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Alex Sujong Laughlin

Wings Week

BuzzFeed Is The Reason It Can’t Sell ‘Hot Ones’

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, n+1, Texas Monthly, Air Mail, and other publications.

Owen Lewis

In Netflix's Lucifer, three angels pause their battle after God interrupts.

On-Screen Angels Are Rarely Divine

Samer Kalaf

Delta Airlines planes sit parked at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Who’s Afraid Of A Palestinian Flag Pin?

Barry Petchesky

British actor and singer Sting on the set of Dune, directed and written by David Lynch. (Photo by Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty Images)

Sting’s Winged Briefs In ‘Dune’ Are Cinema’s Most Iconic Underpants

Tom Ley

Italian-American singer Frankie Valli (centre) with a late line up of The Four Seasons vocal group, circa 1975.

Remember When The Red Wings Celebrated Their Stanley Cup Victory With A Song About A Funny Little Guy Having Sex For The First Time?

Lauren Theisen

Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the managing editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.

Heather Wei-Xi Chen

winged eyeliner tutorial screenshot with wings week logo

The Not-So-Great Defector Make-Off Ascends The Challenge Of Winged Eyeliner

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

a Japanese honeybee slapping an ant off a ledge with its fluttering wing

Watch As Honeybee SLAPS Ant In Heated Exchange

Kelsey McKinney

The statue of Victoire de Samothrace portrays the Greek goddess Nike on August 20 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images)

I Would Die To Save The Winged Victory Of Samothrace

Nikola Met A Bird

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Brandy Jensen

David Roth

Patrick Redford

Close-up of northern goshawk of prey perching on branch,Spain

Let Loose The Jesses And Come Discuss ‘H Is For Hawk’ With Us

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

Dragon statue on Dragon Bridge over Ljublja

Funbag

If No Wings I See, A Dragon It Not Be

Time Is Running Out To Clip Tadej Pogačar’s Wings

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

Arts And Culture

‘Longlegs’ Can’t Quite Carry The Weight Of Expectations

Giri Nathan

Jaylen Brown and Kysre Gondrezick at a Summer League game

Celtics Wing Kisses Ring After Dissing King’s Offspring

Ray Ratto

Wings Are What You Order When You’re Out Of Self-Respect

Defector Staff

Flats Vs. Drums Vs. Boneless: The Great Wing Debate

Baseballs Fly In Arlington, Almost As If They Had Wings

LONDON - APRIL 4: A creation made from Red Bull cans is seen at the Red Bull Art Of Can private view and awards at the The Old Truman Brewery on April 4, 2005 in London, England. Applicants had to use at least one Red Bull can in their creations, and the evening also features an auction of celebrity entries including a car by David Coulthard, an Olympic inspired medal by Jason Gardener and a shoe by Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

I Drank Every Flavor Of Red Bull In A Row To See If It Would Give Me Wings

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain kisses the Gentlemen's Singles Trophy following victory against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the Gentlemen's Singles Final during day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz Is Eating Well At The Big Table

Jayson Tatum #0 high fives Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics after a play against the Dallas Mavericks during the second quarter of Game Five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 17, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

When Did Basketball Get Wings?

TORONTO, ONTARIO - FEBRUARY 02: Wild Wing of the Anaheim Ducks competes in the NHL mascots game during the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Scotiabank Arena on February 02, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

Wild Wing Keeps The Ducks Mighty

Hamilton Nolan is a journalist based in New York City. Subscribe to his work at <a href="https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687350200913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0naFbUVOe-5ZgtPDtIM3gz">HamiltonNolan.com</a>.

Hamilton Nolan

Welterweight contender Jaron Ennis trains during a media workout for his upcoming fight against Custio Clayton at Churchill Boxing Club on May 11, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.

The Fights

Philly Has A Hero Named Boots

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford reacts after conceding their side's first goal of the game to Spain's Nico Williams (not pictured) during the UEFA Euro 2024 final match at the Olympiastadion, Berlin.

Crosswords

The Crossword, July 15: False Wingers

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Ben Braymer #40 of the Rochester Red Wings throws a pitch in the third inning against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Frontier Field on May 18, 2021 in Rochester, New York. (Photo by Joshua Bessex/Getty Images)

An Interview With The Biggest Washington Nationals Prospect Sicko Any Of Us Know

A closeup view of the Detroit Red Wings logo during the third period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on April 16, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a shootout.