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A Joy Forever
Remembering the legacy of Anna Sewell and Black Beauty

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The president runs a turkey-pardon extortion scheme, in a David Mamet play named for what month?
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A Sticky Subject
On the eve of Thanksgiving, exactly WTF is up with marshmallows?

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Mercy Buckets
Podcasters choose a very old way to sort things out

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Of Pockets and Patriarchy
or, Keep your friends close and your car keys closer

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Yas Queen
The life of Elizabeth I, in five symbols

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Domino’s once proposed moving headquarters to a building called the Leaning Tower of WHAT?
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Girl You Know It’s (Finally) True
Decades after scandal, documentary shifts blame away from Milli Vanilli

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Whatever happened to “A man, a plan”?
Historic drought = Panama Canal bottleneck = consumer pain

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Revenge of the Restaurant
Spare yourself the public shaming, and pay for your damn meal.

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Torch Song Pentalogy
There’ll be five new(ish) sports at the 2028 L.A. Olympics. What the heck are they?

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Birds Do It, Bees Do It
We keep finding more cross-species hybrids – and the reasons why are only sometimes horrible

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Potential jurors got stuck in an elevator in 1986, preparing for a lawsuit against what company?
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The Devil’s “Devil’s Plan” Plan
Reality competitions are taking a dark, inhuman turn… and we’re not sure that’s okay

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Campaign Event Horizon
The U.S. election season as a reflection on time and space.

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Team USA takes gold at International Quizzing Championships
We’re trying really hard not to say “Reign in Spain”

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Putting the Goth in Gotham City
The Beatles got us thinking about Batman. Just go with it.

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Crime doesn’t pay … in folding money
A rundown of recent coin heists

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What heavy item appears in the Dockers logo?
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Loess is more
The future of building materials may look a lot like the past

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From Scream to Shining Scream
A super-scientific ranking of the most haunted states of the union

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Certified Cover Boy
Of all people, Drake catches beef with (checks notes) the Pet Shop Boys.

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When Life Gives You Apples
How the history of cider parallels the history of … everything else.

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In the modern era, Willie Thrower was the first Black man to play what NFL position?
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Horrific Progress
Looking back on six years of Black horror renaissance

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Boom and Bust
Twenty years after Concorde, SSTs could soon take flight once more

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Curds and Weihenstephaner
A (maybe literally) heart-stopping voyage into beer/cheese amalgams

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Dumpst-afire Explosion
Untangling the sordid web that is ShowBiz Pizza vs. Chuck E. Cheese

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‘An Independent Will’
Jane Eyre has been inspiring everybody for 166 years and counting

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“The Flight of the Bumblebee” was the theme for what ’60s superhero show?
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What’s Up, Glitches?
Yet another exploration of the universe as a simulation

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City of Bites
Paris has us singing the bedbug bleus

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It’s a Hot “Hot Labor Fall” Fall
Megan Thee Stallion still inspiring all of thee journalists

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Lust for Larceny
With return of “Parsonage Garden,” the Netherlands are 29-for-29 on recovering stolen Van Goghs.

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Feast of the Fake Steak
Synthetic biology could revolutionize your belly – and beyond

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What does the word “Sahara” mean in Arabic?
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Awakening of the E-Skin
Soon you’ll be able to “hug” people who aren’t there

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Day of the Undead Arachnid
They’re out here reanimating corpses

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Flight of the RoboBee
That’s right, “RoboBee.”

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Rise of the MotherFather
In-vitro gametogenesis raises so. many. questions.

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Fast Times in Order Mammalia
Our furry cousins are shining, sniffing, and shtupping in recent animal-world news

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What Mexican beer was brewed to celebrate the turn of the 20th century?
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Out Into History
Normally you have to die to lose your speakership early. Kevin McCarthy is not normal.

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‘Get in, loser, we’re reunifying Germany’
Tracing the plot of Mean Girls through three Oct. 3s (just go with it)

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All’s Fair in Love and Canon
The blank space in ‘traditional’ trivia knowledge – and why we shouldn’t shake it off

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Duh-Nuh. Duh-Nuh.
How John Williams made us more afraid of sharks than we maybe should be

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Which Olympic gymnastics event is contested solely on a big flat surface?
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Game On
End of writers’ strike means imminent quiz-show improvements

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‘The plexus becomes inflamed’
The jittery life and trailblazing death of Honoré de Balzac

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Earth Angel
The MTV girl who became an environmental activist

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This Post Blows
A loud, shrill history of the referee whistle

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Q: Are we not soundtrack artists?
A: We are Devo!

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In the 1970s, George Lucas had a dog named for what state?
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Thinking of the children
‘Parental Advisory’ movement is older than J-Kwon (who is so old you’ve probably forgotten him)

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Frequent Filcher
Carmen Sandiego flew far enough to go 69% of the way to the dang moon

Vibe Shift
We will survive!
The debut of our Vibe Shift column looks at… erm, ‘vibe shift’

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Mothman the scariest thing in West Virginia
… and that’s saying something.

