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Defector At The Movies
‘Hollywood Shuffle’ Brought An Independent Spirit To Black Cinema That’s Become All Too Rare
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Billy Haisley
October 2, 2020
NFL
New York Jets Reach New, Embarrassing Low
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Patrick Redford
October 2, 2020
This Is So Stupid
Low TV Ratings For The Presidential Debate Prove That The American Public Has Been Turned Off By Politics
113
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Samer Kalaf
October 2, 2020
The Great Outdoors
William Perry Pendley, America’s Most Zealous Crusader Against Public Lands, Finally Gets The Boot
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Patrick Redford
October 2, 2020
Politics
This Is Happening
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Chris Thompson
October 2, 2020
Olympics
Congress: The Solution For Stopping Sexual Abuse In Sports Is More Meetings
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Diana Moskovitz
October 2, 2020
MLB
The Oakland A’s Overcame A Monstrous Dinger, Wildfire Smoke, And Being The Oakland A’s To Finally Win A Damn Series
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Patrick Redford
October 1, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Ramon Laureano Blesses Dumb In-Game Interview With Immediate Profanity
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Patrick Redford
October 1, 2020
NFL
The NFL’s Hygiene Theater Now Includes Stupid Robots
103
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Tom Ley
October 1, 2020
MLB
It’s Time Again To Come Together And Hate The Astros
111
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Ray Ratto
October 1, 2020
Jamboroo
Does Coaching Football Cause Madness?
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Drew Magary
October 1, 2020
Podcasts
Talking Catharsis, Crisis, And Pro Wrestling With Bob Mould
49
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David Roth
October 1, 2020
Soccer
This Implausible 90th-Minute Goal Should Probably Have Been Disallowed
56
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Dan McQuade
October 1, 2020
Soccer
Barcelona Just Signed Sergiño Dest (He’s American! Seriously! An American! On Barcelona!), And I’m Losing My Mind
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Billy Haisley
October 1, 2020
Soccer
Landon Donovan’s USL Team Leaves Field After Gay Player Allegedly Gets Called “Batty Boy,” One Week After Another Player Got Called The N-Word
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Lauren Theisen
October 1, 2020
NHL
Lightning Emerge From Bubble To Lure Fans To COVID Superspreader Event
106
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Barry Petchesky
October 1, 2020
NBA
The Lakers Made The Heat Look Like Helpless Little Babies
129
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Chris Thompson
October 1, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Let Us Spend Game 1 Of The 2020 NBA Finals In Fellowship, In This Open Thread
327
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Chris Thompson
September 30, 2020
NBA
Potential Lottery Pick Acknowledges Existence Of New York Knicks
50
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Giri Nathan
September 30, 2020
Tennis
French Open Match Devolves Into A Mess Of Horrid Serves, Injury Truthering, And One Loud “Vaffanculo!”
52
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Giri Nathan
September 30, 2020
NBA
An Extremely Timely And Thorough NBA Finals Preview
160
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Albert Burneko
September 30, 2020
NFL
The NFL Postpones Steelers-Titans, Proves That Even It Must Bow Before COVID-19
87
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Ray Ratto
September 30, 2020
WNBA
A’ja Wilson And The Aces Are Ready To Put Some Bruises On The WNBA Finals
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
September 30, 2020
NFL
Raiders Owner Concerned After Several Maskless Players Congregate Indoors With Nathan Peterman
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Samer Kalaf
September 30, 2020
Science
If Scientists Are To Create And Harness The Unfathomable Power Of A Star, They Must Agree To Hurl Me Into It
158
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Chris Thompson
September 30, 2020
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