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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Tom Scocca

Donald Trump and Joe Biden, looking like a couple of brain-ruined old mummies during their presidential debate.

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Margin Of Error

Debate Losers

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Justin Ellis

A photo of the scoreboard screen at the Target Center in Minneapolis displaying the words "Bring Ya Ass"

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Whomst Has Brought The Ass?

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Albert Burneko

"Motoman" robots from Japan's largest industrial robot maker Yasukawa Electric, beats a drum during a demonstration at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, 29 November 2007.

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The Machines

If Kevin Roose Was ChatGPT With A Spray-On Beard, Could Anyone Tell?

An NYPD officer in riot gear looms over a student protestor on the ground and appears to be gripping her arm.

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Going Off Script

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David Roth

A group of Columbia University students, advocating for Palestinians, access the iconic Hamilton Hall building as they gather to stage a demonstration at the campus in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. Protests are sweeping college campuses across the US following a police attempt to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University, resulting in the arrest of over 100 students. Columbia University asked students on Monday to 'voluntarily disperse' amid stalled talks, threatening the students with suspension.

Columbia University students gather for Palestinians and enter iconic Hamilton Hall

Journalismism

They Are Insecure For A Reason

A big outdoor sign reading USC University of Southern California, with a student riding a skateboard in the background.

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The Speech-Free Campus

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Patrick Redford

New York Times Managing Editor Joseph Kahn gives the keynote speech at the Andrew Olle lecture 2017 at ICC darling Harbour on October 27, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

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The New York Times Ignores Reality In Pursuit Of Objectivity

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Samer Kalaf

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The New York Times Ignores Intense Scrutiny Of Its Oct. 7 Report

In this photograph a group of townsfolk descend on a disciple after it was discovered that the ritual he participated in left a person dead during an Epoch Event in Toronto on August 6, 2011

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Fantasy Convention

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<p>Mike Tanier has covered the NFL for 20 years for Football Outsiders, the New York Times, The Messenger, Bleacher Report, Sports on Earth, and other ancient empires. He&#8217;s a co-author of Aaron Schatz&#8217;s FTN Football Almanac and the author of the Y/A novel for grownups <i>Long Snapper&#8217;s Blues. </i>He lives off Exit 3 of the New Jersey Turnpike with his long-suffering wife, two sons and a 70-pound American Bully named Frank the Tank. <span style="font-weight: 400">His new Substack, <a href="https://miketanier.substack.com/">Too Deep Zone</a>, has officially launched.</span></p>
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Mike Tanier

STILL LIFE OF SKELETON WRITING IN LARGE BOOK WITH QUILL PEN (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

STILL LIFE OF SKELETON…

Three Newsrooms Imploded Around Me In Under A Year

Thomas Friedman of the New York Times doing a PBS interview

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New York Times Pays Thomas Friedman To Compare The Middle East To Bugs

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The New York Times’ David Leonhardt Turns In A Nasty Piece Of Work

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


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Drew Magary

Woman plays Wordle on her smartphone at the kitchen table of her home on 26th November 2023 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Wordle is a web-based word game played by millions of users / players worldwide often on their mobile devices. The game was created and developed by software engineer Josh Wardle, and owned by The New York Times Company since 2022.

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Overexplained Lists

New York Times Games, Ranked

Investor Bill Ackman, wearing one of those goofy headsets you can rent that play the radio broadcast, watches Emma Radacanu play at the 2021 U.S. Open in Queens, NY.

2021 US Open – Day 11

Politics

Hiding And Seeking With The New York Times

Premature babies are moved from their incubators to another location at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

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Hamas Will Be Anywhere That Israel Wants It To Be

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New York Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan, looking like a big sad baby at a microphone

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Hey James Dolan: Quit Your Job

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Media Meltdowns

Wow, You Can’t Even Pound A Quart Of Whiskey At The Airport For Less Than $60 Anymore

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Ray Ratto

&lt;&gt; on December 7, 2009 in New York, New York.

New York Times Seeks Buyouts Before Imposing Layoffs

The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 17: Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes moves through security while on her way to court on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California. Holmes is appearing in court for a restitution hearing. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)

Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Appears In Court For A Restitution Hearing

Everyone Who Knows What Elizabeth Holmes Did Wrong, Step Forward (Not So Fast, The New York Times)

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Laura Wagner

The New York Times 24-Hour Strike

A Roundtable On The Free Speech Implications Of The New York Times Trans Letter Debate

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This Is So Stupid

Google’s Search Engine Reveals Its Feelings: Destroy All Humans With A Rain Of Nuclear Fire

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Kelsey McKinney

“Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them” European Premiere – Red Carpet Arrivals

The New York Times Continues To Make Its Priorities Clear

Stuffed rabbits copulating are on display at the Palais de la Decouverte (scientific museum) in Paris on October 23, 2012 as part of an exhibition.

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How To Have More Sex

Elon Musk makes a weird face next to a Tesla car

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How Not To Interrogate The Ethics Of Tesla’s Busted Autopilot Technology

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New York Times Reporter Suggests Entitled Reader Culture Has Become Dangerous And Unacceptable

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