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David Roth

of the Los Angeles Angels catches a fly ball hit by Cal Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of the baseball game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 4, 2026.

Jo Adell Stole Three Homers And A Win From The Mariners

Rachelle Hampton

A yellow path curves through sprays of purple irises.

Arts And Culture

Monet, Through The Iris

Elliot Cadeau #3 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts after a play during the first half of a NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four game against the Arizona Wildcats on April 4, 2026.

College Basketball

Michigan Is Nasty

Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks argues with Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies during the second half of a NCAA Women's Final Four semifinal game on April 3, 2026.

South Carolina Upset Connecticut, But Not As Much As Dawn Staley Upset Geno Auriemma

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Chris Thompson

Tiger Woods is seen leaving Martin County Jail in the back of an SUV.

Golf

A Very Sweaty Tiger Woods Called Donald Trump After His Car Wreck

Kathryn Xu

Konnor Griffin #75 of the Pittsburgh Pirates warms up prior to a spring training game.

Is Konnor Griffin Actually 19 Years Old? Let’s Discuss

Patrick Redford

Capital

Tech Media Propaganda Operation Makes It Official, Goes In-House At OpenAI

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Welcome To The Defector ‘Survivor 50’ Midseason Questionnaire

Eli Cugini

It’s Time To Grow Up

Lauren Theisen

Adrian Kempe #9 of the Los Angeles Kings scores against Juuse Saros

The Wild Card Race Gives Me A Tummy Ache

Barry Petchesky

Science

Artemis Took A Picture Of Us

Grace Byron is a critic, reporter, and novelist based in Queens. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Bookforum, and elsewhere. Her debut novel Herculine is out now.

Grace Byron

The Gentle Parenting Of Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’

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Diana Moskovitz

Down judge Robin DeLorenzo #134 during the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on December 25, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona.

Female Ref Sues NFL For Discrimination, Says She Was Told To “Shut Your Fucking Mouth” By Another Official

Vince Velasquez of the Philadelphia Phillies prays before he pitches against the New York Mets during a game at Citi Field on July 11, 2018.

Podcasts

Chartreuse And Root Beer, With Kelsey McKinney

Giri Nathan

Ons Jabeur of Tunisia reacts to Paula Badosa of Spain during practice prior to The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Tennis

Ons Jabeur Is Making It Harder For The Tennis World To Ignore Palestine

Victor Wembanyama holds up a finger, possibly in celebration.

Victor Wembanyama Fattened Up At The Shrimp Buffet

Food

Erewhon Is Not A Grocery Store

Ray Ratto

Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks celebrates scoring a goal in the third period against the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center on April 1, 2026 in San Jose, California. You can see the Ducks guys looking upset in the background.

The San Jose Sharks Keep Winning At The Last Possible Moment

Tom Ley

Puka Nacua Is In Rehab

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - APRIL 01: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Getty Images provides access to this publicly distributed image for editorial purposes and is not the copyright owner. Additional permissions may be required and are the sole responsibility of the end user.) In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard launches on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA's Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. The quartet launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. (Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA/Getty Images)

Artemis Boldly Goes Where No Toilet Has Gone Before

Samer Kalaf

James Uthmeier speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C.

Florida Picks A Stupid Fight Over The NFL’s Rooney Rule

Luis Paez-Pumar

Players of Italy reacts at the end of the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina and Italy at Stadion Bilino Polje on March 31, 2026 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Soccer

Oops, Italy Did It Again, Again!

Justin Ellis

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Minor Dilemmas

Rejoice, Tired Parents! Defector Will Raise Your Children Now

Houston Rockets Kenny Smith (C) gets squeezed out on a screen play by Seattle Supersonic Detlef Schrempf (R) as his teammate Gary Payton (L) dribbles past during game one of their Western Conference semifinal series on May 4 in Seattle.

A Basketball Team Can Be Sold, But Who Owns Its History?

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