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Barry Petchesky

Animals

What Did She See, At The End?

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

Man Eating Soft Ice Cream on Cone with Clear Plastic Spoon

Science

Everything I Would Eat With The Spoon Inside My Brain

David Roth

US President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump (L) watch the pre-game show before Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025. His hair looks all fucked up; there's a huge American flag on the field.

Politics

Confused Brits Cause Severe Damage At The Donald Trump Propaganda Factory

Dave McKenna

Sam Prendergast of Ireland is tackled by Matt Fagerson and Rory Darge of Scotland during the Guinness Six Nations 2025 match between Scotland and Ireland at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on February 09, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Rugby

Ireland Continues Moving Toward Historic Rugby Threepeat With Assist From Failed Imperialist Nation Where Game Was Invented

Kathryn Xu

Luis Paez-Pumar

Eagles flag flying above a crowd of people that includes someone in a robot costume

Scenes From Broad Street And Beyond

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt in front of a green screen that looks like a deserted alleyway.

I Want To Go To The Wet, Empty Alley Where Kevin Burkhardt And Tom Brady Called Last Night’s Game

Israel Daramola

Kendrick Lamar performs at the Super Bowl

Arts And Culture

Kendrick Lamar Did The Super Bowl Halftime Show His Way

Lauren Theisen

The Scorebug Snuggery: Super Bowl 59 Goes Big And Brutalist

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Chris Thompson

The Luka Doncic Trade Needed Just Three Quarters To Go From Bad To Worse

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 09:Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) catches a pass during Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9, 2025 at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA.

The Eagles Were Just So Cool

Maitreyi Anantharaman

A woman walks past Andy Warhol "Campbell's Soup Cans" during a press preview on October 10, 2019, held for the expanded and re-imagined Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) ahead of the October 21 opening of its expanded campus.

Crosswords

The Crossword, Feb. 10: Telework

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Drew Magary

Jordan Davis #90 and Jalen Carter #98 of the Philadelphia Eagles react against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on December 29, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Win The Draft And You Can Beat Everyone’s Ass

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 09: DT Milton Williams #93 of the Philadelphia Eagles strips the ball away from QB Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs for a fumble and a turnover in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs on February 09, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire)

Patrick Mahomes Was In Hell

Ray Ratto

The Philadelphia Eagles celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Eagles So Humiliated The Chiefs That Even Philly Fans Have To Believe

Hubie Brown watches action prior to a game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers at Fiserv Forum on February 09, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

There Could Only Be One Hubie Brown

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks on before the game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on January 05, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The bags under his eyes are very, very large.

Aaron Rodgers’s Jets Tenure Ended In True Jets Fashion

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Diana Moskovitz

People stretch and raise their hands during an outside yoga session on Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Long Beach, CA.

Life Lessons

A Hip Stretch To Help You Stay Sane

A photo of a man on stilted legs and dressed in white suit walking down a dark and mostly empty Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

The Superb Owl Leadup That Never Was

Tennessee Lady Vols forward Zee Spearman (11) celebrates during the women's college basketball game between the Tennessee Lady Vols and the UConn Huskies on February 6, 2025, at Food City Center in Knoxville, TN.

College Basketball

Tennessee Tried Something New And Beat An Old Rival

Defector Staff

The cast of Our Gang/The Little Rascals singing, circa 1930.

Staff Chat

Alert: It Is Now Time To Chat With The Defector Staff

Patrick Redford

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 03: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles and Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs chat on stage during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night at Caesars Superdome on February 03, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

What Time Does “What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?” Start?

Orcs and Humans face off in Warcraft 3 Reforged, with an orc shooting a lightning bolt at a human.

The Backlog

‘Warcraft III: Reforged’ Was A Greedy Debacle

Dillon Brooks and Anthony Edwards look at each other.

Dillon Brooks Will Continue Poking Bears Until He’s Left With Bloody Stumps

Alan Kluegel

The actor Matthew McConaughey looking slightly deranged while sitting at an outdoor restaurant table, in the dark, under a torrential downpour.

The Machines

Salesforce Is Using A Hallucination To Sell AI

The Philadelphia Eagles singing Buddy's Watchin' You