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The Scorpions Behind The Barricade
In this Kurdish city, fandom is resistance.
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Three Oakland Roots Supporters
March 15, 2023
TV
‘Physical: 100’ Asks What A Body Is For
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Nicholas Russell
March 15, 2023
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Defector At The Movies
How 1995’s ‘Party Girl’ Became The First Movie To Premiere Online
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Soraya Roberts
March 10, 2023
Politics
The Home-Sized Hole In The Safety Net
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Libby Watson
March 3, 2023
Capital
A Fight Is Brewing In Chicago Between A Multinational Concessions Business And Its Workers
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John Wilmes
March 1, 2023
Boxing
Whoever Killed Davey Moore Also Killed Boxing At Dodger Stadium
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Vince Guerrieri
February 28, 2023
The Fights
In New York, Some Legends Still Fight Underground
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Hamilton Nolan
February 27, 2023
Arts And Culture
AI Art Only Looks Like Art If You Don’t Care
155
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Soraya Roberts
February 20, 2023
Racing
Your Guide To The 2023 NASCAR Season, Which Will Claim Your Mortal Soul
129
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Nate Fisher
February 17, 2023
Arts And Culture
Rihanna Rubbed Her Belly And Broke A Million Brains
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Sophie Lewis
February 15, 2023
Capital
Abolition Requires Struggle
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Micah Herskind
February 15, 2023
Policing
The Stories We Tell Ourselves To Live
172
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Nicholas Russell
February 14, 2023
NFL
Great Hands Are Forever
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Charles P. Pierce
February 12, 2023
NFL
Welcome To The Posters’ Bowl
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Olivia Craighead
February 10, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Abrupt And Anonymous End Of StripperWeb
178
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Susan Elizabeth Shepard
February 9, 2023
This Is So Stupid
If Rihanna Songs Were About Football, Ranked
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Kelly Conaboy
February 9, 2023
College Basketball
College Basketball’s New Anti-Flopping Rules Seem To Be Working
124
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Ken Pomeroy
February 8, 2023
NFL
It’s Time To Stop Fucking Around: We Need An Official Super Bowl Dessert
303
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Fran Hoepfner
February 8, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nod Is A Nomination For The Past
141
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Soraya Roberts
February 6, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
You’ll Never Meet Tilda Swinton Twice
134
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Nicholas Russell
February 2, 2023
Capital
Prison Abolition Is Pragmatic
448
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Jonathan Ben-Menachem
January 30, 2023
Politics
Decades Later, The JFK Assassination Still Keeps Some Secrets
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Noah Kulwin
January 25, 2023
Death To The NCAA
Charlie Baker Is The NCAA’s Attempt To Put The Horses Back In The Barn
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Charles P. Pierce
January 18, 2023
Politics
The Prince And QAnon: How Germany’s Far Right Went From Conspiracy To Coup
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Luisa Rollenhagen
January 18, 2023
Chefector
I’ll Have What No One Is Having
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Soraya Roberts
January 16, 2023
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