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Olympics
Chase Budinger Completed His Journey From Guy To Olympian
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Patrick T. Dorsey
August 6, 2024
Olympics
What Can We Learn From The Biology Of Dead Athletes?
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Rose Eveleth
August 5, 2024
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Arts And Culture
Should I Die For Orville Peck?
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Soraya Roberts
August 2, 2024
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Tennessee Titans
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Mike Tanier
July 31, 2024
Olympics
Olga Kharlan Came All The Way Back In Paris
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Charles P. Pierce
July 31, 2024
Defector At The Movies
‘Kinds Of Kindness’ Isn’t Supposed To Be Funny
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Isle McElroy
July 29, 2024
Margin Of Error
Who Wants To Talk About The Issues
316
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Tom Scocca
July 26, 2024
Music
A Small Catalog Of Reflections On Aging Made Possible By Los Campesinos!
42
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Annie Howard
July 26, 2024
Defector At The Movies
‘Twisters’ Can’t Singlehandedly Drag Us Back To The ’90s
152
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Soraya Roberts
July 26, 2024
Politics
59 Blu-Rays, A Nazi Trinket, And Everything Else I Found In A Right-Wing Senate Candidate’s Robust eBay Store
79
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Alex Shultz
July 24, 2024
Politics
Elon Musk Keeps Digging In
254
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Nicholas Russell
July 22, 2024
Wings Week
Let The World Come To You On The Wings Of Vagrant Birds
76
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Matt Ufford
July 19, 2024
Wings Week
You Motherfuckers Forgot About Dayton
385
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Amy Schneider
July 19, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Longlegs’ Can’t Quite Carry The Weight Of Expectations
74
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Nicholas Russell
July 16, 2024
The Fights
Philly Has A Hero Named Boots
46
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Hamilton Nolan
July 15, 2024
Margin Of Error
What’s The Story With Joe Biden?
714
Comments
Tom Scocca
July 11, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Bear’ Misses What’s Truly Toxic About Fine Dining
379
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Corey Atad
July 10, 2024
Defector At The Movies
‘Box Of Moonlight’ Is A Gem From The ’90s Indie Boom
50
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Soraya Roberts
July 9, 2024
Margin Of Error
Debate Losers
907
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Tom Scocca
June 28, 2024
Cricket
How The United States Is Finally Getting Kind Of Good At Cricket
146
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Patrick T. Dorsey
June 18, 2024
NBA
A Field Guide To Luka Doncic’s Many Busted Sports-Watching Setups
124
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Rachel Andelman
June 14, 2024
Margin Of Error
Garbage In, Garbage Out
262
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Tom Scocca
June 13, 2024
NFL
Eagles Court Could Only Have Existed In Philadelphia
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Kit Kelly
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Ray Spraggins
June 12, 2024
MLB
The Stadium Organ Is Alive And As Goofy As Ever
120
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Lillian Stone
June 12, 2024
Arts And Culture
Conner O’Malley’s New Special Exposes The Dark Heart Of Techno-Optimism
124
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Nicholas Russell
June 7, 2024
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