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Curry vs. Everybody, Boston’s Next Move, NBA Dynasty Tiers, and Draft Buzz With Ryen Russillo

Bill and Russillo also discuss possible offseason moves and what Jayson Tatum’s workload this past season means for next year

The Market for Kyrie, the Warriors-Grizzlies “Rent Free” Beef, Plus Timberwolves Head Coach Chris Finch

Finch comes on to discuss joining the team midseason in 2021, the 2022 playoff series vs. the Grizzlies, team dynamics with Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, and Patrick Beverley, and his time playing and coaching in Europe

NBA Finals Media Takeaways. Plus: Has the Podcast Conquered Music in the Car?

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline

Why Gas Prices Are Skyrocketing—and an Ingenious Plan to Bring Them Down

Skanda Amarnath joins to break down oil markets and why prices are inflating

Recapping Matt Fitzpatrick’s U.S. Open Win

Plus, breaking down the most impressive and disappointing performances from the weekend

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The Warriors Want More

Even after winning a fourth title in eight years, Golden State is thinking ahead. By investing in a young core, the Warriors hope their own "short Tim Duncan" can lead them on a run of success that rivals the greatest dynasties in NBA history.

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Roman Reigns Returns to the Ring, Heads Directly to Suplex City

Also, Villano IV and Psycho Clown continue their families’ feud at AAA ‘TripleMania XXX: Tijuana’

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2022 NBA Mock Draft: Trade Talks Heat Up Inside the Top 10

Will someone trade up to no. 4 to select Jaden Ivey? Here’s the latest intel and projections as a number of teams mull making a move before draft night.

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And the Winner of the Best Pixar Character Bracket Is … 

In a blockbuster ‘Toy Story’ finale, the true Pixar GOAT was never in doubt

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Inside the Brilliant, Heartbreaking First 10 Minutes of ‘Up’

"We figured the best way to make the audience understand—and care—would be to connect his house to a relationship, and unfinished business," says director Pete Docter

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The Celtics’ Road Back Isn’t Guaranteed

Boston’s breakthrough season feels like the start of something, but making another trip to the Finals isn’t always as easy as it seems. Neither is eventually reaching the mountaintop.

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Why Does Everyone Hate Drake’s Dance Album?

Charles Holmes and ‘Sound Only’ cohost Justin Charity break down Drake’s surprise new album, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’

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What’s Really Behind the Pixar Dump-Truck Meme? A Ringer Investigation.

An ample, well-rounded investigation into the internet’s obsession with Elastigirl and other Pixar maternal figures

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The Drake ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Exit Survey

A surprise drop? And it’s a dance record?! Our staff reviews Aubrey’s latest.

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Vince McMahon Temporarily Steps Down As WWE CEO

Dave and Kaz discuss the company’s leadership controversy

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When the Lamp Switched On: How Pixar Went From Experimental Studio to Commercial Juggernaut

From the stewardship of George Lucas to Steve Jobs to Mickey Mouse himself, the story of Pixar is marked by breakups, risk-taking, and sheer creative flair

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The Return of Allen Iverson’s Reebok Answer

Wos also breaks down fits from Kevon Looney and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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The Big Winners and Losers From the Remote Work Revolution

Derek and Julia Hobsbawm break down the phenomenon and discuss whether working from home has made life better or worse

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How ‘Bao’ and ‘Turning Red’ Director Domee Shi Is Telling New Types of Stories at Pixar

The creator of ‘Bao’ and ‘Turning Red’ and Pixar VP of creative explains how she went from intern to Oscar winner to feature director, and how the storied studio stays breaking new narrative ground

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Celebrating ‘A Bug’s Life,’ Pixar’s Hidden Classic

It may not have had the commercial success of ‘Finding Nemo,’ or the franchise potential of ‘Toy Story,’ but ‘A Bug’s Life’ still deserves respect for its story and the place it occupies in Pixar history

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Let Bartees Strange Cook

The hard-to-define, easy-to-love musician is back with ‘Farm to Table,’ a new album that can only be described as "Bartees Strange"

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An Impressive Warriors Title, Curry’s Pantheon Jump, and Tatum’s Finals Swoon With Joe House

Plus, discussing how the Andrew Wiggins trade may have won Golden State the series

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Holy Cannoli, the Warriors Are Back on Top

After a two-year fall-off, Golden State put a fourth ring on Steph Curry’s finger, finishing off the Celtics in Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals

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Kyle Hamilton, the Ravens, and the Future of Safeties

Ben Solak explains why Baltimore’s pick might have been the best of the draft

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‘Ms. Marvel’ Honors and Reinvents the Traditional Superhero Origin Story

Kamala Khan’s origin story as Ms. Marvel echoes others in the MCU, but it also puts its own distinctive spin on a familiar formula

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Pixar’s Bittersweet Symphony

In the 27 years since the release of ‘Toy Story,’ the music behind Pixar has changed substantially—united by its power to elicit raw emotion

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All These Years Later, ‘Wall-E’ Still Has a Hold

The tale of a trash compactor from the future who’s desperate for connection isn’t just one of Pixar’s unlikeliest successes, but its most arresting and prescient

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No, Really: Just Who Is Buzz Lightyear in ‘Lightyear’?

Come on, the premise is obvious: It’s a toy from a franchise turned into a fake astronaut in a movie-within-a-movie that a kid from the first movie watched

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Everybody Loses in the PGA-LIV Golf Schism

A standoff between the PGA and an upstart tour backed by the Saudi Arabian government has divided the sport. The short-term future of golf is two Triple-A leagues rolling around in the mud with each other.

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The Celtics Are Fumbling Away an NBA Championship

A big, switchy roster propelled Boston to the Finals, but that same identity has left it without a go-to ball handler to solve its extreme turnover problem

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The Best Pixar Character Bracket: The Elite Eight

With the lower seeds now out of the tournament, the distinctions between contenders and pretenders have started to blur

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What Happened With ‘The Good Dinosaur’?

Pixar’s three-decade-long run is full of massive hits and Oscar trophies. There’s only one movie that failed to live up to the studio’s stratospheric standards.

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The 1,000th BS Episode With Joe House, Bill Hader, Bryan Curtis, and Nora Princiotti

Bill and Co. talk Game 6 of the NBA Finals, HBO’s ‘Barry,’ and the latest Deshaun Watson news

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The End of the Everything Boom (Plus: The Federal Reserve’s Risky Move)

The New York Times’ Kevin Roose joins to discuss drops in stocks, housing, and crypto

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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Part 5 Breakdown: No Lightsaber, No Problem

The penultimate episode can’t quite make us forget that everything will work out in the long run, but it provides plenty of diversions in the form of long-awaited reveals

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NBA Mock Draft 4.0 With Kevin O’Connor

With the 2022 NBA draft drawing near, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor shares his latest mock draft, which includes picks for each spot in the first round of the draft

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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Who Could Compete With Courtney Love?

The story of Courtney, Hole, and "Doll Parts," with help from ‘Bandsplain’ host Yasi Salek