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Year In Review

The Best Things We Read In 2024

The Best Things We Heard In 2024

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The Best Things We Saw In 2024

A fan lands himself just foul in the upper level leftfield seats as he keeps cool and takes in the Dodger/Seattle interleague game, Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

Defector’s Favorite Sports Moments Of 2024

Announcements

Give Some Blogs, Get A Calendar

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Arts And Culture

Books You Can Read Tonight To Distract Yourself From Whatever Is To Come

We Will Further Secure Our Financial Independence By Letting Drew Cook

Undated group photo of the original "Our Gang."

Staff Chat

Staff Chat Starts Now!

Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after winning the NL West Division against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on September 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Everything We’re Looking Forward To In The 2024 MLB Playoffs

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Food

Where Do You Like Your Butter?

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Defector At The Movies

Defector’s Favorite James Earl Jones Performances

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The Defector Summer Sale Stands Against Greedflation

Three Chinese Bulbul chicks wait to be fed by adult birds in their nest at a cherry tree in Zaozhuang city, Shandong province, China, July 8, 2023.

Wings Week

Come Flap Your Gums With The Defector Staff

Flats Vs. Drums Vs. Boneless: The Great Wing Debate

Golf

Golfers, Stop Addressing The Ball And Start Addressing Your Spouse’s Concerns

A panicked crowd on Broad Street, New York City, after the closing of the stock exchange doors during the Panic of 1873, 20th September 1873. The stock exchange stayed closed for ten days. (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

Defector Status Report: East Coast Earthquake

These Are Some Baseball Players We Like, 2024 Edition

An early, silent, "Our Gang" comedy, The Buccaneers. L-R: Andy Samuel, Mickey Daniels, Allan Cavan (adult), Mary Kornman, Joe Cobb, and Jackie Condon (sitting). (second from left) and Joe Cobb (far right).

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This video grab taken from a video posted on the Twitter account of billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk on October 26, 2022 shows himself carrying a sink as he enters the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. Elon Musk changed his Twitter profile to "Chief Twit" and posted video of himself walking into the social network's California headquarters carrying a sink, days before his contentious takeover of the company must be finalized.

The Worst Of 2023

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What Our Families Thought Of Defector In 2023

The Best Things We Ate In 2023

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The Best Things We Read In 2023

House Concert at the Mozart family in Vienna, 19th century. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow. (

The Best Things We Heard In 2023

The Best Things We Watched In 2023

Businessmen stop outside the Zenith store window on Fifth Avenue to catch up on the televised New York Mets vs. Phillies baseball game. New York won 3 - 2. | Location: Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, New York, New York, USA.