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The Benjamin Franklin Parkway was designed in 1917 by French architect Jacques Gréber in the European style of boulevard, specifically inspired by the Champs-Élysées, which means it is a thematically ...

It did not take a lot of special insight to suspect that recently installed CBS News boss, Bari Weiss, played some role in ...

As Lauren Theisen pointed out last month, the ongoing, abstracted debate about trans inclusion in sports uses almost no ...

It’s been an eventful year for Ringer founder and podcast host Bill Simmons. He ended 2025 and began 2026 at a peak in ...

The Chicago Cubs have maintained an awfully low profile for a team that 1) wins often, and by a lot of runs, 2) homers more than anyone, and 3) has an increasingly sure-thing MVP patrolling center now ...

If you haven’t yet encountered the cover story for the August issue of The Atlantic, I have some bad news to share: “The End of Reading Is Here.” It’s an intentionally provocative headline for a ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrests of two men in Portland, Oregon. A 35-year-old man named ...

Three NFL players were placed on the commissioner’s exempt list this past weekend: Seattle Seahawks cornerback Terrion Arnold ...

We’re ending the month with a challenging themeless puzzle. Keep an eye out for tricky clues and fun wordplay. This week’s ...

Some people are fans of the Houston Texans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Houston Texans. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews ...

For the first time in over 20 years, Novak Djokovic lost his first-round match at a Slam. On Sunday he fell in five sets to ...