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The U.S. Open Crowd Has Become Too Much Of A Good Thing

A view of the crowd milling around the U.S. Open

Under The Influence

In Snark Forums, Fans Are Haters And Haters Are Friends

Alex Sujong Laughlin

An old black and white photo of women looking around suspiciously

This Is So Stupid

A Fistful Of Eastwoos: Inside The Battle For Clint Twitter

Clint Eastwood at a podium, it's an animated GIF, and different Clint Eastwood fake twitter accounts slowly fill the screen

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Selling Out Still Sucks

Various famous people in Super Bowl ads

Who Is The Celebrity Documentary For?

Israel Daramola

Pamela Anderson

Arts And Culture

Is Anyone Famous Anymore?

Kelsey McKinney

Tommy Tuberville Is At Home In The Senate

Sen. Tommy Tuberville questions Joe Biden's HHS Secretary nominee about, let's say, cancel culture.

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