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Kelsey McKinney
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Politics
The Old Rules Are For Losers
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Kelsey McKinney
January 23, 2025
Arts And Culture
I Believe In Ethel Cain
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Kelsey McKinney
January 15, 2025
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Underexplained Lists
Discourses We Can Stop Having, Ranked
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Kelsey McKinney
January 5, 2025
Arts And Culture
I Demand The National Agricultural Library Publish This Book Right Now
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Kelsey McKinney
January 5, 2025
Arts And Culture
The Narrative Is All That Matters
247
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Kelsey McKinney
December 24, 2024
The Machines
There’s No Shortcut To Publishing A Book
199
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Kelsey McKinney
December 12, 2024
Podcasts
Welcome To The New Era Of Normal Gossip
97
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Kelsey McKinney
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Rachelle Hampton
December 10, 2024
Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Attempts Another Almost-Grand Finale
80
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
December 4, 2024
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Must Alas Die, Die For Pâtisserie Week
48
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
November 27, 2024
Arts And Culture
Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘Christmas In The Spotlight’
141
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Dan McQuade
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
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Kelsey McKinney
, and
Sabrina Imbler
November 26, 2024
Politics
The American Nightmare Is A Rerun
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Kelsey McKinney
November 21, 2024
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Gets Stuck In The 1970s
63
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
November 20, 2024
Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Contemplates The Melting Method For Autumn Week
55
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Kelsey McKinney
and
Chris Thompson
November 6, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
Sit Down Across The Board With Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’
45
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Kelsey McKinney
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Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Alex Sujong Laughlin
October 30, 2024
Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Quakes With Rage For Pastry Week
80
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Chris Thompson
and
Kelsey McKinney
October 30, 2024
Risk Week
What Do You Risk In Revisiting A Piece Of Culture You Once Loved?
266
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Kelsey McKinney
October 24, 2024
Food
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Scrambles To Survive Caramel Week
76
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
October 23, 2024
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Proves Its Baking Chops In Bread Week
99
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
October 17, 2024
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Conquers Biscuit Week Easily
112
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
October 9, 2024
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Almost Immediately Regrets Returning For Cake Week
156
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
October 3, 2024
Arts And Culture
What Exactly Happened With The Fruity Pebbles?
159
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
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Rachelle Hampton
, and
Kelsey McKinney
September 17, 2024
Parasports
I’m Obsessed With The Paralympic Bench Pressers
40
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Kelsey McKinney
September 10, 2024
Arts And Culture
Chappell Roan Confronts The Sickness Of Modern Fandom
432
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Kelsey McKinney
August 21, 2024
MLB
My Terrible Son Alec Bohm Is All Grown Up
78
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Kelsey McKinney
August 19, 2024
Olympics
Peacock Made The Perfect Olympics Experience For Sickos Like Me
127
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Kelsey McKinney
July 31, 2024
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