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Lauren Theisen

Life Lessons

Seeking Closure At Planet Hollywood, Where My Life Once Exploded

Samer Kalaf

Journalismism

Jim Spanfeller Somehow Worse At Writing Than Running A Media Company

Albert Burneko

G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller speaking at a conference with one of those microphones you wear on your ear.

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Jim Spanfeller Is A Third-Rate Parasite

Second Iteration Of Deadspin Now Also Dead


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Dan McQuade

A screengrab from Fox News in which Jesse Watters looks kind of impatient while talking about a Deadspin story about a child who wore a Native American headdress to a Chiefs game. The chyron reads "Male Karen Smears Young Fan As Racist."

This Is So Stupid

Why Is Your Most Conservative Family Member Screaming About A Small Boy In A Headdress?

ESPN sports broadcaster, Rachel Nichols at American Airlines Center on February 06, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

The Current Version Of Deadspin Can’t Even Eat Shit Correctly

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