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Tonight, Vice President-elect Mike Pence decided to take in a performance of Hamilton. But apparently, as soon as he…
This morning, many Americans woke up fearful, wondering what comes next. The only possible answer: four years of…
Ask Polly, formerly of The Awl, has found a new home at New York Magazine's The Cut, and earlier this week posted…
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Why, Russia? Why are you trying to ruin bears for us?
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Well, yeah, embarrassment is my fuel for everything. All comedy is some form of embarrassment repackaged. Read more
Have you ever seen Seinfeld2000? It is really, really, very quite funny. Read more
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Jerry Seinfeld is a stand up comedian. He's a television star. He's a Porsche nut. His web series Comedians In Cars…
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Vogue just released its February issue starring none other than Lena Dunham. The images are, all in all, quite nice.…
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Earlier this week we introduced you to terrifying Cubs mascot Clark The Cub and invited you to do horrible things…
Over the weekend, a couple brought their eight month old child to Alinea, a Chicago restaurant headed by Chef Grant…
No one has moderate feelings toward the raw oyster (except perhaps for the terminally indifferent, may they ride the…
Sell the painting, pay the rent and you die alone in your apartment because no one wants to visit you anymore because there's nothing to look at. Read more
I want to attempt to defend Hamilton Nolan's position on the DIA, or at least argue against his colleagues nothing that Selling Art Is Exactly Like The (Kochs + Hitler) * Infinity. Read more
As you know, today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK, and as you know, there's very little to say…
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