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A photo I took of the sun setting over the bay in Strathmere, NJ. There's a dock at left and The Distraction logo at upper left.

Podcasts

The Sun Is Setting On ‘The Distraction’

Alex Sujong Laughlin

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Politics

It’s Day One, Again

Taylor Swift performing, with some help from a video projection of herself and some other smaller video versions of herself, during her show in Kansas City.

Music

What Does Taylor’s Version Of The Past Look Like?

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 25: Noah Syndergaard #43 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on from the dugout in the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 25, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

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the passage of time

The Sun Is Setting On ‘The Distraction’

It’s Day One, Again

What Does Taylor’s Version Of The Past Look Like?

Twilight Of The Thunder God

LeBron James Still Rules

Taylor Swift Confronts Her First Draft