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Dashiell Bennett is the former editor of The Wire.
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Seattle coach Pete Carroll made a lot of great choices in Sunday's game, and one that he'd probably like to take back.
Brian Snyder/Reuters Marshawn Lynch Doesn't Need to Talk to Anybody
Is giving interviews part of an athlete's job or is the sports media "machine" simply broken?
Matt York/AP Politicians Can Never Win With Weather
Did New York officials overreact to the snow predictions? Or is it always better to play it safe?
Seth Wenig/AP #DeflateGate: A Sports Scandal That's Full of Hot Air
The NFL controversy over how the New England Patriots treat their balls has followed a predictable pattern when it comes to modern manufactured outrage.
Rick Osentoski/AP Belgium Faces Its Own Terror Threat
Two suspected jihadists killed by cops in the city of Verviers were part of a group that was allegedly planning to commit a large terror attack.
Google Maps/The Atlantic A Dramatic End to the French Hostage Standoff
Three suspects related to the Charlie Hebdo massacre were killed and several hostages rescued after simultaneous police raids.
Michel Euler/AP Hunting for the Hebdo Killers
Despite the surrender of a possible accomplice, the two main suspects remain at large.
Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Charlie Hebdo’s Brazen Defiance
The French magazine demonstrated a long-standing refusal to give in to critics and threats.
Thibault Camus; Remy De La Mauviniere; Francois Mori; Michel Euler/AP/The Atlantic The Symbiotic Relationship Between Movies and Books
The lists of best-selling books and top-grossing movies looked awfully similar in 2014.
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