Outside the Beltway

Eleven years after it was canceled, the police procedural is being brought back for a 21st season.

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

The actor known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire” is gone at 54.

The actor best known for his role as Lou Grant has died at 91.

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

Well, this escalated quickly.

A massive investment falls just short. This time.

A guy I’ve never heard of is apparently replacing the legendary Alex Trebek.

It turns out that the GOAT is a human being.

ZZ Top’s longtime bass player is gone.

Texas and Oklahoma have reopened Pandora’s Box.

A study in contrasts.

It goes into effect next season.

Lymantria dispar just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

The tech giant is even more powerful than you think.

College athletes are now free to cash in on their fame.

The pop star is “traumatized” by restrictions placed by her conservator-father.

Most NCAA restrictions violate anti-trust law.

The inevitable is now very much in progress.

A star player has opted out of a Grand Slam, citing “mental health.”

The author of beloved children’s books is gone at 91.

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An artist engages with her critic.

You know you got it when you’re going insane.

There’s no voting in baseball.

Is he bogarting all the good documentaries?

A really weird proposal to solve a problem that probably doesn’t exist.

His stale jokes about eating dog have drawn fire for years.

Pandemic-induced recession? What pandemic-induced recession?

The politics of bait-and-switch.

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

The Crimson Tide’s best season is one that shouldn’t have been played.

The New England Patriots coach lived up to the team nickname.

So. Much. Winning.

Steve Sarkisian joins a frustrating trend.

The best two teams in college football play for it all amid some controversy.

Thus far, Disney+ and HBO Max are additive rather than cannibalizing competing services.

The Academy is prioritizing football glory over honor.

A very low-spoilers review.

The days of one-stop media shopping are long gone.

Who ya got?

A long overdue–and complicated—recognition.

The inevitable only took 105 years.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

Music legend John Lennon’s life was cut tragically short four decades ago.

The actor reflects on nearly three decades with Parkinson’s.

The Pundit’s Fallacy meets opportunism.

A mind-boggling statistic.