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Climbing
There’s No Climbing Without Route Setters, And They’re On Strike
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Patrick Redford
April 1, 2025
Arts And Culture
KiiiKiii And The Dawn Of K-Pop’s Process Era
26
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Kathryn Xu
March 23, 2025
NBA
Group Led By Private Equity Ghoul Buys Boston Celtics For $6.1 Billion
165
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Patrick Redford
March 20, 2025
Politics
Women’s Sports Happened By Accident, And Could Be Taken Apart On Purpose
76
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Diana Moskovitz
March 6, 2025
Capital
Fanatics And Ticketmaster Announce Plan To Get Even Worse, Together
176
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Samer Kalaf
March 5, 2025
Boxing
The Tale Of The Early-Round KO Of Muhammad Ali’s Champburger
36
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Dan McQuade
February 28, 2025
The Great Outdoors
What Are Public Lands For?
235
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Patrick Redford
February 26, 2025
Arts And Culture
What’s The Point Of Bill Gates?
175
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Grace Byron
February 17, 2025
Capital
‘Pistachio Wars’ Tells The Story Of California’s Terraforming
117
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Vince Mancini
February 14, 2025
Capital
For Sale: The End, And The Means To Wait For It
422
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Patrick Redford
February 11, 2025
Politics
Billionaire Dipshit And His Strike Team Of Greasy Beavises Are Stripping The Wires From The Federal Government
908
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David Roth
February 5, 2025
Capital
The Future Is Too Easy
459
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David Roth
January 28, 2025
Politics
Donald Trump Has Finally Come Up With A Use Case For Crypto
202
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Patrick Redford
January 22, 2025
Journalismism
The Familiarity And Sadness Of Watching The Washington Post Go To Hell
276
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Dave McKenna
January 17, 2025
Journalismism
We Need A New Deal To Save Local Journalism
122
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Diana Moskovitz
January 17, 2025
Podcasts
The Future Feels Like The Raiders, With Ed Zitron
101
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David Roth
January 16, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
“Residual Ham Material,” And Even More Evocative Phrases From USDA Inspections Of Boar’s Head Plants
261
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Samer Kalaf
January 14, 2025
NBA
76ers Not Moving Across Town After All
151
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Kathryn Xu
January 14, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
A Comprehensive And Maddening History Of Color Star, Would-Be Titans Of Just About Anything
385
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Chris Thompson
January 7, 2025
Capital
The Logic Of Private Equity Explains The Park City Ski Patrol Strike
257
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Patrick Redford
January 6, 2025
NFL
NFL Schedule Creep Is Getting Out Of Control
129
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Samer Kalaf
December 29, 2024
TV
Could Unionizing Protect Contestants From The Reality Of Reality TV?
91
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Rachelle Hampton
December 20, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is The Apotheosis Of Bag Culture
607
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Patrick Redford
December 10, 2024
Gambling
Sports Gambling Thrives On Clicks, Not Community
162
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Dan McQuade
December 10, 2024
The Fights
Tyson/Paul Was A Boxing Match That Felt Like Netflix
178
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David Roth
November 17, 2024
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