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Here’s What to Watch This Weekend
One of the best shows in recent history comes to an end, while romance is reborn with ‘The Golden Bachelor’
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The Decade ‘Grand Theft Auto Online’ Owned
‘GTA Online’ was an undercooked afterthought when ‘GTA V’ launched, but 10 years later, it’s the Rockstar game’s greatest legacy
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“Nobody Lasts Forever”: How the Packers—and Green Bay—Are Moving On With Jordan Love
The Green Bay Packers have a long, storied history of fielding great quarterbacks. And Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers aren’t easy to forget. But the Green Bay faithful are ready to fall in Love again—just ask them.
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The Ringer’s Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings
Need help on who to start and who to sit? We have you covered.
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The Ringer’s NFL QB Rankings, Week 4
Just how elite is Tua Tagovailoa? And just how high has C.J. Stroud climbed after three impressive weeks?
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Nothing Is Better Than This: The Oral History of ‘Stop Making Sense’
The Talking Heads’ 1984 concert movie—which A24 recently rereleased in theaters—is as propulsive today as it was the day it came out: an ingenious, joyous celebration of music and the iconic band captured in it
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The Ringer’s Week 4 NFL Power Rankings
Brock Purdy and the steady 49ers are dominating the league, and the Cowboys are … still the Cowboys. Check out the rest of the rankings here.
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How to Write a Legitimately Great Song for a Movie
According to John Carney, the director of ‘Once,’ ‘Sing Street,’ ‘Begin Again,’ and, most recently, Apple TV+’s ‘Flora and Son’
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How Nirvana Became Its Own Vintage T-shirt Industry
Since the release of ‘In Utero’ 30 years ago, fans and nonfans alike have been forever in debt to the band’s priceless artifacts
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How Deion Sanders Made Colorado Football the Center of the Sports Universe
The Coach Prime experience is more than just college football’s biggest phenomenon. It’s a revolution.
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How Curren$y Became One of the 21st Century’s Defining MCs
The prolific New Orleans MC reflects on his career, his relationship with Lil Wayne, and how he’s not only survived, but prospered as rap has evolved several times over
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How “All In” Is Each NFL Team for 2023?
Some NFL teams are spending all their cash and trading away future draft picks to try to win now. A few seem to already be looking ahead to 2024. The Ringer’s All In-dex is back, and with a new no. 1 team.
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22 Years of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
With this NFL season being their 22nd in the booth together, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will surpass John Madden and Pat Summerall as the longest-tenured NFL announcing pair
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Will Jordan Love Mark the End of the QB Start-Vs.-Sit Debate, or the Start of a New Era?
The Packers quarterback has long been a source of curiosity outside Green Bay. Inside the organization, his development has inspired confidence—that he will perform well in his first season as a starter and prove the team’s unorthodox drafting strategy right once again.
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The Ringer’s NFL Trade Value Rankings
We’re taking into account on-field performance, contract value, positional importance, and more to determine the players who would fetch the most in a trade. You already know who is no. 1—where does the rest of the league fall?
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What Should Fantasy GMs Do With Travis Kelce in Drafts Now?
The Chiefs star tight end suffered a knee injury and may miss Week 1 … or more. Last-minute drafters, our rankings can help you navigate the latest fantasy chaos.
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With Russell Wilson and Sean Payton, Broncos Country May Be In for a Wild Ride
The first year of Denver’s Russell Wilson experiment … didn’t go as planned. But this season—with a new, experienced head coach at the helm—the Broncos are trying to frame things differently. Will it work?
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After One Perfect Record, the Postal Service Will Never Come Down
Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, Jenny Lewis, and more reflect on how a "low-stakes" side project led to one of this century’s most beloved indie records
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Kirby Smart and Georgia Defied the Ghosts of Program Past. The Future Could Be History.
After winning back-to-back national titles, Georgia enters this season as the undisputed king of college football. The blueprint behind the Bulldogs’ rise is familiar. How it’s changed a fan base and the landscape of the sport is anything but.
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Mike Vrabel Is Becoming a Coaching Legend—Through His Yells and His Hugs
The Titans head coach is entering his sixth, and perhaps most interesting, season at the helm. But how he got here—and how he’s gained the backing of his players—is just as important.
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What Should You Do With the Colts’ Backfield in Fantasy Football Now?
Not only was Jonathan Taylor not traded, but he now will miss the first four games of the season. Our fantasy rankings can help you make sense of a football headache.
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The Making of Bray Wyatt
Windham Rotunda, who died Thursday at the age of 36, was born into the wrestling business. This is the story of his life, as told by his family and by Windham himself.
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The Ringer’s Updated 2023 Fantasy Football Rankings
How early should you reach for Jonathan Taylor? Is the George Pickens breakout hype warranted? Our latest rankings have everything you need to prepare for your draft and win your league.
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Want to Dominate Your Fantasy League? Use Our Ultimate Draft Day Tool.
Need a plan for your league? Our best-in-class companion app has everything you need to rule your draft.
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More Than a Game: The Improbable Rise of the Real ‘Gran Turismo’ Racer
Jann Mardenborough defied the odds to go from obsessive ‘Gran Turismo’ player to real-life professional racer. Now, a Hollywood film will attempt to tell his story, even as new chapters of his career are being written.
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How HGTV’s ‘Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge’ Became a Neighborhood Nightmare
What’s it like when a Barbie-themed TV renovation project moves onto your block? For the residents of a quiet street in Southern California, the experience was more than just an onslaught of pink.
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How Do the Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott Signings Affect Our Fantasy Football Rankings?
Two of the NFL’s veteran free agent running backs found homes. It’s good news for them, but bad news for fantasy GMs who drafted Breece Hall or Rhamondre Stevenson.
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Why Did Scouts Whiff on MLB’s Base-Hit King?
In evaluating Luis Arraez, experts did something baseball’s batting average leader rarely does: miss. Will Arraez’s unexpected success pave the way for other unconventional prospects?
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The Best Pop Culture Jerks Bracket: In a Real Jerk Move, a Winner Is Crowned
It was down to Shooter McGavin and Cartman. Who reigns supreme?
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The Mystical Dance of Death and Rebirth in 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Half a century after DJ Kool Herc birthed a movement, hip-hop has been defined by grief as much as by celebration. But how the rap community memorializes those losses is a celebration in and of itself.
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The Best Pop Culture Jerks Bracket: Cartman Beat Larry David by One Vote
After possibly the slimmest margin of victory in Ringer bracket history, Cartman faces Shooter McGavin for the right to be crowned the best pop culture jerk of all time
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The Best Pop Culture Jerks Bracket: The Final Four
Only the best jerks remain: Shooter McGavin, Biff Tannen, Larry David, and, that’s right: Cartman
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Think You’re a Good Person? That’s Up to the Cart Narc and His Camera.
Along for the ride with Sebastian Davis, who’s built an empire of weaponized righteousness on YouTube based on a simple idea: Putting your shopping cart back is a test of your character
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Ranking Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Surprise Song Sets
We’ve been watching the grainy livestreams for months and have come up with the definitive, absolutely correct, and not at all subjective rankings of the 53 acoustic song sets from the Eras Tour. How did your night fare?
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The Best Pop Culture Jerks Bracket: The Elite Eight
After some stiff competition, eight truly odious jerks remain. Things are about to get very interesting.
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The Best Pop Culture Jerks Bracket: The Sweet 16
The round of 32 saw almost half the matchups end in upsets. Now it’s time to see which jerks are truly elite.
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The Best Pop Culture Jerks Bracket: Round 2
After a first round defined by jerks routing other jerks, the round of 32 promises some fierce competition