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Julie Kliegman
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Defector At The Movies
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December 13, 2024
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Ben Tippett
December 13, 2024
Music
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Annie Howard
December 12, 2024
Margin Of Error
What Makes A Scandal
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Tom Scocca
December 9, 2024
Chess
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Ben Tippett
December 6, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Village’ Still Has Questions To Ask
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Nicholas Russell
December 6, 2024
Arts And Culture
How Do You Preserve Tattoo History When Skin And Memory Fail?
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Casey Taylor
December 6, 2024
Things We Actually Like
Blessed Be The Pylon Cam
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Charles P. Pierce
December 4, 2024
Arts And Culture
Crowd Work Isn’t A Substitute For Comedy
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Soraya Roberts
December 3, 2024
NFL
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Vince Guerrieri
December 2, 2024
Arts And Culture
Why Does Hotel Art Look Like That?
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Felix Kent
November 29, 2024
Politics
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Luisa Rollenhagen
November 27, 2024
Soccer
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman Keeps Talking Around The San Diego Wave Lawsuit
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Lesley Ryder
November 25, 2024
Perfectly Fine Dinner Party Club
The Case For Thanksgiving II
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Libby Watson
November 25, 2024
Margin Of Error
Lapse Of Judgment
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Tom Scocca
November 25, 2024
Soccer
Orlando Runs Away With The NWSL, And The Rest Will Have To Catch Up
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Abigail Segel
November 24, 2024
Chess
The Clouds Have Gathered Over The World Chess Championship
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Ben Tippett
November 22, 2024
Arts And Culture
In ‘Here,’ Robert Zemeckis Is Back On His Computer-Generated Bullshit
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Nicholas Russell
November 15, 2024
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