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Bob Costas Remembers ... the Great NFL Pregame Wars
New News About Nuzzi, and Mamdani Goes to Washington. Plus: Susan Orlean on Breaking Into The New Yorker, Working for Tina Brown, and More.
Trump’s “Piggy” Attack, MLB’s TV Deal, and Joel’s Nuzzi Take. Plus: Mamdani Advisor Zara Rahim
Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and the Frenzied Rollout of 'American Canto'
The New Epstein Emails, Pat McAfee and Donald Trump, and the Nico Harrison 'Now They Tell Us.' Plus: NBC’s Cris Collinsworth.
MSNBC’s Rebrand, ESPN’s Solitaire Scandal, and James Talarico’s Friends. Plus: The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel
The Democrats’ Big Night and ESPN’s New Bookie. Plus: Booger McFarland on Alabama-LSU, Playing Dirty, and More.
Last-Minute Election Stories, Trump Goes on ‘60 Minutes,’ and (Another) White House Reporter Caper
CBS’s Halloween "Bloodbath" and Michael Jordan as the NBA's Ombudsman. Plus: Vox’s Astead Herndon on Leaving The New York Times and the Future of the Democrats.
ESPN’s Gamble, CBS and John Dickerson, and Graham Platner’s Reddit Posts
How Zohran Mamdani Won the Hearts and Minds of the Media (and New York City)
An NBA TV Mega-Preview, Good News About The Washington Post, and Your Favorite NFL Clichés
Zohran Mamdani Goes on Fox News, the Great Pentagon Walkout, and Awkward NFL Coach Audio
Bari Weiss’s Memo, Marc Maron’s Goodbye, and College Football’s Most Interesting Coach
Jen Psaki on the Democrats and the Future of MSNBC. Plus, Paul Finebaum vs. ESPN and the End of LeBron’s Media Headlock
Bari Weiss’s First Day at CBS, Reporting on Mark Sanchez, and the GOAT-dom of Chris Berman
The Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates Showdown, Floating Paul Finebaum for Senate, and the Meaning of Kamala’s Book Sales
A 25 for 25 Double Feature: Dean Jelani Cobb on the Future of J-School. Plus, Spencer Hall on “Weird Internet.”
A Report From the Cowboys-Packers Tie, the Rise of the Bernie Bio, and Barbecue Notes From Texas
Jimmy Kimmel’s Return, the Fox-Barstool College Football Experiment, and Kamala’s Book Tour. Plus: Noah Eagle.
Fear After the Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, the Return of Olivia Nuzzi, and Presidential Campaign of Andy Beshear
Jimmy Kimmel Is Suspended, Molly Qerim Leaves ESPN, and Ivan Maisel on the Cult of the College Football Coach
Our Broken Media Ecosystem, Replay Reviews for Everyone, and Lachlan Cartwright of Breaker
The Killing of Charlie Kirk, the Murdochs’ Real-Life Succession, and Three More Years of ‘Pardon the Interruption’
NFL Opening Weekend Audio, the CBS News Blues, and Our Review of ‘The Paper’
Eagles-Cowboys Audio and the Hock Heard Round the World. Plus, a New 25 for '25 With ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth.
The Cloudy Future of 'Inside the NBA,' Gavin Newsom Could Run for President Like Marshawn Lynch, and More Tortured Acronyms
Doris Burke's Demotion, a Massive College Football TV Preview, and Adam Friedland's Star Turn
Ohio State and Barstool, the Great Film Critic Shortage, and the MS NOW Acronym Challenge. Plus: Michael M. Grynbaum on the Past and Future of Condé Nast.
The Legend of Lee Corso, the Man Who Created "GameDay," with ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit
The Dallas Cowboys, the Netflix Doc, and Jerry Jones With Ed Werder
The Cringey MSNBC Rebrand, Gavin Newsom’s Twitter Account, and the Death of the Longform Podcast
The Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift Show, Jimmy Pitaro’s ESPN, and the Worst Question Asked at the White House
25 for 25: Jimmy Pitaro on ESPN's NFL and WWE Deals, Pat McAfee, and the State of the Company in 2025
A Readout on ESPN’s Deals With the NFL and WWE. Plus: NBA Mouthpiece Summer and the New York Post Comes to L.A.
Who Won the ESPN-NFL Deal? Plus, the WaPo Exodus Continues and a Report From SummerSlam
The Fall of Shannon Sharpe, the End of Sports and Late-Night TV, and the 2025 Media Diet With Bomani Jones
Hulk Hogan Vs. Gawker, Bill Belichick Fever, and the New Washington Post Exodus
The ESPN-NFL Wedding, Hunter Biden Speaks, and Pat McAfee’s Apology
Headline Catch-Up: Colbert Is Canceled, NPR and PBS Are Defunded and FS1's Barstool Shake-Up. Plus, 25 for 25: NYT's David Marchese on the Future of Interviewing
25 for 25: The Future of Celebrity Profiles With GQ’s Zach Baron
25 for 25: The Future of Physical Media With Sean Fennessey
The Floods in Texas
The Times’ Mamdani Story, David Foster Wallace Revisited, and Josh Dawsey on the 2024 Election
Paramount Bends the Knee, the Great Gavin Newsom Debate, and the End of Netflix Announcer Sharing. Plus, Matthew Lee on Covering the Diddy Trial From the Southern District of New York Courthouse.
Anna Wintour (Sort of) Leaves Vogue, the NYT's Top 100 Movies List, and the Bezos Nuptials
Zohran’s New York Shocker, NBA Draft Audio, and What Is a "Hit Piece" in 2025? Plus, 25 for 25: Heather Cox Richardson on Trump and Iran.
