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Semisonic’s Dan Wilson Is So Much More Than “Closing Time”

He's written for Taylor Swift and Adele. Now he and his band are back with their first new album in two decades.

One of the Greatest Inventors of Our Time Disappeared. This New Book Explores Why.

Douglas Brunt on writing “The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel”

Rams Signing Carson Wentz Could Be Bad News for Matthew Stafford

Can Wentz be this season's Baker Mayfield in Los Angeles?

Ryan Fitzpatrick Left His Heart in Buffalo

The Harvard grad started at QB for an NFL-record nine teams in 17 seasons

The Battle of the Century: UFC vs. 1,200 of Its Own Fighters

The company helped turn mixed martial arts into a global sensation. According to a $4.8 billion class-action lawsuit filed by fighters, it’s also an illegal monopoly paying them far less than they are worth.

World Series Loses Ratings Battle to NFL in Germany on Sunday Morning

Rangers-Diamondbacks was no match for Dolphins-Chiefs

Despite “MNF” Debacle, Zach Wilson Isn’t Graded as NFL’s Worst QB

ESPN's Total Quarterback Rating has one player ranked below Wilson

Luca Guadagnino Is No Longer Directing a New "Scarface"

He was said to be adapting a Coen brothers screenplay

The History Behind the Wizards’ Unfairly Maligned City Edition Uniforms

If the team can't win, at least they can teach fans about D.C. history

“Priscilla” Offers a Melancholy New Perspective on One of Pop Culture’s Most Famous Relationships

Sofia Coppola's latest looks at Elvis through the eyes of his young bride

Report: False Scientific Papers Might Be a Bigger Problem Than Expected

Paper mills might be making more inroads than previously believed

Backup Running Back Stars for Texans…at Kicker

Dare Ogunbowale nailed a 29-yard field goal to help Houston knock off Tampa Bay

You Can’t Tell the History of Menswear Without the History of Pockets

Hannah Carlson on getting to the bottom — literally and figuratively — of “Pockets”

The Hypothetical, Tantalizing, Possibly Unprovable Reality of the Multiverse

Superhero movies have jumpstarted conversations about the multiverse, but scientists have been arguing about its existence for decades. They’re just getting started.