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By Evan Bleier If a new report from USA Today is accurate, the Washington Commanders may be losing their commander in chief at some point down the line. Washington owner Daniel Snyder, who has presided over an NFL franchise that has tolerated questiona…

By Tanner Garrity The one time I met Coach K — I was a kid, waiting for him to sign a mini basketball — I asked him who was the hardest worker on the Olympic team. Without taking a second to think he replied “Kobe Bryant. Kobe is always the first guy i…

By Tobias Carroll For fans of the decadeslong partnership between filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, 2021 was a weird year. Joel’s The Tragedy of Macbeth opened to glowing reviews while also prompting some confusion — namely, about why the longtime collab…

By Tobias Carroll The economy of live music — especially in the wake of an especially disruptive pandemic which continues to confound many artists’ touring plans — is at a particularly complex place right now. It also prompts a number of questions as t…

By Tobias Carroll In the last few years, California has experienced wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes and droughts. It’s the kind of situation that seems increasingly apocalyptic, with dystopian science fiction reading like travelogues rather than caut…

By Tobias Carroll Thinking about land and preservation in certain ways can make one’s head spin. A new article in The Atlantic by Cathleen O’Grady explores the phenomenon of “green lairds” in Scotland — and a very particular subset of that. The short v…

By Tobias Carroll Eighteen years ago, the documentary Super Size Me explored what regular fast food consumption at massive levels could do to a human body. The results, needless to say, were not great, and preceded McDonald’s removing its “super size” …

By Tobias Carroll Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher opened with another instance of reality outpacing satire. In this case, it was House Republicans voting against a bill to address baby formula shortages across the country. “Nourishing babies is a sl…

By Tobias Carroll At a time when many people’s energy bills have seen steep increases, it’s reassuring to hear that there might well be a way to save $384 million on the nation’s power bills. According to a new study from Colorado State University and …

By Tobias Carroll The current season of Saturday Night Live featured the show’s largest cast ever, with 21 different comedians appearing on screen at various points during the year. Based on current reports, it sure sounds like that number will be a bi…