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The Work of the Deal
He might be 78, but Trump is just now hitting his prime as a content hustler
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The Work of the Bet (2025 edition)
An updating of a Chekhov classic that's gone a bit stale
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The Work of Content Conversion Therapy
Let me tell you about my PR firm for cancelled creators, where the only way out is through
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The Work of Comics, Part 2
Aubrey Sitterson talks about why comics are not just the best medium, but the coolest
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The Work of Work Without Workers
Here's the tea, sis: it's all about pure value
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The Work of Easy Money
When COVID came, the takes got hot and the profits got real
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December 2024

The Work of High Performance
You're always on the way out, so work accordingly
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The Work of Talking Politics at Christmas
A holiday discussion with Independent Center president Lura Forcum
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The Work of Bad AI Output
Garbage in, garbage out
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The Work of the Woke and the Anti-Woke
On the inevitable ceasefires to the endless culture wars and the sunsetting of this year's moral panics
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The Work of Cutting the Budget
History tells us that the DOGE days of austerity likely won't amount to much
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The Work of Creatine
Here's the inside dope on the history of one of America's favorite white powders
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