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Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Fancies A Go At Cake Week
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Chris Thompson
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September 9, 2025
The Machines
If The Thieving AI Company Can Survive The Legal Settlement, Then It Is Not Big Enough
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Kelsey McKinney
September 8, 2025
Defector's 5th Birthday Party Is On Sept. 10 In Brooklyn
Can you believe we started blogging almost 5 years ago? Come celebrate with us at Union Pool in Williamsburg. There'll be a taco truck, lots of baseball cards, and live music from friends-of-the-site Avery Friedman and Speedy Ortiz. Tickets are free, but please RSVP so the bar knows how to staff.
Politics
The Bleak Fantasy Of Donald Trump’s Death
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Kelsey McKinney
September 4, 2025
Food
I Apologize For The Behavior Of Barry “The Popcorn Moron” Petchesky
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Kelsey McKinney
August 28, 2025
Arts And Culture
Travis Kelce Sufficiently Recovered From Humiliating Super Bowl Loss To Propose
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August 26, 2025
Arts And Culture
What Books Should I Buy For My Future Child?
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Kelsey McKinney
August 22, 2025
Politics
The Free Press Reports Gaza’s Starving Children Have Pre-Existing Condition Of Being Bombed By Israel
260
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Kelsey McKinney
August 19, 2025
Mods Asleep
A Playlist To Escape The Summertime Blues
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Kelsey McKinney
August 12, 2025
Arts And Culture
How To Put Down Your Phone And Read A Book
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Kelsey McKinney
August 8, 2025
Arts And Culture
How Do I Find A Non-Fiction Book I Won’t Hate?
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Kelsey McKinney
July 24, 2025
Bills Week
Shakespeare Makes Me A Slower And Better Reader
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July 15, 2025
Bills Week
All-Star Week Needs A Cool Catch Contest
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July 15, 2025
Arts And Culture
Can We Pull You For A Chat?
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Israel Daramola
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Rachelle Hampton
July 10, 2025
MLB
The Robbin’ Padres Are At It Again
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Kelsey McKinney
July 9, 2025
Climate
The Floodwaters Are Rising
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Kelsey McKinney
July 8, 2025
MLB
It Feels So Good To Be A Robber
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Kelsey McKinney
July 1, 2025
Arts And Culture
My New Glasses Have Ruined My Ability To Read! Help Me!
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Kelsey McKinney
June 27, 2025
TV
I Love My Daily Sports Shows: Baseball And ‘Love Island’
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Kelsey McKinney
June 25, 2025
The Great Outdoors
Get Ready For Inside Week In America
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Kelsey McKinney
June 20, 2025
Defector At The Movies
A Good Marriage Plot Needs Real Stakes
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Kelsey McKinney
June 16, 2025
Arts And Culture
I Had A Baby And Now I Can’t Read! What Do I Do?
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Kelsey McKinney
June 13, 2025
College Softball
My Queen Mia Scott Is A National Champion
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Kelsey McKinney
June 9, 2025
Capital
Saquon Barkley Lured Me To An Arena Where I Learned Passive Income Is Holy
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Kelsey McKinney
June 3, 2025
Arts And Culture
Got A Reading Problem? Ask The Book Doctor!
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Kelsey McKinney
May 30, 2025
Defector Music Club
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