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Laura Wagner
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MLB
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Chris Thompson
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Media Meltdowns
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Laura Wagner
March 22, 2022
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Crisis Averted: Bill Walton Fails To Complete Random Thought About Russian Invasion During Basketball Broadcast
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Chris Thompson
March 4, 2022
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Chris Thompson
February 21, 2022
Media Meltdowns
The Ukraine Crisis Continues To Make People Go Insane
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Jack Crosbie
February 18, 2022
Olympics
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Diana Moskovitz
February 11, 2022
Media Meltdowns
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Kelsey McKinney
February 10, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Minneapolis Deserves More Than Jacob Frey’s Story
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Justin Ellis
February 9, 2022
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Patrick Redford
February 7, 2022
Media Meltdowns
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Laura Wagner
February 3, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Gary Sheffield’s Dumb Son Writes Article Citing Fake Josh Smith Quote From “Ballsack Sports”
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Samer Kalaf
February 2, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Disastrous CBS Halftime Show Provides Just As Much Analysis As Usual
156
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Dan McQuade
January 30, 2022
Media Meltdowns
I Am Begging The Substack Bosses To Can It Already
189
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Laura Wagner
January 27, 2022
Media Meltdowns
NYT: China Really Screwed Itself By Protecting Its People From Dying Of COVID
538
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Albert Burneko
January 25, 2022
Media Meltdowns
It’s Pissy Season In Edmonton
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Barry Petchesky
January 19, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Darren Rovell Says He’s Not Racist Because He Has Black Friends And MLK Jr. Memorabilia
298
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Laura Wagner
January 18, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Quiz! Which New Media Company With An Innovative Solution For Fixing The News Industry Said This?
187
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Laura Wagner
January 14, 2022
Media Meltdowns
The Athletic To Be Swallowed By Industry It Aimed To Kill
273
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Ray Ratto
January 6, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Lunkhead Broadcaster Chooses Exact Wrong Sequence Of Words To Describe Game-Winning Shot
123
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Chris Thompson
January 6, 2022
Media Meltdowns
The Media Smiths Have A Bold New Idea
251
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Albert Burneko
January 4, 2022
Media Meltdowns
BBC Very Sorry For Inviting An Accused Epstein Collaborator On To Talk About Ghislaine Maxwell
132
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Patrick Redford
December 30, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Maybe Your Marriage Just Sucks!
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Albert Burneko
December 29, 2021
Year In Review
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Giri Nathan
December 28, 2021
Media Meltdowns
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