The Week Between Christmas and New Years

A cartoon by Barbara Smaller. #NewYorkerCartoons

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Shohei Ohtani just went 4-4 with 2 HRs and reached base 9 times in a World Series game.

He’ll take the mound in 17 hours.

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

The Red Sox looked to be waving a white flag on the 2025 season when they dumped star slugger Rafael Devers. Instead, they’ve become MLB’s most unlikely juggernaut.

Who will end up in the championship this year? #nfl #NFL #CFB #nflmemes #NotreDame #CFBplayoffs #HOF

We often think of generational wealth as something passed down after death. But what if the wealth was given away “with a warm hand”? More on this in our full chat with Adam Bornn on The Wealthy Barber Podcast. Watch here: thewealthybarber.com/video/how-to...

“You’re still not flossing properly.” One’s lifelong journey at the dentist, courtesy of New Yorker Humor.

There was nothing to like here. No redeeming qualities. No silver linings. Everyone — 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 — was bad.

This ranks up there with the worst Leafs playoff losses ever.

http://dlvr.it/TKn7Wy

🏖️ 🥂 🔥 It’s REVEAL’s 24th anniversary this week—to celebrate the release of the band’s 12th album, here’s a clip from Garth Jennings’s innovative “scan and pan” video for Grammy-nominated single, “Imitation Of Life.” Listen to the full album & watch the video here: found.ee/rem-reveal-a...

The New York Islanders won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vaulted nine teams, including the last-place San Jose Sharks, in winning the opportunity to have the No. 1 pick.

It's just 24 peoples opinion, but I'll take that! Go Pats!

Yesterday, Samaritans received triple the number of its usual volume of texts and twice the number of calls, after the news became public of Duran surviving a 2022 suicide attempt.

Another loss in hockey's family on Monday: Alex Faulkner, making history in 1961 as the first native of Newfoundland and Labrador to make it to the NHL, died at age 88. I had the privilege of profiling Alex as part of a series this past January: www.nhl.com/news/alex-fa...

If a Tush Push Ban gets ratified, it should be called The Jalen Hurts Rule.

Immortalize the player who was so good that the cowards and whiners changed the rules because they could not stop him.

Dear NFL,

I find short-yardage touchdowns and conversions too boring, because my team is not as good at them as other teams are. Please eliminate them.

I am not a crank.

Percentage decrease in booked flights to USA from Canada 2025 vs 2024.
The data comes from @OAG_Aviation, which buys data from a Global Distribution System - a central reservation system that connects travel suppliers (hotels, airlines, etc.) with travel agencies and other travel service providers.

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting.

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