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Ted Leonsis Is Chasing A Wad Of Public Dough Out To The ‘Burbs
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Chris Thompson
December 13, 2023
Capital
Elon Musk Is Grimly Determined To Let You Know He Is Funny
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Patrick Redford
December 8, 2023
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Looking Good, Elon! Feeling Good, Trashcan Man!
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Albert Burneko
December 1, 2023
Arts And Culture
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who’s The Prettiest Spotify Wrapped Of Them All?
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Kelsey McKinney
November 30, 2023
Journalismism
G/O Media Offloads Shuttered Jezebel To Paste Media Group
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Chris Thompson
November 29, 2023
This Is So Stupid
We Will Plunge The Depths Of Unlimited Shrimp Until The System Is Broken
267
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Justin Ellis
November 21, 2023
Capital
What The Shit Is Happening With OpenAI And Sam Altman? An Explainer
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Patrick Redford
November 20, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Color Star Is Circling The Color Drain
308
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Chris Thompson
November 17, 2023
The Machines
Here’s $75, Give Me One Frosty Tesla Cyberbeer Please GZZT MZZZZT ZZZZZTT ERROR ERROR FATAL ERROR
370
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Albert Burneko
November 16, 2023
Journalismism
G/O Media Shutters Jezebel After Abandoning Sale Efforts
439
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Chris Thompson
November 9, 2023
The Machines
When Blindness Hits A Hundred Bucks A Share, Then Who Will Be Laughing, I Ask You, “Doctor”
385
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Albert Burneko
November 6, 2023
Capital
San Francisco’s Robotaxi Fleet Halved After Horror Crash
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Patrick Redford
October 27, 2023
Journalismism
The Messenger Is Speedrunning The Media Startup Life Cycle
117
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Lauren Theisen
October 24, 2023
MLB
A’s Reliever Trevor May Retires, Tells Owner To “Take Mommy And Daddy’s Money Somewhere Else”
129
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Tom Ley
October 17, 2023
Arts And Culture
Michael Lewis’s ‘Going Infinite’ Goes In Circles
285
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Patrick Redford
October 10, 2023
Capital
The Hollywood Writers Strike Proved That Collective Action Works
132
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Katharine Trendacosta
September 27, 2023
Arts And Culture
Not Even The Patron Stooge Of Fawning Biographies Can Make Elon Musk Look Good
396
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James Robins
September 22, 2023
Capital
Oh, So It’s Illegal To Email Your Son About How To Do Financial Crimes Now?
253
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Patrick Redford
September 20, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Barstool Sports’s New Owner Reportedly Laying Off 100 Staffers After Purchasing Company For One Dollar
421
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Chris Thompson
August 31, 2023
Music
50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?
432
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Jason England
August 28, 2023
Music
TripleS And The Rise Of K-Pop Girls’ Crypto-Capitalism
159
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Kathryn Xu
August 23, 2023
Capital
Autostraddle To Be Acquired By Queer Wellness Company For Them
44
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Lauren Theisen
August 21, 2023
Capital
San Francisco Takes First Step Towards The Grim, Autonomous Future Of Transportation
143
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Patrick Redford
August 11, 2023
Arts And Culture
Is ‘The Book Of Hov’ Really For Anyone But Jay-Z?
192
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Adlan Jackson
July 20, 2023
NFL
Running Backs Are Hosed
267
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Tom Ley
July 18, 2023
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