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Abe Beame

Arts And Culture

Lost Recipes

Patrick Redford

A general view of an NBA on NBC camera during the game between the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers on Nov. 25, 2025.

Let’s Check In On The State Of The NBA’s National Broadcasts

Shams Charania breaks some news, grainily

Podcasts

Sources: The Opening Domino Of The 2025 Shamsy Selection Process Has Fallen Invariably, Will Spawn Numerous Pathways For Unique News

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Drew Magary

A man is seen using the OpenAI ChatGPT artificial intelligence chat website in this illustration photo on 18 July, 2023.

Funbag

Am I A Shitty Person For Using AI At Work?

Brandy Jensen

The front of the New York Times building on 8th Avenue during sunset

Journalismism

The New York Times Clarifies That A Starving Child In Gaza Also Needs Medical Care

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Chris Thompson

Each William Langewiesche Disaster Story Was An Event In Itself

David Roth

Donald Trump and Terry Moran in conversation in the extremely cluttered Oval Office during an ABC News interview.

Politics

Talking To The President

Ray Ratto

Journalism, who is a horse, is washed during the morning training for the 151th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 30, 2025.

Horse Racing

Are You Sure You Want To Bet On Journalism?


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Diana Moskovitz

An aerial view of a street in the Eaton fire. The entire street is burned and decimated. It looks like a bomb went off. A sole person walks down the empty steet.

We Need A New Deal To Save Local Journalism


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Sabrina Imbler

WASHINGTON, DC - May 23: Laura Helmuth of The Washington Post via Getty Images poses for a portrait on Tuesday May 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Science

Do Not Accept An Unscientific American

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo looking smug or sleepy, depending on your perspective, on radio row in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl.

Looter Capitalism, Loser Capitalists, And Mad Dog Russo Mindset

Irish boxer Katie Taylor exulting after defeating Chantelle Cameron in a title bout in Dublin on November 25, 2023.

Great Irish Champions, With Dave McKenna

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Abigail Segel

A map of Oceania, where Australia and New Zealand have World Cup ball patterns. Over it are three tickets to GO FUND ME AIRLINES, where Gal Pal Sports, Shea Butter FC and Diaspora United are all going to from USA to the World Cup

Soccer

How A Fan Community United To Send Indie Women’s Soccer Media To The World Cup

Justin Ellis

The Source printing at the Portland Press Herald printing plant in South Portland on April 3, 2014.