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Giri Nathan
Staff Writer
giri@defector.com
@girinathan
@girinathan.bsky.social
Media Meltdowns
Oratorical Uncles Bond Over Increasingly Reactionary Views
By
Giri Nathan
January 24, 2025
228
Comments
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Teaches Carlos Alcaraz One More Crucial Lesson
By
Giri Nathan
January 22, 2025
34
Comments
Tennis
Has The Tennis Ball Gotten Worse?
By
Giri Nathan
January 9, 2025
135
Comments
NBA
Middle Ball Brother Finds Basketball-Free Success
By
Giri Nathan
January 6, 2025
46
Comments
Defector Reads A Book
Racing With Mortality In Norman Maclean’s ‘Young Men And Fire’
By
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Rachelle Hampton
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
, and
David Roth
December 23, 2024
23
Comments
Year In Review
Presenting The 2024 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many
By
Giri Nathan
December 19, 2024
260
Comments
NBA
Trae Young Goes For Cheap Heat In The Knicks’ House
By
Giri Nathan
December 12, 2024
47
Comments
Food
I Loved How Much Ugly Baby Hated Me
By
Giri Nathan
December 11, 2024
158
Comments
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Talks TV On The Radio On The Internet
By
Lauren Theisen
,
David Roth
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Giri Nathan
December 10, 2024
102
Comments
NBA
It’s Moe Wagner, Not Mo Wagner
By
Giri Nathan
December 4, 2024
91
Comments
NBA
Hell Is Being Defended By Tari Eason And Amen Thompson
By
Giri Nathan
December 3, 2024
24
Comments
NBA
The Washington Wizards Won Nothing In November
By
Giri Nathan
December 1, 2024
73
Comments
Tennis
Iga Swiatek Suspended After Testing Positive For Banned Substance
By
Giri Nathan
December 1, 2024
16
Comments
NBA
How Can He Slap?
By
Giri Nathan
November 25, 2024
56
Comments
NBA
Rudy Gobert Found A New Guy To Annoy
By
Giri Nathan
November 22, 2024
93
Comments
Tennis
Rafael Nadal Found Process In Pain
By
Giri Nathan
November 21, 2024
55
Comments
College Basketball
Mark Few Sends His Son To Slaughter
By
Giri Nathan
November 5, 2024
51
Comments
Defector Reads A Book
Sit Down Across The Board With Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’
By
Kelsey McKinney
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Alex Sujong Laughlin
October 30, 2024
45
Comments
NBA
That Isn’t Dwyane Wade, Sir
By
Giri Nathan
October 30, 2024
101
Comments
NBA
A Preview Of The 2024-25 NBA Season, Accurately Enumerating Everything That Will Happen In It
By
Albert Burneko
,
Chris Thompson
,
Giri Nathan
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
October 23, 2024
247
Comments
WNBA
Courtney Williams Helps The Lynx Slide Their Way Into The Finals
By
Giri Nathan
October 9, 2024
16
Comments
Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Provides Postmatch Feedback To Umpire: “Fuck You”
By
Giri Nathan
October 8, 2024
76
Comments
Journalismism
Shams Charania’s Syntactical Talents Are Headed Toward A Bristol-Based Location
By
Giri Nathan
October 7, 2024
104
Comments
Food
The Noble Muscadine Can Replace Your Gummy Fix
By
Giri Nathan
October 4, 2024
75
Comments
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is Most Dangerous When He’s Cornered
By
Giri Nathan
October 2, 2024
12
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