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Chris Thompson

Red rambling rose plant climbing the wall of a pink thatched cottage, Shottisham Suffolk, England.

Life Lessons

So You Want To Grow Climbing Roses

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

How Much Shit Should You Have In Your Wallet? An Investigation

Felix Kent

ZAGREB, CROATIA - MARCH 20: A sign in tribute to Craig Breen of Ireland and Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team who succumbed to injuries sustained in a testing crash last week during Day One of the FIA World Rally Championship Croatia on March 20, 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images)

It’s Continually Alarming That Choices Matter

SEP 10 1989 Sitting in the Chair at the Press Conf for the Pit Bulls at the Denver Athletic Club is Punk. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)

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Dave McKenna

Requiem For An Overweight

American alpine skier Madi Springer-Miller races against the clock on the slopes of Bald Mountain, Sun Valley, Idaho, 28th November 1951. Springer-Miller is training with other hopefuls for the United States Olympic ski team ahead of the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

There Is A Coach In Me

Cows stand behind a fence, but in front of a picturesque view of County Mayo in Ireland.

Things We Actually Like

A Yank Walks Into A Pub

Alex Sujong Laughlin

circa 1960: Child actor Johnny Crawford looks forward to eating a pile of pancakes in an International House of Pancakes, a chain of eateries in the USA started in 1958 by Californian brothers Al and Jerome Lapin. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)

I Don’t Want Brain By Seventeen, I Want Body By Pancake

Justin Ellis

What Happens When You Forget How To Remember

A Scrabble board with "I LOVE YOU" across and "NEENIE" down. In front are two tile racks with "DREW MAGARY" on them.

Scrabble Is Home

Barry Petchesky

Year In Review

What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?

Patrick Redford

I Just Ate $28 Worth Of Taco Bell Because Some Dingus On TV Claimed He Did

Tobias Ludvigsson of Sweden, Clement Davy of France, Lars Van Den Berg of Netherlands, Kevin Geniets of Luxembourg, Valentin Madouas of France and Team Groupama - FDJ - Yellow Leader Jersey and a general view of the peloton passing through the feed zone area during the 82nd Skoda Tour Luxembourg 2022, Stage 3 a 188,4km stage from Rosport to Diekirch on / #skodatour / September 15, 2022 in Diekirch, Luxembourg

Cycling

Bicycle! Bicycle! Bicycle! I Want To Ride My Bicycle!

The Large-Headed Boy Of Summer

Albert Burneko

The Great Outdoors

The Flower That Resurrected Itself

Kalyn Kahler

Some Advice: Don’t Need Major Jaw Surgery

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Free Things My Small Child Was Given In France And Italy, Ranked

during a Western Bulldogs AFL training session at Whitten Oval on May 17, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

I Fucking Hate Resistance Bands And I Am Not Wrong

Lauren Theisen

Airline passengers wait at a TSA checkpoint

How To Avoid Getting Groped By TSA While Trans

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Always Eat The Health Salad

Tom Ley

The Cost Of Getting Epic

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 01: A plane sits on the tarmac at a South Carolina airport on March 01, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. As concerns grow about the spread of the Coronavirus, many travelers are altering their plans which has affected companies in the travel industry. The NYSE Arca Airline Index, which tracks airlines in North America and Latin America, was down 20 percent last week with American Airlines shares falling 7.7 percent. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

This Is, As Far As I’m Concerned, The Greatest Airport Story Ever Told

Maitreyi Anantharaman

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 28: A fan of the Chicago White Sox looks over his scorecard in the outfield during the last game of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field on September 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 3-2.

Keep A List Of Players You Like

An old-timey photo of some kids gardening in New York City

Elder Wisdom

Grow A Little Herb Garden

Airline passengers wearing face masks wait to collect bags from a baggage carousel at the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) on January 2, 2022 in Las Vegas, California. - Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos on January 2, with more than 2,000 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid cases. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)