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Cheer Up, Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers, seen here on the field thinking freely during his Packers' loss to the 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round.

Back To Normal Isn’t Enough

Kelsey McKinney

A tattered American flag flies outside a tornado-damaged home in Joplin, Missouri.

The Cold War Killed Cannabis As We Knew It. Can It Rise Again?

How Philadelphia Gets Ahead Of Drug Trends

Dan McQuade

A mural in Kensington

Harry Reid Was A True Believer

Kelsey McKinney

The Supreme Court Is Working As Designed

Let’s All Laugh At Andrew Cuomo’s Pathetic Crisis Team

Media Meltdowns

and

Patrick Redford

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's spokesperson Lis Smith speaks to the press in the Spin Room after participating in the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Which U.S. Presidents Could Parallel Park? An Investigation

Dan McQuade

Joe Biden driving an electric Hummer

The Limits Of Dave Chappelle And Kyrie Irving’s Free-Thinking

Side-by-side images of Dave Chappelle and Kyrie Irving.

Congress Won’t Fund The Commission It Created To Fix Olympic Sports

Diana Moskovitz

Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber, Olympic bronze medal gymnast Jamie Dantzcher, speedskater Bridie Farrell and figureskater Craig Maurizi testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee during a hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. The atheleats testified during the hearing titled 'Olympic Abuse: The Role of National Governing Bodies in Protecting Our Athletes.'

Well That Was A Big Waste Of Time

Patrick Redford

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event with US President Joe Biden at Long Beach City Collage in Long Beach, California on September 13, 2021. - US President Joe Biden kicked off a visit to scorched western states Monday to hammer home his case on climate change and big public investments, as well as to campaign in California's recall election. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

A Minor Ordeal

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Protesters hold up signs as they march down Congress Ave at a protest outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Thousands of protesters came out in response to a new bill outlawing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected signed on Wednesday by Texas Governor Greg Abbot.

Pillow Guy Mike Lindell Had A Very Strange Week In South Dakota

Patrick Redford

DULUTH, MN - SEPTEMBER 30: Michael Lindell, CEO of MyPillow Inc., speaks during a campaign rally for President Donald Trump at the Duluth International Airport on September 30, 2020 in Duluth, Minnesota. The rally is Trump's first after last night's Presidential Debate. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Michael Irvin Is The Future Of The COVID Vaccine Push

A photograph of Michael Irvin with the hideous image of Jerry Jones reflected in his sunglass lenses.

The U.S. Is Failing Tenants, And It’s About To Get Even Worse

An eviction notice is posted and the lock is changed on a residence in the unincorporated community of Galloway on March 3, 2021 west of Columbus, Ohio.

Bill Cosby Didn’t Win

Diana Moskovitz

A protest sign is seen in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse ahead of the start of jury deliberations in the retrial of actor and comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault case in Norristown, Pennsylvania on April 25, 2018.

Tom Cotton Demands That U.S. Olympians Safeguard Their Sacred Purity Of Essence Against Communist Perfidy

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, seen here in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Inside The Fight To Unionize CorePower Yoga

Frank Bruni, I’m Not Sorry

Look At The Weird-Ass Basketball Court In Mike Pence’s Ugly New McMansion

Patrick Redford

Mike Pence's new house as rendered by Google Maps' 3D imaging.

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