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Plagiarism Is The Weirdest Of All The Frauds
238
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Albert Burneko
October 12, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Ozy Media Is A Monumental Bummer
291
Comments
Dan McQuade
October 4, 2021
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MLB
My White Whale Is The Story Of An MLB Veteran Paying His Teammates To Get Vaccinated
270
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
September 29, 2021
NBA
Glenn Greenwald Demonstrates Breathtaking Ignorance In Stunningly Arrogant Screed About Vaccine Hesitancy
297
Comments
Chris Thompson
September 29, 2021
Journalismism
NYT: People Would Trust Us If They Understood How Great We Are
296
Comments
Laura Wagner
September 27, 2021
Journalismism
Adam Schefter Gives Up On Journalism
178
Comments
Tom Ley
September 23, 2021
Journalismism
Hack Meekly Endorses Hack
130
Comments
Laura Wagner
September 17, 2021
Women's Basketball
The “Guru” Of Women’s Basketball Gets His Due
34
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
September 10, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Someone, Please, Explain To Me What This Sentence Is Trying To Say
218
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 23, 2021
Media Meltdowns
CNN’s Brian Stelter Tries A New Job
144
Comments
Laura Wagner
August 11, 2021
Olympics
What Kind Of Toilet Destruction Are We Talking About, Here?
187
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 4, 2021
NBA
This Stupid Basketball Cliche Impacts Puking Out My Fucking Breakfast
157
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 3, 2021
Journalismism
Objectivity Is A Workplace Hazard
113
Comments
Laura Wagner
July 26, 2021
Journalismism
The Current Version Of Deadspin Can’t Even Eat Shit Correctly
487
Comments
Samer Kalaf
July 7, 2021
Journalismism
The Staff Of The Appeal Is Ready To Make Something New
39
Comments
Laura Wagner
June 30, 2021
NBA
Scoopbrain Is A Contagious Illness
98
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 28, 2021
Journalismism
Frank Bruni, I’m Not Sorry
261
Comments
Drew Magary
June 17, 2021
Journalismism
Dan McQuade’s New Balance Gesture Followed By $4.1 Billion Drop In Company’s Market Value
125
Comments
By The Defector Staff
June 15, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Experts: Albert Burneko Is Handsome And It’s Cool To Just Give Him Money
194
Comments
Albert Burneko
June 10, 2021
Journalismism
Long Live Open Locker Rooms, Where Today’s Secrets Become Tomorrow’s Stories
156
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
June 6, 2021
Journalismism
Tennis Doesn’t Have To Taste This Bad
164
Comments
Giri Nathan
June 3, 2021
Journalismism
The AP Reaches New Level Of Sleaziness With FanDuel Deal
128
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 25, 2021
Journalismism
It’s Never About Fairness
175
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 21, 2021
Journalismism
What’s Happening At ‘The Believer’ Is About More Than Just A Zoom Incident
125
Comments
Camille Bromley
May 6, 2021
Journalismism
Police Say A Lot Of Things
367
Comments
Barry Petchesky
April 16, 2021
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