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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Chris Thompson

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Media Meltdowns

Barstool Sports’s New Owner Reportedly Laying Off 100 Staffers After Purchasing Company For One Dollar

Lauren Theisen

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

Capital

Autostraddle To Be Acquired By Queer Wellness Company For Them

Israel Daramola

Michael Oher #74 of the Ole Miss Rebels stands with his family during senior ceremonies prior to a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Journalismism

The Tuohy Family’s Side Of The Story Has A Giant Hole At The Center

Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mike Breen report on a playoff game.

ESPN Lays Off Mark Jackson One Month After Dropping Jeff Van Gundy

Abigail Segel

A map of Oceania, where Australia and New Zealand have World Cup ball patterns. Over it are three tickets to GO FUND ME AIRLINES, where Gal Pal Sports, Shea Butter FC and Diaspora United are all going to from USA to the World Cup

Soccer

How A Fan Community United To Send Indie Women’s Soccer Media To The World Cup

Justin Ellis

The Source printing at the Portland Press Herald printing plant in South Portland on April 3, 2014.

Maybe Separating Newspapers From Capitalism Is A Good Idea After All

Autostraddle Is Spiraling Toward A Shutdown Or A Sale

Ray Ratto

&lt;&gt; on December 7, 2009 in New York, New York.

The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk

Samer Kalaf

A screenshot of Gizmodo Bot's author page, with one bad Star Wars blog

G/O Media’s Bot-Written Blogs May Be Unreadable, But At Least They’re Incorrect

The Athletic Decides Local News Doesn’t Pay