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What I Learned From Reading Over A Thousand Letters To Santa
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Leland Nally
December 18, 2020
Politics
The Only Noteworthy Thing About The Latest Anti-Trans Sports Bill Is How Shameless It Is
173
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Diana Moskovitz
December 11, 2020
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Interviews
A Student-Debt Researcher Fucks Me Up With America’s Broken Promises
336
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Chris Thompson
December 8, 2020
Politics
Embattled President Rallies Supporters With Awful Noises From Inside Hermetically Sealed Car
275
Comments
David Roth
November 23, 2020
Politics
There’s Big Money In False Universes
337
Comments
Drew Magary
November 16, 2020
Politics
Billionaire Who Broke The World: LOL Oops
248
Comments
David Roth
November 15, 2020
This Is So Stupid
The Trump Voter Fraud Hotline Was Very Rude And Did Not Appreciate My Helpful Information
192
Comments
Samer Kalaf
November 13, 2020
Interviews
A Medieval Historian Explains Why The Magna Carta Has Nothing To Do With COVID-19
170
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 10, 2020
Politics
These People Are Morons
425
Comments
Albert Burneko
November 9, 2020
Media Meltdowns
What Will Clay Travis, The Wrongest Man In The World, Pivot To Now?
202
Comments
Samer Kalaf
November 9, 2020
Politics
The Trump Presidency Ended Next To A Porno Shop
213
Comments
Dan McQuade
November 8, 2020
Politics
Oh My God, What A Chump
351
Comments
Tom Ley
November 7, 2020
Politics
The Winners And Losers Of The 2020 Presidential Election
359
Comments
Defector Decision Desk
November 7, 2020
Politics
Tito Ortiz, Former UFC Champ And Total Kook, Now Holds Public Office
89
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 6, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Look At These Other Dorks
216
Comments
Tom Ley
November 5, 2020
Underexplained Lists
Counties I Previously Never Cared About That Will Never Leave My Brain, Ranked
247
Comments
Tom Ley
November 5, 2020
Politics
There Is No Alternative
122
Comments
David Roth
November 4, 2020
Life's Rich Pageant
Look At These Dorks
168
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 4, 2020
Politics
Is The Nation Crud Today?
595
Comments
Tom Ley
November 4, 2020
NBA
How Many NBA Arenas Actually Became Polling Places?
80
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
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Justin Ellis
November 3, 2020
Politics
Donald Trump’s Closing Argument To Pennsylvania Voters: It’s Boring How Basketball Just Goes Back And Forth
184
Comments
Samer Kalaf
November 2, 2020
Politics
The Fight Over The Future Of Work Starts With Prop 22
130
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 2, 2020
Politics
Here’s The Most Important Thing To Focus On Between Now And Election Day
131
Comments
Tom Ley
November 1, 2020
Politics
Donald Trump, On Californians Eating Spaghetti And Meat Sauce While Wearing A Face Mask: “It Looks Like You Got Into A Fight With Dana White, Where’s Dana, You Fought One Of Dana White, I Saw Dana White, Does Anyone Know Who Dana White Is?”
229
Comments
Lauren Theisen
October 28, 2020
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
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22
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Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson
October 12, 2020
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