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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Maitreyi Anantharaman

REGINA, SK - AUGUST 19: Nathan Rourke #12 of the BC Lions throws on the run in the first half of the game between the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium on August 19, 2022 in Regina, Canada. (Photo by Brent Just/Getty Images)

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The Brief, Thrilling Summer Of The All-Canadian Quarterback

Kalyn Kahler

HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 07: Back judge Shawn  Hochuli #83 and side judge Allen Baynes #56 carry a game ball to the Oakland Raiders locker room before the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on January 7, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

How NFL Teams Scout The Refs

<div>Casey Taylor is a writer living and working in Pittsburgh. He writes a newsletter called <a href="https://weedchurch.substack.com/">Weed Church.</a> His work has appeared in The New Republic, WIRED, New York Magazine, and a sports blog he can&#8217;t currently recall the name of. You can <a href="mailto:caseyt7@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a> him if you&#8217;d like.</div>
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Casey Taylor

Capital

The Cold War Killed Cannabis As We Knew It. Can It Rise Again?

Just How Big A Problem Is Nepotism In NFL Coaching?


<p>Colin Daileda is a freelance journalist in Bengaluru, India, who has written for Longreads, The Atlantic, Atlas Obscura, and others. He used to be able to grab the rim of a basketball hoop, but he can no longer jump high enough.</p>


Colin Daileda

Cricket

Why India Lets Kashmiri Cricket Wither

History

Ed Hardy Went To Japan And Brought Back A Myth


<p>Damon Young is a writer in Pittsburgh.</p>


Damon Young

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Thursday Night Hoops

Cleveland Hughes wears Seahawks gear as he gets the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from Andrea Barnett during opening day of the Community Vaccination Site, a collaboration between the City of Seattle, First &amp; Goal Inc., and Swedish Health Services at the Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle, Washington on March 13, 2021. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

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