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Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse. At least eight writers and editors resigned on the day after the firing of the interim editor in chief. Media · Oct 30	John Taggart for The Washington Post, via Getty Images
John Taggart for The Washington Post, via Getty Images Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse. At least eight writers and editors resigned on the day after the firing of the interim editor in chief. Media · Oct 30

How the New Syria Took Shape Russia, Turkey and Bashar al-Assad carved up northern Syria as the Americans retreated. Middle East · Oct 30
How the New Syria Took Shape Russia, Turkey and Bashar al-Assad carved up northern Syria as the Americans retreated. Middle East · Oct 30

Frank Bruni Being Gay Hurts Mayor Pete. It Helps, Too. America's need for a savior outweighs any interest in what he or she does in bed. Oct 29	Michael Conroy/Associated Press
Michael Conroy/Associated Press Frank Bruni Being Gay Hurts Mayor Pete. It Helps, Too. America's need for a savior outweighs any interest in what he or she does in bed. Oct 29

Jamie Aroosi Are You a Moderate? Think Again A lack of moral imagination can make deeply ethical actions seem like crimes. Oct 30	Lorene Cary My Family Cared for My Sick Aunt. Who's Caring for Us? Too many people have no choice but to reconfigure their lives around a loved one's disability. Oct 25
Jamie Aroosi Are You a Moderate? Think Again A lack of moral imagination can make deeply ethical actions seem like crimes. Oct 30

Lorene Cary My Family Cared for My Sick Aunt. Who's Caring for Us? Too many people have no choice but to reconfigure their lives around a loved one's disability. Oct 25