If you’re anything like me—a Millennial rapidly (though gracefully!!!) aging out of even the most generous definition of “youth,” who once prided yourself on being a music head but who lost the pulse ...

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The continuing assault by university administrators upon elementary school teaching standards advanced another step this week ...

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It wasn’t even a particularly crazy hit that did it. Tua Tagovailoa was scrambling, so committed to converting a fourth down that he never thought of sliding. Instead he lunged forward, his helmet ...

There was no way we were going to win this seagull. It was the second time I’d put a buck into the claw machine, attempting ...

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