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Chefector
All Cocktails Should Be Slightly Disgusting
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Chris Thompson
March 21, 2022
Birdfector
Put Out A Nest Box For Your Neighborhood’s Horny Birds
170
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Chris Thompson
March 16, 2022
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
NBA
Losing Is Turning LeBron Into A Sour Old Grouch
135
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Chris Thompson
March 15, 2022
This Is So Stupid
Aubrey Huff … BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS
165
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Chris Thompson
March 14, 2022
MLB
MLB Is Fighting To Make Baseball Shittier
222
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Chris Thompson
March 9, 2022
Video Games
‘Elden Ring’ Is Super Fun To Not Play
316
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Chris Thompson
March 7, 2022
NBA
Welcome To Obscurity, Kristaps
65
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Chris Thompson
March 7, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Crisis Averted: Bill Walton Fails To Complete Random Thought About Russian Invasion During Basketball Broadcast
130
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Chris Thompson
March 4, 2022
NBA
Here Come The Celtics
138
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Chris Thompson
March 4, 2022
College Basketball
Georgetown Basketball Is The Most Depressing Thing On Earth
141
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Chris Thompson
March 3, 2022
NBA
Maybe Now Markelle Fultz Can Finally Just Play Some Basketball
46
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Chris Thompson
March 1, 2022
MLB
Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 89
30
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Chris Thompson
February 28, 2022
NBA
D’Angelo Russell And The Timberwolves Might Be—Could Be! Possibly!—Good Now
88
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Chris Thompson
February 25, 2022
NBA
ZionWatch: Finally Spoke To New Teammate
107
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Chris Thompson
February 22, 2022
MLB
Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 83
43
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Chris Thompson
February 22, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Here Are Two Utterly Unbearable Minutes Of TV Sports Debate
225
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Chris Thompson
February 21, 2022
Science
Good News For Species Sick Of Existing: Scientists Have Taught An AI How To Manipulate Jillion-Degree Plasma
138
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Chris Thompson
February 18, 2022
NBA
The Knicks Not Fit For Viewing
96
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Chris Thompson
February 17, 2022
MLB
Thanks For The Bad Times, Ryan Zimmerman
132
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Chris Thompson
February 16, 2022
NBA
Take A Moment To Appreciate Cam Thomas Before He Returns To The Vault
18
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Chris Thompson
February 15, 2022
NFL
Aaron Donald Was Way Too Much For The Bengals
120
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Chris Thompson
February 14, 2022
NFL
For Better And Worse, The First Half Of Super Bowl LVI Was Defined By Odell Beckham Jr.
37
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Chris Thompson
February 14, 2022
NBA
Remade Blazers Rub Knicks’ Noses In Their Own Mess
24
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Chris Thompson
February 13, 2022
NBA
Did Your Team Master The Deal Zone, Or Quake In Fear At The Very Whisper Of A Deal?
153
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Chris Thompson
February 11, 2022
NBA
Let There Be Trades!
169
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Chris Thompson
February 10, 2022
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