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BARNET, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Santa Claus, who delivered the match ball waves to the crowd during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens and Northampton Saints at the StoneX Stadium on December 22, 2024 in Barnet, England.

Saracens v Northampton Saints – Gallagher Premiership Rugby

Defector Up All Night

Be Merry In The Christmas Open Thread

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Patrick Redford

Mounted police officers remove the riot gear from their police horse outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, site of the 2008 Republican National Convention.

USA – 2008 Presidential Election – Security at the RNC

They Defunded The Ponies

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Goldie Hawn eating popcorn in movie theater in a scene from the film 'Foul Play', 1978.

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You Must Know The Popcorn Trick

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Our Gang in Fish Hooky

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Staff Chat Starts Now!

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Phil Banks refusing to answer questions about Eric Adams's indictment.

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Embattled Deputy Mayor Does Not Know Ball

New York Film Critics Circle Awards & Afterparty

Pauline Kael Was A PROBLEM

A fan dressed as a hotdog performs for the cameras during the college football game between the North Dakota State Bison and the Colorado Buffaloes on August 29, 2024 at Folsom Field in Boulder, CO.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: AUG 29 North Dakota State at Colorado

Chill Out In The Labor Day Weekend Open Thread

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Defector At The Theater: A Revamped ‘Cats’ Is Better Than Ever

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Crufts Dog Show 2016 – Day Two

Vet Stories, With Dave McKenna

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Embrace Tofu Wings

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Wings Week

Nikola Met A Bird

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Kelsey McKinney

Full Moon Party In Thailand

An Important Bro Summer Update: Drink Of The Summer

Former NFL quarterback Archie Manning stands on the field prior to the start of the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 01, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Allstate Sugar Bowl – Baylor v Georgia

The Clarion Ledger, A Mississippi Newspaper Founded In 1837, Is Shutting Down Any Speculation That Archie Manning Is Not 75

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“Mary Jane” Broadway Opening Night

Rachel McAdams Is So Good At Playing Mothers


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It’s A Lovely Day In The Pleistocene And You Are A Horrible Giga-Goose

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Who Says Contact Hitters Aren’t Fun?

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An Observation About ‘Godzilla Minus One’

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defendant's table inside the courthouse as the jury is scheduled to continue deliberations for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan gave the jury instructions, and deliberations are entering their second day. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial.

Jury To Begin Deliberations In Trump Hush Money Trial

Justice Delivered To Notable Yankees Fan

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 29: Bill Simmons is seen on March 29, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles – March 29, 2018

Enter Bill Simmons’s No Flex Zone, If You Dare

A fan holds up a sign for Naz Reid #11 of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter of the game against the Toronto Raptors at Target Center on April 3, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Toronto Raptors v Minnesota Timberwolves

Open Thread!

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Oh Fuck Me, Damian Lillard Is Wiggling The Wet Orb

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San Francisco Giants v San Diego Padres

Let’s Have A Spring Weekend Open Thread

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks at a Microsoft Surface tablet during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.

New York Jets v Cleveland Browns

Aaron Rodgers Forced To Remain In Current Role As Part-Time Attention-Getting Loser