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Hey James Dolan: Quit Your Job
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Dave McKenna
September 21, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Wow, You Can’t Even Pound A Quart Of Whiskey At The Airport For Less Than $60 Anymore
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Albert Burneko
September 21, 2023
NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4
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Journalismism
The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk
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Ray Ratto
July 10, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Everyone Who Knows What Elizabeth Holmes Did Wrong, Step Forward (Not So Fast, The New York Times)
367
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Albert Burneko
May 8, 2023
Journalismism
A Roundtable On The Free Speech Implications Of The New York Times Trans Letter Debate
317
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Laura Wagner
February 24, 2023
This Is So Stupid
Google’s Search Engine Reveals Its Feelings: Destroy All Humans With A Rain Of Nuclear Fire
122
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Albert Burneko
February 16, 2023
Journalismism
The New York Times Continues To Make Its Priorities Clear
569
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Kelsey McKinney
February 16, 2023
Journalismism
How To Have More Sex
394
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Laura Wagner
February 14, 2023
The Machines
How Not To Interrogate The Ethics Of Tesla’s Busted Autopilot Technology
534
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Albert Burneko
January 20, 2023
Media Meltdowns
New York Times Reporter Suggests Entitled Reader Culture Has Become Dangerous And Unacceptable
239
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Laura Wagner
December 20, 2022
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