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Israel Daramola

The ‘Succession’ Misery Index: Raking Up A Whole Lot Of Bullshit For No Profit

Soraya Roberts

TV Is Thinking Of Ending Things

Kendall Roy, sitting on the ground, crying.

The ‘Succession’ Misery Index: Season Preview

Dominique Fishback in 'Swarm'/ Amazon Prime

The Star Of ‘Swarm’ Stings, Even When The Show Doesn’t

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


Nicholas Russell

‘Physical: 100’ Asks What A Body Is For

David Roth

Shohei Ohtani looking swole as hell during Samurai Japan's training before the 2023 World Baseball Classic, with The Distraction logo at upper left.

Podcasts

My Fabulous Vacation Home On Naboo, With Michael Schur

Ray Ratto

Richard Belzer during 55th Annual Writers Guild of America East Awards - Arrivals at The Pierre Hotel in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

Richard Belzer Was An Old Crank To The End

Samer Kalaf

Giri Nathan

Maria Sakkari saying "Go to hell. Nothing goes in." during a match in Netflix's Break Point

Tennis

How Much Can Tennis Fans And Novices Learn From ‘Break Point’?

Felix Kent

A woman sits on the floor of her hotel room in her underwear, leaning against the bed and with a magnum of champagne turned up to her mouth. Her clothes are strewn about the bed and floor of the room. (Photo by Graphic House/Getty Images)

Arts And Culture

How To Drink Alone, The Madison Avenue Way

Maitreyi Anantharaman

‘Hard Knocks’ With The Cardinals Was A Dark Workplace Comedy Starring Kliff Kingsbury

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