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This Is So Stupid
I’m Sorry For Always Turning My Zoom Camera Off, It’s Just That Live Rats Are A Messy Meal
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Kelsey McKinney
April 15, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Tablet: It’s Time To Discuss ‘The Epic Of Gilgamesh’
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Giri Nathan
,
Barry Petchesky
, and
Kelsey McKinney
April 14, 2022
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Arts And Culture
Please Enjoy The Destructive Beauty Of This African Gray Parrot’s Sculpture Work
57
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Kelsey McKinney
April 12, 2022
MLB
It Is Beautiful To Me That So Many Major League Baseball Players Are Stupidly Pursuing Foul Balls
79
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Kelsey McKinney
April 12, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $1.3 Million House To Help Erode The Soul Of A Town
340
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Kelsey McKinney
April 9, 2022
MLB
Carlos Beltrán: The Cheating Was Working! Did You Truly Expect Us To Just Stop?
86
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Kelsey McKinney
April 3, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Rooting For The Home Team
281
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Kelsey McKinney
April 3, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $1 Million Home Where We Can Drown in Shag Carpet
276
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Kelsey McKinney
March 26, 2022
Death To The NCAA
Here’s What Was In Some Grambling State Administrators’ Inboxes After They Tried To Hire Art Briles
207
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Kelsey McKinney
March 23, 2022
Capital
Keep Girl Scout Cookies Away From The Damn Gig Economy
187
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Kelsey McKinney
March 17, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Come Discuss ‘The Age Of Innocence’ With Us, But Don’t Cause A Scene
73
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Kelsey McKinney
, and
Barry Petchesky
March 3, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $1.5 Million House Where We Can Cosplay As The President
321
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Kelsey McKinney
February 26, 2022
Soccer
A Reminder To Be Nice To Your Bros
85
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Kelsey McKinney
February 25, 2022
This Is So Stupid
Ways To Unwind, Ranked
418
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Kelsey McKinney
February 24, 2022
Podcasts
Let’s Play ‘Spot The Scammer’
66
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Kelsey McKinney
February 23, 2022
Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin Took Care Of Herself
151
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Kelsey McKinney
February 18, 2022
Podcasts
How Do You Convince People You Want To Gossip?
91
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Kelsey McKinney
February 16, 2022
Zillowing Out
A $5.9 Million Home To Lie To Ourselves In
324
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Kelsey McKinney
February 12, 2022
Media Meltdowns
‘Seattle Times’ Fires Kraken Beat Reporter And Her Former Colleagues Want To Know Why
228
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Kelsey McKinney
February 10, 2022
Podcasts
You Must Never Forget Your Nemesis By Proxy
74
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Kelsey McKinney
February 9, 2022
Olympics
Olympic Dog Lucy Attends Second Consecutive Winter Games
75
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Kelsey McKinney
February 6, 2022
Olympics
Please Do Not Show Me The Foreshortened Luge Athletes
178
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Kelsey McKinney
February 6, 2022
This Is So Stupid
To Stop The Creeping Liberalism Of Books, You Must Destroy The Cloud
243
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Kelsey McKinney
February 3, 2022
Death To The NCAA
Fine, I Will Coach The University Of Texas Football Team
118
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Kelsey McKinney
February 3, 2022
Podcasts
The First Rule Of Gossip Club: Never Text Your Mess
74
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Kelsey McKinney
February 2, 2022
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