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Hip, hip
Say goodbye to summer with a look at some famous (and less-famous) ‘islands’

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Denzel Washington’s hometown is named for what presidential estate?
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Elementary, my dear Squatson
By the time the 1800s were inching towards their final years, it was pretty good to be Eugen Sandow. The Prussian-born wrestler, bodybuilder and all-around strongman had been a breakout…

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Tonight, we dine on bananas!
Ancient Greece’s “first marathon” was more impressive than you’ve heard

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‘The writer was so brave’
(Sorry, this post is mostly about the poison-dart umbrella)

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Unsporting Behavior
Nike’s too-long path to representation for women’s goalkeepers

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A trunkful of news briefs
Birth, play, death: There was something for everyone in a big fortnight for elephants

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Nothing Compares
Sinéad O’Connor’s historic refusal

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GO NADS!
A nice hard look at a deeply goofy tradition

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Which TV network owns the Peacock streaming service?
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Hack in the USSR
The Canadian hockey star who took the Cold War to the ice

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Labor Day means no more wearing seersucker
Wait, what the hell is seersucker?

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It’s good to be the Queen
In the time it takes you to read this, Beyoncé can make $17,095.88.

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Back to the Bottom
Sportsballers are hereby advised to stay away from Aubrey D. Graham

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The King of Bonkers Comedy
Eric Andre has been torturing celebs for more than a decade

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Remembering a tremendous machine
Fifty years on, Secretariat is still a draw

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Empathy in the U.K.
Johnny Rotten moots an Alzheimer’s ballad for Eurovision, and that’s officially the weirdest sentence ever

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More like Dr. De-mentor
The weird life and weird times of a weird radio legend

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Brainy and the Tramp
Einstein and Chaplin were basically besties, and not just in our extensive fanfic series.

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Pop and Click
Or, how Andy Warhol learned to stop worrying and love the personal computer.

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Maybe don’t-gong
That time Christopher Columbus thought manatees were mermaids

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Goo Goo Muck It Up
‘Wednesday’ capped a big year for ’80s alt-rock

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‘My name is Edson’
The birth of a famous four-letter word

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Beef Soup
Your average story about Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, and Lil Nas X.

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A Beautiful Noise
No, not the Neil Diamond thing. The Mexican Pizza thing.

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Laid Over
The long, stationary life of Sir Alfred Nasseri

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Canopics or it didn’t happen
If Thomas Pettigrew invites you to a party, it’s okay to pass.

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I like head butts, and I cannot lie
Statue of Zidane’s famous battering-ram impersonation may turn up at the World Cup

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Peachless
Headline writer can’t think of anything snarky to say about egalitarian crayons

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Silent shade
Why Marcel Marceau is the only mime you’ve heard of (if not from)

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Kneadful Things
How Play-Doh narrowly avoided going the way of the chimney sweep

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Fight Night at the Ballet
The man in the back didn’t even say “Everyone attack”

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So long, and thanks for all the chips
‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ creator was the O.G. Apple power user

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Leica Boss
Gerda Taro gave her life capturing indelible images of war.

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Ground Control to Davie/Tom
David Bowie took the long way to David Bowie

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Thank u, necks
When April the giraffe was the internet’s main character

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Near Miss, Far Miss
The almost-tragedy of Big Bird’s demise.

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Deeply Felt
Jim Henson’s banjo love still resonates

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Attila the Huh?
The turducken of coffins is an enduring mystery.

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Getting frisky
Maybe just pay your taxes, guys

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More like Ad-dington Bear, Amirite?
Paddington stans unite against Marmite

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The Queen of Frozen Pizza
… or at least the crispy rectangle.

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A Tangled Web
How Peppa Pig got banned Down Under

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Shine a Light
How Billie Jean King’s friendship with Elton John gave us a bangin’ tennis anthem
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Dispatches from a Crossroads
Questionist’s crossword column will cover a world in constant motion

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Questioning the Answers
Introducing our esteemed Jeopardy! columnist… in the middle of a strike

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Welcome to Questionist
If you hang out in Geeks Who Drink’s company Slack, it won’t be long before you hear/see our internal mantra: “Good trivia is for everyone.”
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Life in the F4STLN3
This round will help you tell your crappy car from the other crappy cars

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All Sauces Are Special
A too-close look at fast-food ingredients, and other ephemera

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A long time for Shortz
NYT puzzlemaster passes another decade at the helm

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All Twisting, All Turning
Revisiting a week of rollercoaster rides on the Trebek Stage

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The Whole Nine Yarns
Knitters, crocheters unite for quiz round … not that they were ever not united

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Xzibit Approved This Column
or, We heard you like articles, so we put articles in your article…

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Still Waiting for Reinforcements
Strike-era repeats continue as Champions Wildcard rolls on

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Fill All the Grids!
And while you’re at it, get the new book on ‘crosswordese’

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The Almost-Mile-High Club
Do you know nine facts about hot-air balloons? You’re about to!

