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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Chris Thompson

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Joe Johnson Scored A Bucket In An NBA Game In 2021

Lori Teresa Yearwood is a trauma-aware and trauma-sensitive journalist currently covering the U.S. housing crisis for The Economic Hardship Reporting Project. A former reporter for the Miami Herald, the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Syracuse Newspapers, she has always written stories about people from populations that have been marginalized.

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Lori Teresa Yearwood

Autumn and her mother

How Are You Coping With That?

Facing Trauma When Your Parent Is Homeless

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Patrick Redford

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 01: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide walks on the field, masked prior to the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at AT&amp;T Stadium on January 01, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One – Alabama v Notre Dame

College Football

The New College Football Playoff Protocols Leave Zero Wiggle Room

Ganymede Global Geologic Map and Global Image Mosaic

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Science

NASA Would Like You To Check Out These Spooky Space Noises

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Kelsey McKinney

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Interviews

Swole Woman Casey Johnston Wants To Teach You What Your Body Is For

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Tom Ley

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Infinite Replay

The Lightning Strike That Rewired My Brain

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The NBA Has Initiated The Joe Johnson Protocols

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Leon Draisaitl of Germany skates against United States during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group A game between Germany and United States at Steel Arena on May 19, 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia.

Germany v United States: Group A – 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia

Some Dreams Of Mine That Have Died Due To NHL Players Not Going To The Olympics

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Barry Petchesky

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals goes after the puck against Adam Fox #23 and Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers in the second period at Capital One Arena on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

New York Rangers v Washington Capitals

NHLers Won’t Go To The Olympics Thanks To This Damn Omicron

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Do Not Show Me Garrett Gilbert

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

Buck Showalter and his wife against an all white background

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Defector Up All Night

Buck Showalter: “Let’s Go Mets, Let’s Go!” [This Meeting Has Been Ended By Host]

Iranian chess prodigy Alireza Firouzja (L), 17-years-old, plays against Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, 30-years-old, in the first round of the international chess tournament TataSteel Chess Tournament 2021 in Wijk aan Zee on January 16, 2021. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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Magnus Carlsen Says He’ll Only Defend His Title Against Teenage Genius Alireza Firouzja

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.

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Drew Magary

PASADENA, CA, DECEMBER 17: Candy Cane lights and a projected "Happy Holidays" wish adorn a house on December 17, 2003 in Pasadena, California. Many of southern California's better holiday lights displays are in Pasadena. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Pasadena Residences Celebrate Christmas

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Candy Canes Are Shit

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Ray Ratto

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 20: Alec Martinez #23 of the Vegas Golden Knights defends the net against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on February 20, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Lightning 5-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning v Vegas Golden Knights

One Last Hockey Game, For All The Spike Proteins

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Joel Embiid Tramples Freedom

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New Orleans Saints v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bruce Arians Debased Himself Because That’s His Job

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Laura Wagner

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 26: The closed box office is shown at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on March 26, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees Opening Day game scheduled for today, along with the entire MLB season, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MLB Opening Day Postponed Due To Coronavirus

An MLB Network Freelancer Talks Life In Lockout Limbo

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Lauren Theisen

Spanish Jamon Iberico Industry Prepares For Busy Christmas Period

Life's Rich Pageant

Let Me Be A Ham Sniffer

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Matt Nagy Couldn’t Even Melt Down Properly

My slightly dried-out specimens one week after harvesting.

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The Great Outdoors

An Ode To The Jack-O’-Lantern Mushroom, A Poisonous Friend

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Giri Nathan

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Tennis

Peng Shuai Now Says She Did Not Accuse Chinese Official Of Sexual Assault

<a href="https://twitter.com/robertfoconnell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert O’Connell</a> is a writer from Kansas living in New York. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and elsewhere.

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Michael Dickson #4 of the Seattle Seahawks punts the ball in the first half against the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field on December 30, 2018 in Seattle, Washington.

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Prokick Australia Changed Punting, And Football, By Doing What Comes Naturally

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

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Defector At The Movies

‘The Matrix’ Trilogy Has Always Been A Masterpiece

New York Giants v Los Angeles Chargers

Hopefully Some Giants Fans Enjoyed Their Free Medium Sodas

Sage Surratt of the Lions celebrates after an incomplete Cardinals pass in the end zone

Arizona Cardinals v Detroit Lions

The Lions’ Win Over The Cardinals Was A Glitch

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