 20, 2023
191
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NFL
Running Backs Are Hosed
By
Tom Ley
July 18, 2023
266
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