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MLB
Los Angeles Angel Of Anaheim Does Amazing Baseball Thing, For Naught
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Albert Burneko
March 31, 2023
Politics
Bring Forth The Arrest
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Albert Burneko
March 21, 2023
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La Liga
Things Are Looking Up For Barcelona, So Long As You Don’t Look Up
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Albert Burneko
March 20, 2023
Chefector
How To Break Free Of Recipe Dependence
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Albert Burneko
March 18, 2023
This Is So Stupid
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Albert Burneko
March 16, 2023
Champions League
Erling Haaland Is A Bolt, Or Five, Of Lightning
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Albert Burneko
March 15, 2023
Champions League
Paris Ain’t Germane (To The Discussion Of Possible Champions League Winners)
94
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Albert Burneko
March 9, 2023
The Great Outdoors
I Have Been Defeated And Humbled By My Hated Foe, The Wind
193
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Albert Burneko
March 7, 2023
The Machines
Get A Load Of This Sorry Piece Of Crap
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Albert Burneko
February 23, 2023
NBA
Chicago Bulls Organization Experiences Performance-Limiting Brain Condition While Participating In Lonzo Ball Injury Updates
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Albert Burneko
February 21, 2023
Chefector
It’s Good To Make Your Own Stock Sometimes
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Albert Burneko
February 18, 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
NBA
Nets Coach: The Challenge With Ben Simmons Is He Is A Crappy Player
238
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Albert Burneko
February 14, 2023
NBA
Here Is Your 2023 NBA Trade Deadline Roundup
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Tom Ley
February 9, 2023
NBA
LeBron James’s Former Colleagues Laud His Greatness, Incredibly Rudely
177
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Albert Burneko
February 7, 2023
Chefector
You Have No Excuse For Disliking Vegetables
387
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Albert Burneko
February 4, 2023
NFL
Which Of These Was The Worst Trick Play Of All Time?
232
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Barry Petchesky
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Chris Thompson
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Albert Burneko
January 23, 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
Chefector
Send Me Your Food Questions
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Albert Burneko
January 17, 2023
Science
Are Your Memories Indexed By Year?
234
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Albert Burneko
January 13, 2023
The Machines
The Coolest BattleBots, According To Me, A BattleBot Sicko
202
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Albert Burneko
January 11, 2023
This Is So Stupid
In My Day You Couldn’t Fake-Die For Two Years Without Real Commitment
274
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Albert Burneko
January 5, 2023
MLB
End-Stage Loser Brain Is Ditching Your Favorite Team Because It Wants To Be Good Now
233
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Albert Burneko
December 21, 2022
Journalismism
Any Worthwhile Player Ranking Will Make You So Mad
156
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Albert Burneko
December 14, 2022
Soccer
Qatar’s World Cup CEO Scolds Reporters For Noticing That Another Worker Died
150
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Albert Burneko
December 8, 2022
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