Trump’s Iran Rollout, Game 7’s Injury TV, and Andrew Schulz vs. The New York Times
Tucker Carlson Vs. Ted Cruz, the Finals Goes 7, and the Media A-Team
Solidarity With Stephen A., The Washington Post’s Latest Reboot, and Gustavo Arellano on Covering the L.A. Protests
L.A. Protests and the NBA’s Storytelling Problem. Plus: Logan Murdock on Gen Z Hoopers.
Trump-Musk Fallout and ESPN's Finals Coverage. Plus: Alan Siegel on 'The Simpsons.'
25 for 25: Noah Eagle. Plus, NBA Finals Notes, and WaPo Becomes HuffPo.
Farewell to the NBA On TNT. Plus: Mark Kriegel on Mike Tyson and the Future of Sports Biographies.
The Democrats Are (Still) Looking for the Left’s Joe Rogan. Plus: Texas Barbecue Rankings!
The Reign of the Three-Man Booth, Why ‘Mission: Impossible’ Is Getting a Pass, and More Sliding Doors Metaphors
Tyrese Haliburton Goes Full Reggie Miller. Plus: A Final Farewell to ‘Around the Horn.’
How Sports Ate TV. Plus: Journalism’s Triumphant Return!
The Tell-All Book Haunting Washington. Plus: Can Podcasts Become the New Magazines?
An American Pope Media Frenzy, Jayson Tatum Take-a-Palooza, and the Reemergence of Joe Biden
25 for 25: Brian Windhorst on the Future of NBA Reporting
Sports Media’s Familial Obsession, a Fascinating John Fetterman Profile, and Cold-Calling the President
The Bill Belichick Interview Heard Round the World, Plus: Mike Tirico on a Horse Named "Journalism"
A Deluge of Shedeur Sanders NFL Draft Takes. Plus: Kara Voght on the Embattled White House Correspondents' Dinner.
How the Shannon Sharpe Lawsuit Is Being Covered. Plus, the NFL Draft Media Economy.
25 for 25: Chris Ryan on the Birth, Death, and Rebirth of Blogging
Lee Corso’s Legendary 'College GameDay' Run. Plus: The White House's Attack on the Associated Press.
Rory McIlroy’s Long-Awaited Masters Win, the Barstool Apology Tour, and the Nico Iamaleava Saga
25 for 25: The New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie on the Future of the Opinion Columnist
Catching up on the Atlantic Mega-Scoop and Stephen A. vs. LeBron. Plus: Bryan’s Southwest Travelogue.
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis on Launching the Sports Gabfest, the Benefit of Mutually Reinforcing Weirdo Tendencies, and Why They Hate the Hall of Fame
25 for 25 Industry in Memoriam: Remembering the Publications Lost in the 21st Century
Van Lathan on What Makes a Good Political Pundit, How TMZ Shaped Him and His Career, and a Very Special Request for Hillary Clinton and His Mom.
Graydon Carter on ‘Vanity Fair,’ ‘Spy,’ and the Glorious Excess of the Magazine Era
A Contentious White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, Jackie Robinson and the Defense Department, and a Buyout Bloodbath in Chicago
John Feinstein and March Madness, News From The New Yorker, and Gutting the Voice of America
The Horrors of NFL Free Agency, Michelle Obama and Gavin Newsom Pivot to Podcasts, and Remembering John Feinstein
Four NBA Media Meltdowns, Oscar Season for Democrats, and a Great Editor’s ‘Only in Journalism’
The Curious Case of Shedeur Sanders, the L.A. Times’ Broken Bias Meter, and Farewell to ‘Around the Horn’
Conan and the Oscars, Trump and Zelensky, and More WaPo-Bezos Fallout
Jeff Bezos Vs. The Washington Post, When NFL Insiders Attack, and the Remaking of MSNBC
The Trump Dump Theory of News, Stephen A. for President, and an ‘Only in Journalism’ All-Timer
'25 for 25': Nick Wright on the Future of Sports Debate
Trump Presses the Press, Luka Doncic and the Fans, and Introducing ‘25 for 25’
The Best Super Bowl Review in the Business, the Trump-Politico Gambit, and the Death of the Book Blurb
Super Bowl Stories From New Orleans, a Farewell to Hubie Brown, and Eagles Talk With CNN’s Kasie Hunt
Chris Berman on Covering Super Bowls, ESPN’s Three Eras, and the Origin Story of ‘NFL Primetime’
The WTF Luka Scoop, Super Bowl Scenes From New Orleans, and Trump’s Pentagon Switcheroo
New Media Invades the White House, Chiefs Conspiracy Theories, and When Ex-Quarterbacks Attack
The CBS Disaster and NFL Sound, The New Yorker Turns 100, and More Tales of Journalistic Failure
White House Media Wellness Check, the New NBA Announcers, and a Report From the Press Box in Atlanta
NFL Playoff Sound, Trump’s Inauguration, and Covering the National Title Game in Atlanta
ESPN's Rece Davis on Year One of the College Football Playoff, Lobbying the Committee on TV, and the True Story of LANK
The Cowboys Coaching Content Machine, More on Big Cat, and Zuck’s Inauguration Plan
More Notes on the L.A. Fires, the Tom Brady One-and-Done Theory, and Sounds From the NFL Playoffs
Night of the L.A. Fires, The Washington Post Vs. The Atlantic, and How to Cover Trump: Part 2
The Washington Post Blues, the FS1 Lawsuit, and a Ringside Report From 'Raw' on Netflix
Paul Levesque on WWE’s Netflix Debut, How Streaming Will Change Wrestling, and the End of the 10:59 Problem
ESPN Does Journalism (of a Sort), Last Year’s Media Screw-Ups, and a Report From the Rose Bowl Press Box
ESPN's College Football War, the Year of the Media Bro, and One Last Jolabokaflod Gift