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The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Trends That Will Decide Thunder-Spurs

The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Trends That Will Decide Thunder-Spurs

Kirk Goldsberry

Kirk Goldsberry

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the West

Danny Chau • 6 min read

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the West

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Knicks, OKC vs. Wemby, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

• 2 hr 10 min

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Knicks, OKC vs. Wemby, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

Thunder Even the Series at 1-1! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series at 1-1! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series and a Preview of the East

The Zach Lowe Show

The Zach Lowe Show

• 1 hr 46 min

Thunder Even the Series at 1-1! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series at 1-1! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series and a Preview of the East

The Zach Lowe Show

The Zach Lowe Show

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National Affairs

Who’s to Blame When an Ivy League President Drives Into His Students?

Who’s to Blame When an Ivy League President Drives Into His Students?

Who’s to Blame When a College President Drives Into Students?

“Ah! He Just Ran Over My Fucking Foot!”

By Brian Phillips • 16 min read

Who’s to Blame When an Ivy League President Drives Into His Students?

Who’s to Blame When an Ivy League President Drives Into His Students?

Who’s to Blame When a College President Drives Into Students?

“Ah! He Just Ran Over My Fucking Foot!”

Brian Phillips • 16 min read

‘I Love Boosters’ Is Fashionably Frustrated

‘I Love Boosters’ Is Fashionably Frustrated

By Adam Nayman • 8 min read

‘I Love Boosters’ Is Fashionably Frustrated

‘I Love Boosters’ Is Fashionably Frustrated

Adam Nayman • 8 min read

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Reveal?

By Katie Baker • 13 min read

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Reveal?

Katie Baker • 13 min read

‘Survivor 50’ Made Twists the Star

‘Survivor 50’ Made Twists the Star

By Riley McAtee • 6 min read

‘Survivor 50’ Made Twists the Star

‘Survivor 50’ Made Twists the Star

Riley McAtee • 6 min read

NFL 2026 Offseason Power Rankings: The Rams Jump the Seahawks

NFL 2026 Offseason Power Rankings: The Rams Jump the Seahawks

NFL 2026 Offseason Power Rankings

NFL 2026 Offseason Power Rankings: The Rams Jump the Seahawks

NFL 2026 Offseason Power Rankings: The Rams Jump the Seahawks

NFL 2026 Offseason Power Rankings

Noteworthy Reads

Noteworthy Reads

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The Six Movies That Mattered at Cannes This Year

The Six Movies That Mattered at Cannes This Year

The Six Movies That Mattered at Cannes

Newsletter ($)

The Six Movies That Mattered at Cannes This Year

The Six Movies That Mattered at Cannes This Year

The Six Movies That Mattered at Cannes

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

The Mando Movie Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

By Ben Lindbergh • 15 min read

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

The Mando Movie Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

By Ben Lindbergh • 15 min read

Videos

Videos

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Knicks, OKC vs. Wemby, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Bill Simmons Podcast • May 22

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Knicks, OKC vs. Wemby, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Bill Simmons Podcast • May 22

Special Project

The Post-Lottery NBA Mock Draft

The Post-Lottery NBA Mock Draft

The Post-Lottery NBA Mock Draft

The Post-Lottery NBA Mock Draft

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ The Baby’s Back

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

The Mando Movie Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

By Ben Lindbergh • 15 min read

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

The Mando Movie Is a ‘Star Wars’ Stopgap

By Ben Lindbergh • 15 min read

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Reactions

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Reactions

The Midnight Boys

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Reactions

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Reactions

The Midnight Boys

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Primer and a ‘Star Wars’ Duos Draft With Damon Lindelof

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Primer and a ‘Star Wars’ Duos Draft With Damon Lindelof

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ and ‘Star Wars’ Duos With Damon Lindelof

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Primer

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Primer and a ‘Star Wars’ Duos Draft With Damon Lindelof

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Primer and a ‘Star Wars’ Duos Draft With Damon Lindelof

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ and ‘Star Wars’ Duos With Damon Lindelof

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Primer

Is the Modern NBA Breaking Its Stars?

Is the Modern NBA Breaking Its Stars?

Is the Modern NBA Breaking Its Stars?

Is the Modern NBA Breaking Its Stars?

Kirk Goldsberry

Kirk Goldsberry

In the Courtroom for the Altman-Musk Showdown

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Reveal?

By Katie Baker • 13 min read

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

What Did Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Reveal?

“Do You Always Tell the Truth?”: Sam Altman Rests His Case in the OpenAI Trial.

“Do You Always Tell the Truth?”: Sam Altman Rests His Case in the OpenAI Trial.

Sam Altman Rests His Case in the Elon Musk, OpenAI Trial

Sam Altman Rests His Case in the OpenAI Trial

By Katie Baker • 11 min read

“Do You Always Tell the Truth?”: Sam Altman Rests His Case in the OpenAI Trial.

