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The Divine Comedy of the Dallas Cowboys
What animates the massive, diasporic fandom of America’s Team—and what does its persistence in the face of failure say about the grand American experiment?
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NFL Power Rankings: Can the Eagles Close the Gap on the Lions in the NFC?
The true playoff contenders are revealing themselves. Which teams are on the rise and which are falling heading into Week 13?
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The 10 Best Shows to Stream Right Now
It’s time to get your fantasy on with ‘Silo’ and ‘Dune: Prophecy’ leading The Ringer’s Weekly Top 10
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The Warriors Are Going Deeper Than Any Team in NBA History
Golden State is boldly going where no NBA team has gone before: a 12-man rotation. Can Steve Kerr’s experiment give one last gasp to the Dubs’ dynasty?
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Top 100: Early Surprises and Disappointments
Who’s up and who’s down about a month into the 2024-25 NBA season? Check out our new player rankings and analysis, including a handful of new additions.
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Introducing the Guy Cry Movie Canon
To celebrate the release of ‘Gladiator II,’ we’re looking back on the original film—and a host of other movies that regularly reduce grown men to tears
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What the Heck Should I Watch on Streaming?
May we interest you in a little meeting with the first TV series in the ‘Dune’ expanded universe?
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NFL QB Rankings: C.J. Stroud Will Be Just Fine
Plus: Kyler’s climb, Caleb’s tumble, and a rejuvenated Russell Wilson
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Week 10 NFL Power Rankings: The Detroit Lions Look Unbeatable
Which teams are rising and falling at the trade deadline?
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The 2024-25 NBA All In-dex
Some NBA teams are all in on the present, some are fully committed to the future, and some are the Oklahoma City Thunder. For the third year in a row, we analyzed every squad’s financial and draft commitments to come up with a top-30 "all in" ranking.
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Don’t Fall Asleep: The Oral History of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
With a meager budget and a ramshackle special effects team, Wes Craven created a horror classic and an iconic movie villain in Freddy Krueger, who, even 40 years later, will still haunt your dreams
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Tim Walz and the Mankato West Dream Season That Will Live Forever
In 1999, Walz was the defensive coordinator who helped lead Mankato West High School on a storybook run to a state title. Now, he’s a vice presidential candidate campaigning in the final days before the election. Here’s the story of how Walz became "Coach"—and how the last few months have extended the glory days of his former players.
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The Sexless State of Cinema, by the Numbers
Don’t be fooled by ‘Anora.’ We crunched the data for 40,000 films, and it’s not just a fantasy: Sex is disappearing from our movie screens.
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QB Rankings: Lamar Jackson Is the NFL’s Best Player
The Ravens passer is having another superlative season—and has supplanted Patrick Mahomes as our top-ranked quarterback
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The Future of Film May Just Be Old Movies
As theaters throughout the country adjust to an ever-changing landscape, many are turning to cinema’s past. Could repertory and revival screenings be a way forward?
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The Rise of Ending Explainers, Explained
From YouTube videos to blogs to TikToks, it seems like they’re everywhere these days. Are they the be-all, end-all of film discourse in 2024?
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22 Increasingly Bold Predictions for the 2024-25 NBA Season
From a title prediction to a dream superstar trade, here’s a pu pu platter of takes that will certainly age well
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NFL Power Rankings: True Super Bowl Contenders Begin to Emerge
The Lions have competition in the race to the top of the NFC. That competition just doesn’t include the Cowboys.
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One Defining Stat for Every NBA Team Heading Into the 2024-25 Season
With about a week to go until the new season tips off, let’s take a broad survey of the league by analyzing one key number that helps explain every team’s situation, for better or for worse
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Book Richardson Is out of Prison, but He Doesn’t Feel Free
As the college sports landscape rapidly evolves, is there a path back in for a disgraced former assistant basketball coach?
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The 85 Best Quentin Tarantino Characters Ever, Ranked
‘Pulp Fiction’ is turning 30. To celebrate, we’re counting down the best characters in all of Tarantino’s films, from Hans Landa to Rick Dalton to the Wolf—to, yes, the Gimp.
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How the ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster Became a Dorm Room Staple
In 1994, Miramax’s art team set out to make a movie poster that captured the vibe and influences of Quentin Tarantino’s indie breakout. Thirty years later, it’s still the go-to choice of freshmen across the country.
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The Evolution of Paige Bueckers
Bueckers returned to UConn this year to chase an elusive national title. To win it, she’ll have to become someone new on the court.
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New Name, Same Game: How Kate Scott Became a Face of Soccer in America
How an aspiring translator went from Manchester to Málaga to Munich and everywhere in between to become one of the most popular women working in sports media
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‘Industry’ Season 3 Was a Celebration of Both the Vulnerable and the Damned
The HBO show leveled up in its latest season to deliver a harrowing finale—and the promise of more to come
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The Oral History of the ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ Trailer That Just Came Out
An important moment in cinematic history—the return of Gerard Butler as Big Nick—calls for an important article
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Does Woodstock ’99 Say Anything About Its Generation, or Was It Just Pure Chaos?
The final episode of ‘Break Stuff’ explores the aftermath of the ill-fated event and how it compares to another recent disastrous festival you may have heard of
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What’s Beef: The Past, Present, and Future of Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi
More than 15 years after their rivalry raised the profile of competitive eating, Chestnut and Kobi met once again in a hot-dog-eating free-for-all. But this time it was for Netflix—and maybe themselves.
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From ‘Anchorman’ to ‘Agatha All Along’: The Rise of Kathryn Hahn
"I guess this is the modern trajectory," Hahn says. "It goes best friend, quirky best friend, pregnant best friend, mom, horny mom, horny divorced mom, witch."
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The Moment That Woodstock ’99 Went Up in Flames
Episode 7 of ‘Break Stuff’ looks at the Sunday riots and violence that you remember Woodstock ’99 for
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The Legacy of Woodstock ’99 Is Sexual Assault
Episode 6 of ‘Break Stuff’ explores the violence against women that garnered headlines in the wake of the festival
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The Human Toll of Woodstock ’99
Episode 5 of ‘Break Stuff’ looks at one family that was shattered as a result of the ill-fated festival
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MJ Lenderman, Indie Rock’s No. 1 Prospect, Goes Pro
With his new album, ‘Manning Fireworks,’ Asheville’s own guitar hero meets the moment and becomes one of rock’s most promising songwriters
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How the Early Parts of Woodstock ’99 Set the Stage for Disaster
The first night of the festival was a relative calm before the chaos that the festival is best remembered for—but still contained some signs of trouble to come
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How Fox Threw a Tom Brady Hail Mary and Won
It began with a hopeful text message and a clandestine hotel room meeting. This is the story of how Fox consulted its playbook and won the biggest prize in the Great Announcer Swap.
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Before Woodstock ’99 Was a Nightmare, It Was One Town’s Dream
Episode 3 of ‘Break Stuff’ investigates how the festival landed in Rome, New York, and some of the early warning signs that something was awry
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The Ringer’s Week 1 NFL Power Rankings
The Chiefs are looking to three-peat. Who is most likely to stop them?