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Media Meltdowns

Punk-Ass Loser Nick Bilton Fires Scott Pelley For Daring To Ask Him Questions

Boring Dunce Nick Bilton Hounded Out Of First Meeting With ’60 Minutes’ Staffers

Tony Dokoupil at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

Tony Dokoupil Flew 8,000 Miles Just To Eat More Shit

Samer Kalaf

Journalismism

Tony Dokoupil Is Still Eating Shit, Even If No One’s Watching

Patrick Redford

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 24: Chairman &amp; CEO Paramount David Ellison attends the UFC 324 event at T-Mobile Arena on January 24, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Capital

Paramount Wins Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Bros.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press)

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era

Bill Belichick in a ragged sweatshirt on CBS Sunday Morning

College Football

Bill Belichick’s Shit Isn’t Flying Anymore

Israel Daramola

A display for CBS Sports Streaming on Paramount+ is shown in front of the Bellagio Hotel & Casino.

Paramount CEO Announces Layoffs One Day After Boasting About Super Bowl Revenue

Lauren Theisen

Mecole Hardman celebrates with Patrick Mahomes after scoring

Show The Guys When They’re Happiest

Luis Paez-Pumar

Johan Bakayoko of PSV celebrates 0-1 with Sergino Dest of PSV during the UEFA Champions League match between RC Lens v PSV at the Stade Bollaert Delelis on October 24, 2023 in Lens France

Soccer

The Champions League’s ‘RedZone’ Had Its Crowning Moment

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Drew Magary

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 08: Former NFL player and current sportscaster Mark Schlereth stands on the field during the NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Detroit Lions at State Farm Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)