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MAGA Biopsies Cancerous Massie
Plus: Marine One burns holes in the White House lawn, a Mexico City bar charges gringos $300 & Dallas’ City Hall boiler problems boil over.
May 18
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The Petri Dish of the High Seas
Argentina and Chile blame each other for the hantavirus. Plus: The chickenification of farm fishing & a tsunami of trash in California.
May 14
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Flour Power
Plus: L.A.’s homelessness math, a racial mortality reversal & the pope versus customer service.
May 12
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Gerry Me Softly
PLUS: No one likes either party, but neither has been punished enough to change.
May 8
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Nothing Will Solve the Tragedy of Gun Violence in America
I believe in gun control, but it is a fairy tale to believe that tougher laws are the answer.
May 7
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No One's Nice To Bari Weiss
Dec 26, 2025
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I Too Had a Disastrous Interview with Karine Jean-Pierre
Oct 29, 2025
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NPR's Death by a Thousand Decolonizations
Jul 21, 2025
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MAGA's Aquatic Valkyrie
Nov 25, 2025
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A Farewell to Forms
Plus: Kratom producers play Whac-A-Molecule, Toyota builds the high-tech city of the future & V.A. employee faces an internal investigation for speaking…
May 5
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Would-be Assassin Stripped of Shirt, Media Hypocrisy Ensues
News giants weaponize security measures, fueling bigotry.
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May 4
Third Time’s a Felony
Plus: A billion-dollar train detour, Bolsonaro’s legislative jailbreak & the oldest young-candidate problem in politics.
May 1
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The Boss' Causes
Unlike younger, more radical artists Bruce Springsteen’s oeuvre shows a commitment to building up America, not tearing it down.
Apr 30
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YouTube Ate Sports Writing
Ethan Strauss on the lost art of the “gamer” and the grist for the sports content mill.
Apr 28
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Ethan Strauss
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Ballroom Blitz
Plus: MAHA fractures over Monsanto, San Francisco’s doggy day care bubble & Gibraltar’s junk-food monkeys eat dirt to feel better.
Apr 27
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Peter Thiel’s Objection!
Plus: BART fixes itself with doors, Baywatch becomes economic policy & a matador has a pain-in-the-ass evening.
Apr 23
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What's the Future of Sports Writing?
I’m going live on Substack with Ethan on April 24, at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Apr 22
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Ethan Strauss
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Ka$h Patel’s Freak Out Fallout
Plus: Podcasters show their faces, the DOJ cracks down on eggs & and a *very* historic smoke shop gets saved.
Apr 20
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