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All The Writers You See In Deadspin Videos Are Actually Me In A Green Screen SuitYou are all living a lie. None of these stupid videos are real. David Roth’s plaid shirts? Not real. Barry Petchesky’s gag reflex while eating 50 eggs? Not real. Dan McQuade and Dom Cosentino talking about football under studio lights every week? I start to question how real that is as soon as I fin...

This Is What It Looks Like When A Skycam Goes To BedThe Skycam (or Spidercam) is now ubiquitous in its presence at major football broadcasts, though we're rarely provided much info on how the system works or, as presented here, how they "land" it....

How An Arena Hype Video Is Made: Behind The Scenes Of Dayton's PromoEver wonder what goes into those quick in arena hype videos? Dayton-based creative studio Real Art just posted the above behind-the-scenes from a promo shoot for the hometown Flyers. It details a month-long design and fabrication process where a giant 'FlyRig' is made from scratch. ...

How To Cover A Dog Sex Scandal: Just Another Day At Deadspin

Sometimes, we get stories that even we aren't sure what to do with. Here's a transcript of a discussion on how to package a story about a rugger with his dick in a dog's mouth. This is how your sausage gets made....