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David Pastrnak #88 and Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins poses for a photo before the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on January 2, 2023 in Boston.

This Is So Stupid

The NHL Winter Classic Should Be Baseball Now

Tom Ley

This Is Why You Never Count Out The Bucs

How Many Snow Angels Is Too Many Snow Angels When A Guy Is Writhing In Pain Next To You?

TCU Horned Frogs tight end Jared Wiley (19) hugs a teammate after the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl between the Michigan Wolverines and the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday, December 31st, 2022 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ

College Football

The Big 12 Is Back, Baby

Ron Rivera Went Down With His Chosen Scrub

Lauren Theisen

Devin the dugong with meatloaf glaze on his face

Test Category

Devin The Dugong’s Algorithmically Generated Sandwich (Subtitled)

Barry Petchesky

(GERMANY OUT) DEU, Germany: (Fast) Food: sausage, fried curried sausage (Photo by Yavuz Arslan/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Year In Review

What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year?

Zillowing Out

A Mysteriously Priced House To Consider Quitting Our Jobs In

Defector Staff

The Worst Ideas Of 2022

Defector Up All Night

It’s A New Year’s Weekend Open Thread

Ray Ratto

Soccer

To Think Of Soccer Is To Think Of Pelé

What Our Families Thought Of Defector In 2022

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Will Sennett

Jamboroo

Hell Is Marvin Lewis: An Open Letter To Zac Taylor

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 28: Jordan Poole #3 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates during the game against the Utah Jazz on December 28, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images)

Can Golden State Stop Being Road Worriers?

Samer Kalaf

The Worst Tweets Of 2022

Giri Nathan

Zion Williamson flexes during the pregame

Zion Williamson Left The Timberwolves Bruised And Salty

A bloodied Eddie Kingston with a can of gasoline

Pro Wrestling

Some Wrestling Matches I Liked In 2022

INGLEWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 8: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders yells to teammates while stretching prior to an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on December 8, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

The Raiders Are Sending Derek Carr To A Farm Upstate

The Best Things We Heard In 2022

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Chris Thompson

Dayna Evans is a baker and writer who got really into surfing recently. She runs Downtime Bakery in Mt. Airy, Philadelphia.

Dayna Evans

Cat eating a panettone while a little girl sleeping.

Chefector

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Attempts Panettone, For The Simple Joy Of Baking

The Commanders’ Playoff Hopes Now Rest With Carson Wentz

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Lam Thuy Vo is a journalist who marries data analysis with on-the-ground reporting to examine how systems and policies affect individuals. She is currently a <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/soros-justice-fellowships" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Soros Justice Fellow</a>, a <a href="https://www.typeinvestigations.org/blog/2021/06/14/announcing-the-2021-ida-b-wells-fellows/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Type Investigations Ida B. Wells Fellow</a>, and a <a href="https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/2021/03/lam-thuy-vo-named-to-new-role-to-strengthen-data-journalism-curriculum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">data-journalist-in-residence at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism</a>. Previously, she worked for BuzzFeed News, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera America and NPR&#8217;s Planet Money.

Lam Thuy Vo

A copy of Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing at the Brooklyn Public Library. Access to Gyasi's book was recently restricted at a high school in Nixa, Missouri.

Politics

When Adults Banned Their Books, These Teens Fought Back By Organizing

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts after making the game tying basket against the New York Knicks with one second left in regulation to send the game to overtime at American Airlines Center on December 27, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.

Luka Doncic Did A Funny Little Dance And Scored A 60-Point Triple-Double

When It’s Just Basketball, It’s Just Basketball

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