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Life and death at Balthazar

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Boom and echo

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Making babies

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Leave it to chance.

on the thrills of AMC's Screen Unseen program. 

Movie roulette

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"The goal is to construct something that can outlast all of its members."

in conversation with Subvert founder [Austin Robey](https://x.com/austinrobey_?_bhlid=81970f543a569e033dfbc65c46692e2745380d00). 

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Radicalized by Bandcamp

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Customer service, or customer servitude?

on poor tippers, private burrito taxis, and the exploitative economics of DoorDash and UberEats.

Customer service, or customer servitude

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Worst Movie Ever

Turn it off. 

Dirt friends and contributors share movies that would been better left unwatched. 

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A brief history of violence.

on the agonies of adolescence and tennis as the sport of bodily autonomy.

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Attack racket

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"A spectre is haunting the Tour."

We asked friends of STRUNG what the future of tennis looks like.

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The future of tennis

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When life imitates art.

on tennis as a metaphor for unresolved conflict.

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Unsportsmanlike conduct

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Can I get a “Hit?”

on the negotiating that starts before you’re even on a tennis court.

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