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"Coming Up After Football, It's 60 Minutes"

For fifty years, the NFL and 60 Minutes defined the American Sunday. One of them is being destroyed from within.

Jun 5 • Michael Weinreb

The Endorsement: Rooting for Terrible Teams

Sure, the Knicks are in the Finals. But what if the suffering itself was the reward?

Jun 3 • Michael Weinreb

What Rupert Murdoch Wrought, on the Back Page and Beyond

Fifty years after he bought the Post, his hysterical sensibility--both for news and sports--has landed in California. Good luck with that.

May 29 • Michael Weinreb

"Tarps Off" Is Pointless, Stupid, and Necessary

Why the dumbest trend in sports is also its most hopeful.

May 27 • Michael Weinreb

AI Can't Even Begin to Fathom the Next Victor Wembanyama

Some ideas are too subversive to clone.

May 22 • Michael Weinreb

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"You dust yourself off and you go again" (1964)

Apr 15, 2025 • Michael Weinreb

Pat Summerall, Joe Buck, and the Lost Art of Shutting Up (1979)

Nov 19, 2025 • Michael Weinreb

The Newspaper Sports Page You Didn't Realize You Missed

May 15 • Michael Weinreb

Justin Herbert Doesn't Want To Perform

Dec 10, 2025 • Michael Weinreb

Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture

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