“Do You Always Tell the Truth?”: Sam Altman Rests His Case in the OpenAI Trial.

Sam Altman Rests His Case in the Elon Musk, OpenAI Trial

Sam Altman Rests His Case in the OpenAI Trial

Elon Musk Takes the Stand for … Uh, Humanity?

Elon Musk Takes the Stand for … Uh, Humanity?

Elon Musk Takes the Stand

By Katie Baker • 10 min read

Elon Musk Takes the Stand for … Uh, Humanity?

Elon Musk Takes the Stand for … Uh, Humanity?

Elon Musk Takes the Stand

The Elon Musk Testimony Translator

The Elon Musk Testimony Translator

By Katie Baker • 13 min read

The Elon Musk Testimony Translator

The Elon Musk Testimony Translator

The NBA Playoffs Conference Finals

The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Trends That Will Decide Thunder-Spurs

By Kirk Goldsberry • 7 min read

The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Six Major Trends That Will Decide the Rest of Thunder-Spurs

The Trends That Will Decide Thunder-Spurs

Kirk Goldsberry

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the West

By Danny Chau • 6 min read

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the Western Conference Finals

All’s Fair in Love, War, and the West

A Garden-Variety Miracle Finally Goes the Knicks’ Way

A Garden-Variety Miracle Finally Goes the Knicks’ Way

A Garden-Variety Miracle Finally Goes the Knicks’ Way

Another Garden-Variety Miracle

By Michael Pina • 6 min read

A Garden-Variety Miracle Finally Goes the Knicks’ Way

A Garden-Variety Miracle Finally Goes the Knicks’ Way

A Garden-Variety Miracle Finally Goes the Knicks’ Way

Another Garden-Variety Miracle

The Majestic Arrival of Playoff Wemby

The Majestic Arrival of Playoff Wemby

By Danny Chau • 7 min read

The Majestic Arrival of Playoff Wemby

The Majestic Arrival of Playoff Wemby

Shorts

Bill on New York’s dominant run in the playoffs so far

May 22
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Desperately want to read every Midwestern Yelp review now🍽️

May 21
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Could Jadarian Price have a better rookie season than Jeremiyah Love? | The McShay Show

May 21
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The Boys finale shed some light on every superhero’s one weakness 😭

May 22
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Podcasts

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The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Red-Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mini-Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’ | With Rob Mahoney, Jason Concepcion, and Mallory Rubin

The Hot Knicks, OKC’s Beat-Up-Wemby Ploy, a Mailbag, and ‘Survivor 50’

The Knicks, OKC vs. Wemby, and ‘Survivor 50’

Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Good Hang With Amy Poehler

Paula Pell Has Too Much Love and Medication

Paula Pell Has Too Much Love and Medication

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

We Went to Cannes! These Are the 10 Best (and Worst) Things We Saw.

We Went to Cannes! These Are the 10 Best (and Worst) Things We Saw.

The 10 Best (and Worst) Things at Cannes

The Zach Lowe Show

The Zach Lowe Show

Thunder Even the Series at 1-1! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series at 1-1! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series! Adjustments for Both Sides and East Preview.

Thunder Even the Series and a Preview of the East

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

A Wild Summer Mailbag

A Wild Summer Mailbag

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Great Reads

David Attenborough and the Voice That Revealed a Planet

David Attenborough and the Voice That Revealed a Planet

David Attenborough and the Voice That Revealed a Planet

David Attenborough’s Voice Reveals a Planet

By Danny Chau • 29 min read

David Attenborough and the Voice That Revealed a Planet

David Attenborough and the Voice That Revealed a Planet

David Attenborough and the Voice That Revealed a Planet

David Attenborough’s Voice Reveals a Planet

Danny Chau • 29 min read

A Complete Taxonomy of MLB’s ABS Accidents

A Complete Taxonomy of MLB’s ABS Accidents

By Ben Lindbergh • 12 min read

A Complete Taxonomy of MLB’s ABS Accidents

A Complete Taxonomy of MLB’s ABS Accidents

Ben Lindbergh • 12 min read

Kash Patel’s Five-Step Guide to Running a Kickass FBI

Kash Patel’s Five-Step Guide to Running a Kickass FBI

Kash Patel’s Guide to Running a Kickass FBI

By Brian Phillips • 16 min read

Kash Patel’s Five-Step Guide to Running a Kickass FBI

Kash Patel’s Five-Step Guide to Running a Kickass FBI

Kash Patel’s Guide to Running a Kickass FBI

Brian Phillips • 16 min read

The Difference Between Making a Movie and Making a Movement

The Difference Between Making a Movie and Making a Movement

Boots Riley on Making a Movie vs. a Movement

By Logan Murdock • 14 min read

The Difference Between Making a Movie and Making a Movement

The Difference Between Making a Movie and Making a Movement

Boots Riley on Making a Movie vs. a Movement

Logan Murdock • 14 min read