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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Defector's 5th Birthday Party is on September 10 in Brooklyn

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Birthday party 2025

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Justin Jefferson wearing sunglasses and looking up and to the left, smiling widely. He's not in uniform. I put the little Defector logo up there so it looks like he's smiling at it.

Minnesota Vikings v Tennessee Titans – NFL Preseason 2025

Podcasts

Jerry Jones Promises He’ll Be Normal, With Kalyn Kahler

A grimacing Terence Stamp, with some blood splashed across his face, in Stephen Soderbergh's 1999 film "The Limey"

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Arts And Culture

Seek And Destroy

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates a point against Jannik Sinner of Italy during the Men’s Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 08, 2025 in Paris, France.

2025 French Open – Day Fifteen

A Forehand That Sounds Like Construction Equipment, With Giri Nathan

David Brooks making a surprised face while being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on the OWN Netwrok.

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David Brooks: Wearing A Mets Hat Might Just Save Our Democracy

Soda packaging are seen at the grocery store in Las Vegas, United States on November 17, 2023.

USA Grocery Products

A Very Fine Cheerwine, With Emma Baccellieri

A screengrab of Alan Dershowitz on his Dershow podcast's mailbag segment. He is literally saying the words "Jeffrey Epstein" at this moment.

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Life's Rich Pageant

Are You Aware Of The Alan Dershowitz Martha’s Vineyard Pierogi Situation?

Isabelle Harrison and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty making some fantastic What Can You Do faces on the bench during a July 25 game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Phoenix Mercury v New York Liberty

A Huge W, With Maitreyi Anantharaman