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Netflix Orders a TV Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman to Series

The influential comic book is finally headed to the (small) screen.

Dad Jokes Aren’t Just Bad Jokes

Even if most of them are.

Megan Rapinoe Is a New Kind of American Hero

She’s the unabashed queer sports icon the country desperately needs.

Major League Baseball’s Plan to Charm British People With a Giant-Headed Freddie Mercury

The Red Sox and Yankees were also there.

Yesterday Is a Screenwriter’s Fantasy About the Importance of Songwriting

It takes more than insipid open-mic guitar to put over a classic song, no matter what Richard Curtis says.

A Former Ambassador on Why Ivanka Doesn’t Belong in Meetings With World Leaders

“Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think she works on foreign policy.”

Alaska Governor’s “Unprecedented” Higher Education Cuts Could Shutter Entire Departments

The University of Alaska System president said the cuts “will strike an institutional and reputational blow from which we may likely never recover.”

What’s It Like to Design Fireworks Displays?

Meet Phil Grucci, the CEO and creative director of Fireworks by Grucci.

The Angle: Reports of Tourist Deaths in the Dominican Republic Are Greatly Exaggerated

Media stories have crafted a horrifying narrative. But there’s less to it than it appears.

Everyone in the NBA Just Changed Teams

A guide to the craziest night in the history of the transaction wire.