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Numbers Game
How Hollywood keeps its sequels straight

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Team USA takes gold at International Quizzing Championships
We’re trying really hard not to say “Reign in Spain”

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Transatlanticism
Diamonds semifinalists do some Final Jeopardy pond-hopping

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More like “Pacific Down-Across,” amirite?
Oregon takes center stage in the crossworld this week

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Twist and Shout
… or, sure, but can you name two toys created by Hungarians?

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Signifying Nothing
Flags, calendars have our fact-checker in fits

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Stacks on Stacks
A puzzling trip through your library’s fiction section

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Squeaking Through
Champions Wildcard sees some low-dollar wins

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Shiny Side Up
Writing a round on Fabergé eggs is easier than making one, right?

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Too Many Miamis
Fact-checking Florida is risky business, but here we are

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Avoiding Daily Doubles for fun and profit
Wildcard bracket-winner takes unusual route to the final

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Taking Back Sunday
This week, our columnist sticks to the big grid

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Mama’s Got a Quizbox
This week’s challenge round goes in and out, and in, and out…

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Ooh, Ooh, Baby Love
Tracking the most common song-title words through six decades

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All Aboard the Katie Train
Wild Celebrity ride highlights a fun week in Jeopardy!

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The Cane Mutiny
Reddit’s not sure about a kids’ worksheet puzzle, and more crossword news

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Get a Grip
This round is the best way “writer” and “arm wrestling challenge” could ever turn out

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I call BULLSHIT
Besmirching Unbelievable Little Lies Sliding Headlong Into Tolerance: It’s the fact-checker’s way

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Don’t Bet the Farm
For better and worse, conservative wagers characterize the Jeopardy! week

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Day of the Thread
Crossworld offers up tricks, treats, textiles

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Log Me In
This round on cabins comes with all mod cons

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On My Honor
Footnotes take us from Girl Scouts to Tiffany Girls, with a detour through the DEA Museum.

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Palace Intrigue
Controversial candidate, sinister Senate leader highlight a busy week

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Dr. Wily and the Mountweazels
It’s not a band, it’s just this week’s Chriswords.

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Victoria Groce: From Geek Bowl Champion to The Chase
Just before the third season of the revival of The Chase on ABC, the network announced that O.G. chaser Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett would not be returning. That wasn’t the…

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Feel the Pane
Write My Round shows us why we shouldn’t lick stained-glass windows

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H-E-Double Hockey Sticks
Hellfire and hot goalies highlight this week’s Fact Check Footnotes

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My Little Runaway
Second Chancer rides lock games to Wildcard berth

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The seasons turn, and so do ice skaters
Chriswords takes us from Boston to Lagos

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Capped by Crustaceans
Pugnacious prawn headlines a veritable shrimp buffet

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Welcome to the Kinky Shrek Epoch
A trivia fact-checker shows, tells, and overshares his findings.

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Living Up to the Name
SporcleCon’s Battle of the Brains featured tough competition against trivia royalty

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Second Chances, first warning signs
Ambiguous Final clue, strange billing cloud week 1 of writer-struck Jeopardy!

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Parks and Pics
This week’s Chriswords visits Midtown, photog history

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Hail, and well met
Write My Round takes an anachronistic trip to Ren Faire land

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Beat the clock to Beat the Bridge
Sept. 15 is deadline for GSN casting call

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The movement continues…
After 36 editions, Uncle John’s is still a buttload of work

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Playing Defense
LearnedLeague Live distills the essence of a competition for the masses

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This… is… Jeopardy?
Time to find out how much Season 40 feels like the others

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Taking flight
Bird gives a new way to clue an old name, and more from the week in crosswords

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A Duel to the Death
Weekly round-writing challenge kicks off with a sticky subject.

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Dispatches from a Crossroads
Questionist’s crossword column will cover a world in constant motion

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Questioning the Answers
Introducing our esteemed Jeopardy! columnist… in the middle of a strike

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A Capital Idea
SporcleCon set to test wits at iconic Washington venue

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Lexiko-hell-no
On National Scrabble Day, we celebrate the perseverance of Alfred Butts

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The $5.62 Trivia Pageant
If you played TikTok Trivia, we sure hope you celebrated with a Big Mac.

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Thank Wordle for Lingo
Wait a minute, RuPaul has SIX letters!

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Take two doses of Toronto
After Jeopardy, IBM’s Watson didn’t quite revolutionize medicine