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Barry Petchesky

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Life's Rich Pageant

We Asked The Mayor Of Ottawa Why He Keeps Posting Such Grim Photos

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Chris Thompson

Carlos Santana plays guitar on stage, with the Giants logo drawn onto his t-shirt.

Béisbol!

Kathryn Xu

A screenshot of the Netflix broadcast of the Opening Night match between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants.

Netflix Baseball Looks Like Shit

Patrick Redford

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The global investment management company held the summit consisting of leaders from government, business, and labor to address expanding U.S. infrastructure. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Capital

Now That OpenAI Has Terminated Sora, How Will I Have This Blog Read To Me By An Uncanny Buxom Mike Wazowski?

Billy Haisley

Brighton and Hove Albion's Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Premier League match at the American Express Stadium, Brighton.

Soccer

All Hail Danny Welbeck, The Lord Of The Premier League

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: A general view of the San Francisco Giants playing agains the Atlanta Braves at Oracle Park on June 06, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Netflix Is Loading Up The Clown Car For Opening Night

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur ahead of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Racing

Spring Is Truly Here: Formula 1 Teams Are Slapfighting Over Regulations Compliance

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Gambling

Why I Got Out Of The Gambling Business

David Roth

Alan Ritchson attends the "War Machine" Australian Premiere at HOYTS Melbourne Central in Ferburary of 2026.

Suburban Homeowner Starts, Loses Fight With Enormous Jack Reacher Star Alan Ritchson

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

A screenshot of Dalton Webber from a video package done of him by ESPN. In the photo, he is wearing a black sports jersey and a black baseball hat.

Policing

Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Pro Charged With Murder

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

Funbag

Help! I Can’t Stop Farting In My Personal Office!

Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 23: Assistant coach David Quinn of the New York Rangers handles the bench against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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We Asked The Mayor Of Ottawa Why He Keeps Posting Such Grim Photos

Béisbol!

Netflix Baseball Looks Like Shit

Now That OpenAI Has Terminated Sora, How Will I Have This Blog Read To Me By An Uncanny Buxom Mike Wazowski?

All Hail Danny Welbeck, The Lord Of The Premier League

Netflix Is Loading Up The Clown Car For Opening Night

Spring Is Truly Here: Formula 1 Teams Are Slapfighting Over Regulations Compliance

Why I Got Out Of The Gambling Business

Suburban Homeowner Starts, Loses Fight With Enormous Jack Reacher Star Alan Ritchson

Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Pro Charged With Murder

Help! I Can’t Stop Farting In My Personal Office!

A Pox Upon Whoever Spared The Rangers From Nine-Shot Ignominy

James Dolan Uses Madison Square Garden To Honor New York’s Finest Mobile Gamers

Syracuse Coach After 53-Point Loss: Please Don’t Make Us Play UConn Again

Namwali Serpell On Understanding Toni Morrison The Author, Not The Icon

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