'There's A Lot to Be Gained From Loss and Suffering': Talking About Grief and Love with Ariel Levy

“Writing was the solution to every problem—financial, emotional, intellectual,” writer Ariel Levy says at the beginning of her new memoir The Rules Do Not Apply. That sentence is a concise description of Levy’s excitement upon starting work at New York magazine in the late ’90s, but it also works as an explanation for…

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Nick Foles is returning to Eagles as backup quarterback (Yahoo Sports)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Nick Foles (4) during an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Nick Foles is returning to the city where he had his most success. The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Foles on Monday, bringing him back to serve as the backup quarterback for Carson Wentz two years after former coach Chip Kelly traded him to St. Louis. The 28-year-old Foles was drafted in the third round in 2012 by Philadelphia under Andy Reid.


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Jalopnik This Is Why Your Car Makes That Weird Whining Sound In Reverse | io9 The Han Solo Movie Cou

Jalopnik This Is Why Your Car Makes That Weird Whining Sound In Reverse | io9 The Han Solo Movie Could Feature a Major Star Wars Planet We’ve Never Seen Before | Compete Dota 2 Player Gets Put In Cliff Timeout By Enemy Team | Lifehacker How to Throw a Party That Doesn’t Suck |

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Jim Boeheim Says Selection Committee Paid Too Much Attention To Syracuse's Losses

As holistic as the NCAA Tournament selection process is supposed to be, the committee members are as susceptible as anyone to conventional wisdom. Jim Boeheim and Syracuse learned this the hard way: If you’re a bubble team, it helps not to have a soundbite-length knock like “2-11 away from home” on your resumé, and…

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Amazon's Mission Activewear Sale Won't Give Your Wallet Too Much of a Workout

Thankfully, it seems like after this week (and the impending Nor’easter), spring weather will be here to stay. That means if you’ve been using the crappy weather as an excuse not to go for a run, you’re SOL. Amazon is right there with you, marking down gear from Mission Apparel so you can get outside, even if it’s…

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NFL draft profile: 46. Alabama pass rusher Tim Williams, talented edge specialist (Yahoo Sports)

NFL draft profile: 46. Alabama pass rusher Tim Williams, talented edge specialist

Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2017 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted. Key stat: Williams collected 10.5 sacks in 2015 (in 197 snaps) and nine sacks in 2016 (in 428 snaps) on a loaded Bama defense. The skinny: Earning playing time on Nick Saban’s stacked unit — where former five-star recruit Da’Shawn Hand was stuck on the third team in 2015 and second team in 2016 — is difficult, and Williams had to prove he was more than just a one-trick pony as a pass rusher.


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