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Gwen Knapp Paid Attention To The Things That Matter
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Ray Ratto
January 22, 2023
Music
And This Byrd Can Sing: David Crosby, 1941-2023
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Dave McKenna
January 20, 2023
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Elder Wisdom
A Dead Fan’s Notes
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Dave McKenna
January 6, 2023
Soccer
To Think Of Soccer Is To Think Of Pelé
112
Comments
Ray Ratto
December 29, 2022
Defector At The Movies
Anne Heche For Me Is Anne Heche In ‘Walking And Talking’
73
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Soraya Roberts
August 16, 2022
MLB
Vin Scully Knew When The Best Words Were No Words
183
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Ray Ratto
August 3, 2022
Arts And Culture
Claes Oldenburg Gave Me A Place To Meet
100
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Dan McQuade
July 19, 2022
Arts And Culture
See What You Find
70
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David Roth
May 27, 2022
Defector At The Movies
Ray Liotta Saved ‘Field Of Dreams’ From Itself
285
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Tom Ley
May 26, 2022
Elder Wisdom
The Coach Who Made Fencing Fun
53
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Charles P. Pierce
April 19, 2022
NFL
John Clayton Loved Football More Than You Did
111
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Ray Ratto
March 20, 2022
Pro Wrestling
Scott Hall Knew The Value Of Losing
114
Comments
Dan McQuade
March 15, 2022
Music
If It Weren’t For Meat Loaf, I Might Not Be Here
229
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Dave McKenna
January 21, 2022
Women's Basketball
Lucy Harris Couldn’t Be Forgotten
23
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
January 21, 2022
Arts And Culture
I Was Bob Saget’s Underwear Guy
166
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Chip Chantry
January 12, 2022
NFL
Every Sport Could Use A John Madden
143
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David Roth
December 30, 2021
NFL
John Madden Invited Us In
109
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Tom Ley
December 29, 2021
Politics
Harry Reid Was A True Believer
149
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 29, 2021
NFL
Only John Madden Could Have Lived John Madden’s Life
186
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Ray Ratto
December 29, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
Can Andy Corren Do My Obit When The Time Comes?
64
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Ray Ratto
December 16, 2021
Arts And Culture
Virgil Abloh Made Clothing Special For Me
48
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Dan McQuade
November 29, 2021
Elder Wisdom
Farewell To A Man’s Prose
128
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Giri Nathan
October 1, 2021
Defector At The Movies
Film Lost Melvin Van Peebles Just When It Needed Him Most
27
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Israel Daramola
September 29, 2021
Things We Actually Like
Norm Macdonald Surprised Us One Last Time
337
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Barry Petchesky
September 14, 2021
Music
Charlie Watts Knew It’s Not The Drummer, It’s The Song
123
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Dave McKenna
August 24, 2021
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