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Arts And Culture

I Demand The National Agricultural Library Publish This Book Right Now

Barry Petchesky

10 November 2024, Bavaria, Munich: American Football, NFL, Carolina Panthers - New York Giants, Matchday 10, Main Round at the Allianz Arena: Coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants takes part in a press conference after the game. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)

History

New York Giants: Season In Review

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Elias Pettersson #40 and J.T. Miller #9 of the Vancouver Canucks discuss game play during the second period of their NHL game against the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Arena on December 23, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Vancouver’s Favorite Sport Isn’t Hockey, It’s Talking About Locker-Room Beefs

Patrick Redford

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 12: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat looks on against the Toronto Raptors during the second quarter at Kaseya Center on December 12, 2024 in Miami, Florida. 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 the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)

The Jimmy Butler Fiasco Is Getting Ugly

Israel Daramola

College Football

Burying The SEC Feels Too Good To Be Wrong

Defector Staff

Accademia carrara art gallery: playing cards and tarots, bembo e cicognara, 1455-1490, bergamo, Italy.

Underexplained Lists

Underexplained Predictions For 2025

Lauren Theisen

Bob Dylan plays a Fender Jazz bass with the harmonica around his neck while recording his album 'Bringing It All Back Home' on January 13-15, 1965 in Columbia's Studio A in New York City,

Music

You Can Only Catch Bob Dylan With Time

Ray Ratto

Safety Xavier Watts #0 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Defensive Lineman Howard Cross III #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Linebacker Jack Kiser #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Quarterback Riley Leonard #13 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hoist the Allstate Sugar Bowl trophy after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus Georgia Bulldogs College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2025.

Upsets Aside, The College Football Playoff Is Going According To Plan

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

Creaturefector

Tahlequah Grieves Again

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

CINCINNATI - OCTOBER 25: A general view of Paul Brown Stadium at sunrise prior to the game between the Denver Broncos and the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 23-10.

Jamboroo

Morning Football Is The Way To Enlightenment

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Chris Thompson

Dalen Terry of the Chicago Bulls goes to floor following a play during the first half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets.

The Next Time The Bulls And Hornets Play Each Other, The Venue Must Be Hell Itself

Rachelle Hampton

Leslie Chelsey, 10, of Victory Boulevard School, plays violin. (Photo by USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)

Funbag

Why Didn’t Orchestra Musicians Choose To Learn Cooler Instruments?

Arizona State Showed Us How Good The 12-Team Playoff Can Be

An Iranian rock climber scaling a climbing wall in Tehran.

Life Lessons

How Do You Win When You Compete With Yourself?

Alex Sujong Laughlin

A man and woman sit on a beach under a striped umbrella drinking Coke out of glass bottles.

I Was Wrong About Diet Coke

Year In Review

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

Dave McKenna

LAGRANGE, GA - JUNE 10: Former US President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalyn Carter attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home being built June 10, 2003 in LaGrange, Georgia. More than 90 homes are being built in LaGrange; Valdosta, Georgia; and Anniston, Alabama by volunteers as part of Habitat for Humanity International's Jimmy Carter Work Project 2003.

Politics

Jimmy Carter Was The Iron Man Of Hospice

A collection of straw hats and fedoras for sale at a market

Beware The Vacation Fedora

Sancho at the Feast, Starved by his Physician' by William Hogarth (1697 - 1764). English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist. Sancho Panza is a key character in the Spanish novel 'Don Quixote' by Cervantes.

The Best Things We Ate In 2024

A person sits at a desk filled with books and writes in a notebook.

Defector Reads A Book

Your Defector Pals Attempt ‘The Artist’s Way’

Pro Wrestling

Some Wrestling Matches I Liked In 2024

Puka Nacua #17 of the Los Angeles Rams carries the ball against Chuck Clark #36 of the New York Jets during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Crosswords

The Crossword, Dec. 30: Out Of Office (Themeless)

Matchbook image of men in suits having drinks at a bar.

My Fancy Little Mocktail Was Missing More Than Booze

Samer Kalaf

Aaron Rodgers is sacked in the end zone by a Bills defensive player

Aaron Rodgers Incapable Of Throwing Even One Touchdown Pass

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

Dan McQuade

During an interview with sportscaster Greg Gumbel (right), American disc jockey (from WLUP radio, 'The Loop') Steve Dahl breaks a disco record over his head prior to hosting an anti-disco promotion at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1979. The event, held between games of a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, allowed fans to attend the games for 98 cents along with an unwanted record and, following the detonation of those records, eventually resulted in the White Sox forfeiture of the second game due to unsafe playing conditions when fans stormed the field causing serious damage to the venue and playing surface.