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Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Drunk Pig Rolling Down A Hill
151
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Laura Wagner
January 28, 2022
Media Meltdowns
I Am Begging The Substack Bosses To Can It Already
189
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Laura Wagner
January 27, 2022
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
NBA
Nets Assistant Coach Contributes “Horseshit” Steal In One-Point Win Over Wizards
83
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Laura Wagner
January 20, 2022
College Football
University Of Michigan To Pay $490 Million To More Than 1,000 Survivors Of Sexual Abuse
70
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Laura Wagner
January 19, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Darren Rovell Says He’s Not Racist Because He Has Black Friends And MLK Jr. Memorabilia
298
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Laura Wagner
January 18, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Quiz! Which New Media Company With An Innovative Solution For Fixing The News Industry Said This?
187
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Laura Wagner
January 14, 2022
Underexplained Lists
Michigan Snow Plow Names, Ranked
258
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Laura Wagner
January 11, 2022
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Is Loose In Australia, For Now
182
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Laura Wagner
January 10, 2022
Journalismism
“No One Knows Anything”: Staffers At The Athletic Wait In The Dark Following NYT Deal
201
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Laura Wagner
January 7, 2022
MLB
Turns Out There Are Some Issues With MLB’s State Media Apparatus
215
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Laura Wagner
January 6, 2022
MLB
An MLB Network Freelancer Talks Life In Lockout Limbo
44
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Laura Wagner
December 21, 2021
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Roma Teen Pretending He Scored A Goal
41
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Laura Wagner
December 14, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Wirecutter Union Files Labor Grievance After “Vindictive” New York Times Withheld Holiday Pay
78
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Laura Wagner
December 9, 2021
NBA
KyrieWatch: Waiting For Vegan Vaccine, Apparently
193
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Laura Wagner
December 6, 2021
Politics
The Supreme Court Is Working As Designed
691
Comments
Laura Wagner
December 2, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Let’s All Laugh At Andrew Cuomo’s Pathetic Crisis Team
336
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Laura Wagner
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Patrick Redford
November 30, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Seriously, What The Fuck Is Wrong With Adam Schefter?
268
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Laura Wagner
November 10, 2021
NFL
Aaron Rodgers And The Logical Endpoint Of “My Body, My Choice”
216
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Laura Wagner
November 7, 2021
College Football
The Arizona Bowl Is “Closely Monitoring” Its Barstool Sports Partnership
116
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Laura Wagner
November 5, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Dear God, Bill Simmons Is Talking About Cancel Culture Again
193
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Laura Wagner
November 4, 2021
Journalismism
This Is Just The Same Old Shit
134
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Laura Wagner
November 3, 2021
NFL
Roger Goodell’s Human Shields Are Not Having It
145
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Laura Wagner
October 27, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Daryl Morey: Not Annoyed
96
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Laura Wagner
October 21, 2021
Journalismism
Behold: The Worst Havana Syndrome Report Yet
243
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Laura Wagner
October 21, 2021
NFL
Jon Gruden’s Resignation Is Not Accountability
242
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Laura Wagner
October 12, 2021
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