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Derrick Rossignol

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Derrick is a writer from Maine who covers music, culture, and other topics for Uproxx and Nerdist, with bylines at The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Consequence of Sound, The A.V. Club, and other publications.

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Arootsakoostik: at the edge of the Maine wilderness, a music scene thrives

Arootsakoostik: at the edge of the Maine wilderness, a music scene thrives

Portland, the cultural capital of Maine, has venues such as the State Theatre, Port City Music Hall and Space…

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How Accurate Are High School Musical's Basketball Scenes? An In-Depth Look

How Accurate Are High School Musical's Basketball Scenes? An In-Depth Look

Ten years ago today, Troy Bolton sang and danced his way into our hearts with the premiere of High School Mus…

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Rap God: Hannibal Buress Reviews His Hip-Hop Career

Rap God: Hannibal Buress Reviews His Hip-Hop Career

posted by Derrick Rossignol on February 1, 2016 in Features If you know anything about Hannibal Buress beyond…

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Andrew W.K. is on Assignment from the Party Gods

Andrew W.K. is on Assignment from the Party Gods

Nerdist was in Toronto this past weekend for Riot Fest, and we strongly advise that you check out our festiva…

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Has Kanye West killed off the album as we know it?

Has Kanye West killed off the album as we know it?

On 8 January, Kanye West announced via Twitter that his seventh studio album, then named Swish but now titled…

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Cage The Elephant, Foals, Silversun Pickups, and Bear Hands Just Finished An Amazing Tour (Photos)

Cage The Elephant, Foals, Silversun Pickups, and Bear Hands Just Finished An Amazing Tour (Photos)

On Thursday night, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis put his arm around my shoulder and grabbed my nipple, ki…

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Dolly Parton never stopped hustling or caring

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By Derrick Rossignol
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It’s hard to write about Dolly Parton, but not for lack of things to say. It’d be easy to spend the days following the pop culture icon’s passing penning paragraphs about how awesome she was. But rather than reading somebody else’s words about her, it’s more entertaining to remember the gems she actually said herself.
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The 25 greatest NBA players who never won MVP

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By Derrick Rossignol, Mark Johns
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It takes a lot to be named the MVP. Everything has to work out perfectly, from individual achievements to team success. This means that for one reason or another, some all-time greats actually missed out on picking up an MVP trophy. These are the league's greatest players who never won the award. Not only is Stockton the all-time leader in both total steals and assists, but nobody is particularly close, and his records are unlikely to be broken.
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The 25 greatest NBA Finals performances of all-time

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The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations. These are the greatest individual performances in NBA Finals history. Nobody really had an answer for Shaq in the late '90s and early '2000s, and that remained true of the Pacers during the 2000 Finals. O'Neal was simply unstoppable, putting up averages of 28 points, 16 rebounds, and nearly 3 blocks per contest.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I've probably pecked around on one at some point, but it's never been a part of my life because I'm not insufferable.

What's your favorite social network?

ask.fm because I like being bullied by middle schoolers.

Who do you wish followed you?

When I'm going into the dark, Ben Gibbard.