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Dan McQuade
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Media Meltdowns
The Myth Of Cops Overdosing From Touching Fentanyl Persists For A Reason
208
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Dan McQuade
August 12, 2021
TV
Maybe The Next ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Should Just Be Some Random Doofus
202
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Dan McQuade
August 5, 2021
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.
TV
I Miss My MTV
378
Comments
Dan McQuade
August 2, 2021
Olympics
An Interview With Throwing Expert Dan McQuaid, By Me, Dan McQuade
96
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Dan McQuade
July 29, 2021
MLB
Cleveland Guardians Is A Fine Name And The Backstory Is Even Better
398
Comments
Dan McQuade
July 23, 2021
This Is So Stupid
I Lost To Usain Bolt In A Bike Race Next To My Bedroom
145
Comments
Dan McQuade
July 16, 2021
History
This McGruff Drug Album Might As Well Be By Weird Al
131
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Dan McQuade
July 15, 2021
History
101 Years Ago, Babe Ruth’s Career Could Have Ended In A Car Crash In Wawa, Pennsylvania
62
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Dan McQuade
July 9, 2021
MLB
Lance Lynn Has Been Sweating A Lot Recently, And It Seems To Be Working
46
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Dan McQuade
July 7, 2021
NBA
The Official Defector Guide To The 2021 NBA Draft Lottery
50
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Dan McQuade
June 22, 2021
Golf
Iowa TV Station Interrupts U.S. Open At Funniest Possible Time
75
Comments
Dan McQuade
June 21, 2021
NBA
A Dispatch From The Most Horrible Sixers Collapse Of My Lifetime
208
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Dan McQuade
June 17, 2021
NBA
It All Changes So Quickly
43
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Dan McQuade
June 15, 2021
NBA
It Got So Loud
63
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Dan McQuade
June 10, 2021
NBA
Shake Milton Turned It All Around In Six Minutes
59
Comments
Dan McQuade
June 9, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
Jay-Z, Meek Mill, And Michael Rubin Make My Head Explode
95
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Dan McQuade
June 8, 2021
The Fights
This Boxing Match In The Rain Was The Perfect Undercard Bout For Paul/Mayweather
27
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Dan McQuade
June 7, 2021
NBA
I Spent All Day Thinking About Joel Embiid’s Injury
43
Comments
Dan McQuade
June 1, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
The Wildwood Boardwalk T-Shirts Of 1978
119
Comments
Dan McQuade
May 28, 2021
NBA
Thinking About Another Run Two Decades After The Sixers’ Last One
86
Comments
Dan McQuade
May 18, 2021
Senators Week
The Original Ottawa Senators Were Winners, But Their Uniforms Were Not
75
Comments
Dan McQuade
May 4, 2021
MLB
Here’s Yet Another Baffling, Unreviewable Call From An Umpire
66
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Dan McQuade
May 2, 2021
NBA
LaMelo Ball Is Back, And So Are His Otherworldly Assists
30
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Dan McQuade
May 2, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
Despite Stellar Cheesesteaks, Hometown Deli’s Stock Stays Flat
136
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Dan McQuade
April 26, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
A CNBC Reporter Ruined My Lunch Plans: A Visit To The N.J. Deli Worth $100 Million
208
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Dan McQuade
April 19, 2021
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