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In the June 28 newsletter: 
The final countdown of our top 100 moments in culture (so far), what NBA teams should do in free agency (hypothetically speaking, of course), and an in-depth look into the funniest person on the internet (for now).
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Must-reads from The Ringer ... 


- SPORTS -
Kevin Durant's absence might make us finally appreciate him. [Brian Phillips]

The NBA’s potential free agency chain reactions boggle the mind. How will it all shake out? [Haley O'Shaughnessy]

Shohei Ohtani is back—and he's the most exciting DH in baseball. [Zach Kram]

What’s the best way to build around Luka Doncic? Here’s what the Mavericks should be looking for. [Jonathan Tjarks]

The Lakers have a max slot. Who makes the most sense to play alongside LeBron and Anthony Davis? [John Gonzalez]

 
- POP CULTURE -

The 100 best moments in culture in 2019. An exhaustive ranking of everything good that has happened in film, TV, celebrity news, and memedom this year. [Ringer Staff]

Yesterday imagines a world without the Beatles, but mistakes the power of their songs with the essential nature of their history. [Manuela Lazic]

Memes are the new pop stars: How TikTok became the future of the music industry. [Alyssa Bereznak]

What's next for Steve Harrington on Stranger Things? The character's evolution has been one of the show's most satisfying developments. [Miles Surrey]

66 questions about Gordon’s man cave in Big Little Lies. Does he have any friends who play trains with him?
 
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NBA breakups are never easy...

It might be time for the Hornets to let Kemba Walker go, even if moving on from a face-of-the-franchise-type star too early hurts. [Dan Devine]

Bradley Beal is taking a wait-and-see approach to his future in D.C. But becoming the next star to force his way out of town is what’s best for Beal and the franchise. [D.J. Foster]

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Bill Hader's director's commentary: 

On The Bill Simmons Podcast, actor and director Bill Hader goes into detail about his process for directing the iconic “ronny/lily” episode from Season 2 of Barry.
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FEATURE:

The Most Interesting Man on the Internet

It’s probably been a while since you thought about the short-lived internet sensation known as Darwin, the IKEA monkey. If so, a brief primate primer: In 2012, a Japanese macaque was found wandering near a Toronto-area IKEA, dressed in a shearling coat, looking both dapper and confused. The animal immediately became the subject of passionate memes and homages, until everyone collectively moved on to the next lunchtime distraction.

Demi Adejuyigbe, however, never forgot about Darwin. A writer and performer, Adejuyigbe has spent years taking in all sorts of random web-born phenomena. He’s also created some of his own. His hits include last year’s Lando Calrissian rap, which he recorded in the style of Childish Gambino (sample lyric: “Avoiding trouble chillin’ out in Bespin / Got a rap sheet longer than Jabba’s small intestine”). There was also his fake-out Drake diss track; his made-up Will Smith end-credits anthem for Aladdin; and a “rejected” theme song for Ready Player One. Not all of Adejuyigbe’s clips are musical spoofs. But a production like “L-A-N-D-O”—full of deftly edited visual gags and deep-cut references—encapsulates the comedic style he’s become known for: pop culture hyper-literate, deeply catchy, and capable of blowing up a seemingly one-off joke into something deeper and weirder...

[Read more from Brian Raftery on the thoroughly modern comedy of Demi Adejuyibe.]
 

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