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Nostalgia is the only reason why there’s a new Planet Hollywood in Times Square. But my nostalgia is different from everybody ...
Sounds like you want to do the Monday crossword. This week’s puzzle was constructed by Erik Agard and Kelsey Dixon, and ...
Some people are fans of the Denver Broncos. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Denver Broncos. This 2025 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews ...
It will become clear by the end of this sentence that I am not bragging about this, but there was a time when I felt like I ...
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU VOTE ...
The moment I had long dreaded finally arrived: the day I’d have to dismantle my childhood. I suppose I should consider myself ...
Some people are fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. This 2025 ...
In 2018, Mitski released her fifth album, Be the Cowboy. She had been putting out music that was as critically acclaimed as ...
It is easy enough to read about the climate crisis through the dozens of devastating stories that run each week, warning us ...
If it feels like white rappers are sprouting up all around us, it’s with good reason. Though they never really went ...
I’ve always struggled with the idea of a “guilty pleasure.” Truly innocent pleasure shouldn’t come with a side of shame. Most guilty pleasures are purposely private, indulged alone or among the ...
Welcome to Margin of Error, a politics column from Tom Scocca, editor of the Indignity newsletter. One of the things that a ...