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A Fan At The Bills-Bengals Game Describes The Scene When Damar Hamlin’s Heart Stopped
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Drew Magary
January 3, 2023
Interviews
Star Essayist Sabrina Imbler TELLS ALL In An EXCLUSIVE In-Depth Interview
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
December 6, 2022
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Music
The Internet’s Biggest Jack Antonoff Hater Explains Himself
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Soraya Roberts
October 26, 2022
Cycling
A Mechanic On The Hidden Army That Propels Every Tour de France Rider
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Patrick Redford
July 6, 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
Interviews
How A Top ‘World Of Warcraft’ Guild Reached Its Breaking Point
101
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 18, 2022
Interviews
A Zillowing Out Fan Builds A Home, Finds Love
140
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Kelsey McKinney
January 7, 2022
Birdfector
A Soothing Interview With A Master Of Slow-Motion Bird Videos
67
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Chris Thompson
December 29, 2021
Interviews
Swole Woman Casey Johnston Wants To Teach You What Your Body Is For
122
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Kelsey McKinney
December 22, 2021
MLB
An MLB Network Freelancer Talks Life In Lockout Limbo
44
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Laura Wagner
December 21, 2021
Interviews
An Interview With An Architect About Charlie Munger’s Hell Dorm
290
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 9, 2021
Interviews
An EXPLOSIVE Tell-All Interview With Acclaimed Memoirist Drew Magary
119
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
October 12, 2021
NFL
An NFLPA Player Rep On De Smith’s Uncertain Future
72
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Kalyn Kahler
October 8, 2021
Interviews
An Interview With The Self-Published Author Who Is Trying To Destroy Twitter By Selling Books
89
Comments
Laura Wagner
July 9, 2021
Interviews
A BOMBSHELL Interview With HOTSHOT Debut Novelist Kelsey McKinney
93
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
June 22, 2021
Interviews
A Cryptocurrency Expert Introduces Me To The Dystopian Nightmare Of Art As A Financial Instrument
174
Comments
Chris Thompson
April 12, 2021
Interviews
Let’s Talk About The State Of Football, With The NFLPA’s George Atallah
72
Comments
Drew Magary
April 9, 2021
Curling
Yes, You Can Build A Curling Simulator In The Comfort Of Your Own Home
60
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Samuel Lam
March 16, 2021
Defector At The Movies
Shaka King, Director Of ‘Judas And The Black Messiah,’ Talks Radical Politics, How To Make Black Movie Stars, And The Black Excellence Industrial Complex
86
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Jason England
March 10, 2021
Interviews
An Interview With A ‘Survivor’ Super Fan Who Lived The Dream
64
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Laura Wagner
February 26, 2021
Interviews
An Epidemiologist Explains The Challenges Of Vaccinating A Neurotic Nation
153
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Chris Thompson
February 9, 2021
Interviews
A Former Video Game Journalist Lays Out The Power Dynamics In The Review Process
130
Comments
Albert Burneko and Samer Kalaf
December 29, 2020
Interviews
A Geologist Rocks My World On Why Earth’s Tallest Mountain Isn’t So Obvious
183
Comments
Patrick Redford
December 9, 2020
Interviews
A Student-Debt Researcher Fucks Me Up With America’s Broken Promises
336
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Chris Thompson
December 8, 2020
Interviews
An Interview With The Creators Of A Bot That Spits Out A Random NBA Play Every Three Hours
65
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Giri Nathan
December 2, 2020
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