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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Nick Sirianni, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, is escorted off the field by thirsty-ass Dom DiSandro following the NFC Championship Game against the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field on January 26, 2025.

NFC Championship Game: Washington Commanders v Philadelphia Eagles

Podcasts

The Eagles Fan Version Of Personal Growth, With Dan McQuade

People organize a rally and demonstration against Elon Musk outside the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington D.C., United States on February 03, 2025.

Protesters rally against Elon Musk outside U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington D.C.

Politics

Billionaire Dipshit And His Strike Team Of Greasy Beavises Are Stripping The Wires From The Federal Government

Reed Hastings attends the Netflix and Mediaset Partnership Announcement in Rome, in 2019.

Netflix & Mediaset Partnership Announcement

The Movie Studio At The End Of The World, With Will Tavlin

An Ai Me robot from Chinese company TCL is displayed during the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas.

U.S.-LAS VEGAS-CES-ROBOTS

Capital

The Future Is Too Easy

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki wearing #11 which was Miguel Rojas number is introduced as the newest Dodger during a press conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki is introduced as the newest Los Angeles Dodger.

Bop It In The Go Bag, With Justin Halpern

An Enchanted Tools robot called the Mirokai is displayed during the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas.

The Future Feels Like The Raiders, With Ed Zitron

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks out of the tunnel before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 15, 2024 in Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Steelers v Philadelphia Eagles

Los Angeles Is A Football Town, With Diana Moskovitz

Congestion pricing, or Congestion Relief Zone, car toll sign on the westbound Long Island Expressway approaching Van Dam Street in Queens, New York on Jan. 5, 2025.

Congestion Pricing Sign along the Long Island Expressway in Queens, New York

Journalismism

Democracy Dies As Awful Man No Longer Able To Freely Drive 18 Blocks In Manhattan

A master swordsman named Bernard Ganter uses a saber to open an enormous bottle of Moet & Chandon at a celebration in Denver, Co.

The Fellowship Of The Champagne Saber

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Rachelle Hampton

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Patrick Redford

Firefighters wash up after fighting the O'Brien Creek fire. Lolo national Forest, Montana, August 21, 1940.

Firefighters Wash Up After Forest Fire

Defector Reads A Book

Racing With Mortality In Norman Maclean’s ‘Young Men And Fire’

Malcolm Gladwell and Carlos Watson speak onstage during OZY Fest 2018 at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 22, 2018 in New York City.

OZY FEST 2018 Presented By OZY.com – Day 2

Feeling Like Ozymandias, With Susie Banikarim

Woody Johnson (center) and his sons attend the Super Bowl LVIII Pregame at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.

Super Bowl LVIII Pregame

Report: New York Jets Plagued By Woody Johnson’s Meddlesome Teen Sons

A small drone flies in front of the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building as the sun rises in New York City on August 11, 2023

Sunrise in New York City

It’s Time For A Little Recreational Mental Illness In New Jersey

A birthday cake is seen for Jess Park of England (not pictured) at St George's Park Futsal Arena on October 21, 2024 in Burton upon Trent, England. It's kind of a saddish cake sitting on what looks like a couch. The Distraction logo is at upper right.

England Women’s Senior Team October Camp Arrivals And Training Session

One Hundred Distractions Deep, With Eric Silver

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Lauren Theisen

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Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Talks TV On The Radio On The Internet

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 28: Juan Soto #22 of the New York Yankees arrives to the stadium before the Opening Day game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on March 28, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images)

New York Yankees v Houston Astros

Juan Soto Got Super-Duper-Mega Paid

C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans adjusts his helmet in close-up before taking the field for Houston's game against Jacksonville on December 1, 2024.

Houston Texans v Jacksonville Jaguars

That AFC South Feeling, With Rivers McCown

Former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, his wife Mickie, and Actor Ken Jeong look on in the final seconds of the Terry's Chocolate Vegas Showdown college basketball game between Duke Blue Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks on November 26, 2024.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NOV 26 Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown – Kansas vs Duke

Staying Up Late And Being Stupid

ia Eagles carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, at SoFi Stadium on November 24, 2024.

Philadelphia Eagles v Los Angeles Rams

Everything Is Working For Saquon Barkley

A traveler is reflected in a pane of glass with a paper snowman behind it during travel on Christmas Day at Frankfurt Airport.

Christmas Day – Travel traffic at Frakfurt Airport

Emergency Christmas Protocols And Underwater Hotels, With Sabrina Imbler

A giant screen above the ring shows US retired pro-boxer Mike Tyson sitting on the corner stool between rounds during the heavyweight boxing bout against Jake Paul on November 15, 2024.

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The Fights

Tyson/Paul Was A Boxing Match That Felt Like Netflix

NBA and FanDuel online sports betting signage is displayed on the side of a building in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Doing Cocaine In An MRI Machine, With Arif Hasan

Fans throw trash onto the field during the college football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas Longhorns on October 19, 2024, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OCT 19 Georgia at Texas

College Football

College Football Is In A Golden Age Of Throwing Garbage

A detractor of president-elect Donald Trump protests against his policies in New York City on November 9, 2024. Their sign says "we need all of us."

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Beyond Belief

Members of the Auburn Tigers celebrate their 74-69 victory over the Houston Cougars on November 10.

Battleground 2k24: Auburn v Houston

College Basketball

Auburn Beat Each Other Up Before They Beat Houston