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Giri Nathan
Staff Writer
giri@defector.com
@girinathan
@girinathan.bsky.social
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Takes On The Expansive ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ As It Turns 20
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Lauren Theisen
,
Giri Nathan
,
Israel Daramola
, and
Patrick Redford
September 22, 2023
206
Comments
Interviews
An Interview With The U.S. Open Stenographers Who Wade Through Scattered Thoughts And Xbox References
By
Giri Nathan
September 12, 2023
51
Comments
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Beat Daniil Medvedev In A Symphony Of Pain
By
Giri Nathan
September 11, 2023
50
Comments
Tennis
Coco Gauff Met The Hype And Thanked Her Haters
By
Giri Nathan
September 10, 2023
48
Comments
Tennis
Queens Roared, And Coco Gauff Roared Back
By
Giri Nathan
September 8, 2023
30
Comments
Tennis
U.S. Open Semifinal Delayed By Climate Change Protestor Who Apparently Superglued His Feet To Stadium
By
Giri Nathan
September 7, 2023
254
Comments
Tennis
Ben Shelton’s Athleticism Beats His Opponent’s Creativity
By
Giri Nathan
September 6, 2023
59
Comments
Tennis
An Interview With The Biggest Tennis Sicko I’ve Encountered At The U.S. Open
By
Giri Nathan
August 31, 2023
67
Comments
Tennis
Coco Gauff Wins A Tense, Endless Mess
By
Giri Nathan
August 29, 2023
74
Comments
Tennis
The Rivalry Between Carlos Alcaraz And Novak Djokovic Won’t Be Long, But It Will Be Legendary
By
Giri Nathan
August 24, 2023
38
Comments
NBA
EmbiidWatch Begins: Possible Twitter-Bio Intrigue
By
Giri Nathan
August 15, 2023
105
Comments
College Basketball
At The Basketball Tournament, India Rose
By
Giri Nathan
July 27, 2023
25
Comments
Defector Reads A Book
Grab A Tortilla And Come Talk About All Of Cormac McCarthy’s Pretty Horses
By
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
,
Barry Petchesky
, and
Patrick Redford
July 26, 2023
78
Comments
NBA
The Celtics Are All The Way In
By
Giri Nathan
July 26, 2023
119
Comments
Tennis
Tennis Player Wipes Out Contested Ball Mark And Celebrates Opponent’s Retirement, To The Disgust Of Her Peers
By
Giri Nathan
July 19, 2023
102
Comments
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is The Happiest Hunter
By
Giri Nathan
July 17, 2023
101
Comments
Tennis
The Wimbledon Experience Is Diligence, Dampness, And Cream
By
Giri Nathan
July 13, 2023
108
Comments
Cycling
What Can Hardcore Fans And Curious Newbies Learn From ‘Tour de France: Unchained’?
By
Dave McKenna
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Patrick Redford
June 27, 2023
120
Comments
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Faces Its Fears With ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’
By
Israel Daramola
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
,
David Roth
, and
Lauren Theisen
June 27, 2023
115
Comments
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Ate On Grass
By
Giri Nathan
June 26, 2023
37
Comments
NBA
Wemby Takes New York
By
Giri Nathan
June 21, 2023
86
Comments
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Spending The Summer With The Late Cormac McCarthy
By
Giri Nathan
June 14, 2023
170
Comments
NBA
The Nuggets Couldn’t Have Done It Without Bruce Brown
By
Giri Nathan
June 13, 2023
28
Comments
Tennis
Iga Swiatek Finally Faced A Challenge At The French Open
By
Giri Nathan
June 12, 2023
21
Comments
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Lost His Legs, And His Chance To Beat Novak Djokovic
By
Giri Nathan
June 9, 2023
11
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