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Israel Daramola

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (C L) hugs teammate tight end Travis Kelce (C) as they celebrate with teammates during the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Make The Chiefs The Official Team Of The Culture War

Florida Gators commit Jaden Rashada looks on during the second half of a game between the Florida Gators and the South Carolina Gamecocks at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 12, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida.

Death To The NCAA

College Football Keeps Begging For And Receiving Ugly NIL Lawsuits

Arts And Culture

John Mulaney Made A Perfect Late-Night Show For Just One Week

Gregory Gerami poses with an oversized check demonstrating his nine-figure donation to Florida A&M University at the FAMU graduation.

Journalismism

Why Don’t People Trust The Man That Gave FAMU $237 Million?

Kendrick Lamar performing on stage at the Glastonbury music festival in England in June 2022.

Kendrick Lamar And Drake Battle For The Lowest Blow

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Drake appears via video during the Recording Academy Honors presented by The Black Music Collective during the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (

Music

Everybody Hates Drake: A Guide To Millennial Rap’s Midlife Beef Crisis

Patrick Redford

Lauren Theisen

Defector Music Club

Chet Baker Sings, And Defector Music Club Chats

Deion Coach Prime Sanders speaks with the media on campus about his second season as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colorado on March 20, 2024.

College Football

Deion Sanders Unveils Bold New Recruiting Tactic: Publicly Talking Shit About Former Players

Donte DiVincenzo #0 of the New York Knicks reacts after making a three-point shot during the second half against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 22, 2024 in New York City. The Knicks won 104-101.

The Knicks Cannot Die

Organized Noize members, Raymond Murray (L), Rico Wade (C), and Sleepy Brown (R)

Rico Wade And Organized Noize Were The Architects Of Southern Rap

‘The Sympathizer’ Is In Good Hands With Park Chan-Wook

‘Shōgun’ Is The Best And Most Human Show On TV

The Defector Guide To Making A Celebrity Sports Documentary

Jerrod Carmichael accepts Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for "Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel" onstage during the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

The Surreal Life Of ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Beyonce leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2024 in New York City.

Beyoncé’s New Album Is Just Fine And That’s OK

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 7: Sauce Gardner #1 of the New York Jets on the field against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 7, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.(Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

Sauce Gardner Is In The Muck With Everyone Else

A screenshot of Nick Nolte facing a giant canvas in his loft in Martin Scorsese's segment of "New York Stories."

A Journey Through The Process Of Making And Talking About Art

Minnesota Timberwolves player Rudy Gobert reacts to a ref giving him a technical foul during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 8.

Gambling

What If Rudy Gobert Wasn’t Wrong, Just Early?

Singer Kim Gordon performing a song on stage at a concert at the Astra in Berlin, Germany in 2002

Kim Gordon Rides The Thin Line Between Hip And Gimmick With ‘The Collective’

Christopher Nolan, winner of the Best Picture award for “Oppenheimer”, poses in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

Welcome To The Christopher Nolan Era

Nick Saban is seen prior to WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) on February 7, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Nick Saban Can’t Stop Complaining About NIL In The Most Annoying Way Possible

David Roth

Giri Nathan

Radiohead performing onstage in support of their 2007 album "In Rainbows," with the Defector Music Club logo right in the middle.

Defector Music Club Reviews The People’s Radiohead Album

Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides addressing the Fremen in Dune: Part Two.

‘Dune: Part Two’ Is Big, Bold, Loud, And Still Missing Something

Diddy attends The After hosted by Diddy &amp; Doja Cat powered by Ciroc Premium Vodka and DeLeon Tequila at Club Love on May 01, 2023 in New York City.

What To Take From The Latest Suit Against Diddy

Image of Vince Staples taken from Netflix's "The Vince Staples Show."