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Steve Almond’s new book is “Against Football.” Follow him on Twitter @stevealmondjoy.

(AP)

Politico embarrasses itself, plays softball with NFL on concussions, brain injuries

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(AP/Tony Avelar)

Football, brain injuries and right-wing denial: The paranoid he-man propaganda that insists the game is safer than ever

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(AP/Robert Kozloff)

Born to riot: Why sports fans love to brawl, smash and set things on fire

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Jon Stewart (Comedy Central/Salon)

We all got addicted to Jon Stewart: How the “Daily Show’s” brilliance made us codependent with the crazies

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New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau smiling during NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass. Seau, a star linebacker for 20 seasons who made 11 Pro Bowls, committed suicide in 2012. (AP)

“The NFL — and you, the fans — killed my father”: The speech the NFL feared Junior Seau’s daughter might make

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Michael Keaton in "Mr. Mom" (Twentieth Century Fox)

I don’t have to be a perfect dad: The gift I’m giving myself this Father’s Day

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Stephen and Riley Curry (AP/Ben Margot)

The awesome dad move that smashed sports’ boys’ club: Stephen Curry’s MVP parenting

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Our deranged, amoral football obsession is killing us: Brain damage, accused rapists, convicted murders — now Tom Brady and the “integrity of the game”

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New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (37) takes down Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne (AP/Charles Krupa)

The NFL is morally reprehensible: As players walk away from brutality, fans must do the same

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J.C. Hallman, Nicholson Baker (jchallman.com/Catherine Michele Adams/AP/Pat Wellenbach/Salon)

“What I really wanted to do with Nicholson Baker was have Emersonian sex with him”

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Bill O'Reilly, Hillary Clinton, Tom Brady (AP/Kathy Willens/Carolyn Kaster/Elise Amendola/Photo montage by Salon)

The vast right-wing conspiracy is still real. Also, the media is really stupid

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Bradley Cooper in "American Sniper," Beyonce, Michael Keaton in "Birdman," Beck (AP/Jordan Strauss/John Shearer)

We are all d**k-measurers now: The Oscars and awards-season devalue and pervert art

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(Comedy Central)

Jon Stewart became our opiate: Time to confront Tea Party, 1 percent — without punchlines

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Brian Williams with U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, June 12, 2008 (NBC/Subrata De)

Our dangerous macho delusions: Brian Williams’ fraudulence — and our own

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Tom Brady, Ray Rice, Roger Goodell (AP/Reuters/Photo montage by Salon)

We are all amoral football hypocrites: Brain injuries, billionaire tax breaks and our indefensible Super Bowl parties

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(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Colbert is not a pop culture prophet: Why we deified the “Colbert Show” host

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Theodore Roosevelt, Jon Stewart (Wikicommons/AP/Comedy Central/Martin Crook)

The other C-word: How “You’re a coward” became the ultimate American insult

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What I learned from teaching a sex-writing class

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Baltimore Ravens cheerleaders perform in Baltimore, Maryland August 25, 2011. (Reuters/Larry Downing)

Feminism and the NFL are not compatible

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Bill Simmons (AP/Vince Bucci)

Bill Simmons is lying to himself: Why I don’t believe his rant

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Kristoffer Polaha as John Galt in "Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?" and Ayn Rand (Atlas Distribution Company/AP)

“Atlas Shrugged III”: Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck in a bizarre Ayn Rand fever dream

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(Reuters/Carlo Allegri)

The NFL’s toxic lies: Here are the worst excuses fans use to justify watching football

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(HBO/Eric Liebowitz)

John Oliver won’t be your therapist: How he torpedoed the reassuring tropes of fake news

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Pat Bowlen (AP/Ed Andrieski)

When brain disease strikes an NFL team owner: The heartbreaking irony of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen

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