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Track And Field
American Track Now Has Its Most Electric Sprinters In Years
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Dennis Young
August 22, 2023
NHL
Rick Jeanneret’s Voice Gave Buffalo Hope
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Hesse Deni
August 22, 2023
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Olympics
Olga Kharlan’s Stand Had History Behind It
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Charles P. Pierce
August 21, 2023
Histories Of Transition
How Transmasc Parents Navigate Testosterone After Pregnancy
51
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Krys Malcolm Belc
August 18, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
Can Benny Safdie Just Make Himself Into A Character Actor?
125
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Nicholas Russell
August 16, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Everyone At The Christian Influencer Convention Was Trapped
276
Comments
Nicholas Russell
August 11, 2023
Pro Wrestling
How Queer Pro Wrestlers Are Handling America’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Heel Turn
128
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Sean T. Collins
August 9, 2023
Interviews
Steven Soderbergh Says It’s Time To Tear The Streaming Model Down To The Studs
106
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Corey Atad
August 4, 2023
Arts And Culture
Is An Independent Hollywood Possible?
90
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Soraya Roberts
August 2, 2023
Golf
Rose Zhang, Golf’s Next Phenom, Is Doing Her Own Thing
45
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Patrick T. Dorsey
July 26, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘Barbie’ Was Born Out Of The Anxiety Of Modern Filmmaking
488
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Nicholas Russell
July 21, 2023
Soccer
What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Alyssa Thompson
29
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Kim McCauley
July 21, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘Dead Reckoning’ Knows Exactly Who We Need Behind The Wheel
176
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Soraya Roberts
July 14, 2023
MLB
They Almost Played An All-Star Game At Nuremberg
87
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Vince Guerrieri
July 12, 2023
Hey It's That Guy
Stephen Root Knows What Lurks Beneath The Everyman
269
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Nicholas Russell
July 7, 2023
Tennis
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Nadal
42
Comments
Lucas Hubbard
July 6, 2023
Arts And Culture
I Just Want To Go To A Concert
331
Comments
Soraya Roberts
July 4, 2023
MLB
The Perfect Game That Also Sucked
89
Comments
Jen Ramos Eisen
July 3, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Art (And Commerce) Of Livin’: Five Dazed And Confusing Hours Of Matthew McConaughey’s Self-Help Seminar
201
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Nicholas Russell
June 30, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Rise And Fall Of Starter, The Coolest Company On Earth
178
Comments
Keith Paradise
June 29, 2023
MLB
The Red Sox Have Never Felt Smaller
214
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Charles P. Pierce
June 28, 2023
Histories Of Transition
Doctors Vs. David
69
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Davey Davis
June 26, 2023
Life Lessons
It’s Continually Alarming That Choices Matter
56
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Felix Kent
June 26, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News
315
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Nicholas Russell
June 22, 2023
Shots
He Said He Was Going To Save A Century Of Priceless Sports Photos. He Ended Up The Madoff Of Memorabilia.
117
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David Davis
June 21, 2023
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