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MLB
What’s A Playoff Chase Supposed To Feel Like?
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Lauren Theisen
September 18, 2024
NFL
The Texans Made Caleb Williams Very Uncomfortable
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Lauren Theisen
September 16, 2024
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.
Defector Up All Night
Pauline Kael Was A PROBLEM
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Lauren Theisen
September 12, 2024
MLB
Dodgers Announcers Enjoy “Tipsy”
100
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Lauren Theisen
September 10, 2024
NFL
David Montgomery Steamrolled Detroit’s Opening-Night Jitters
127
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Lauren Theisen
September 9, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Is So Brat
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Israel Daramola
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Rachelle Hampton
August 30, 2024
NHL
Johnny Gaudreau And His Brother Matthew Have Died
308
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Lauren Theisen
August 30, 2024
MLB
White Sox Almost Win
94
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Lauren Theisen
August 29, 2024
Pro Wrestling
Bryan Danielson Makes Every Last Match Count
57
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Lauren Theisen
August 26, 2024
MLB
There’s Nothing More Beautiful Than A Shohei Ohtani Home Run
96
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Lauren Theisen
August 25, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Megalopolis’ Wants It To Be Francis Ford Coppola Vs. Everybody
104
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Lauren Theisen
August 22, 2024
MLB
The Mets Make It Hurt
94
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Lauren Theisen
August 21, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Beauty Of The Ordinary Is There For The Painting
35
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Lauren Theisen
August 20, 2024
Olympics
It Doesn’t Matter If The IBA Was Lying About Imane Khelif
170
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Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2024
Olympics
The USWNT Is As Golden As Ever
93
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Lauren Theisen
August 11, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Defector At The Theater: A Revamped ‘Cats’ Is Better Than Ever
149
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Lauren Theisen
August 8, 2024
The Machines
This YouTube Trend Is Getting Increasingly More Annoying
146
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Lauren Theisen
August 8, 2024
Defector At The Movies
Barbara Stanwyck Could Talk The Sun Into Rising In The West
71
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Lauren Theisen
August 7, 2024
Olympics
J.K. Rowling Invents A Trans Olympian To Get Mad At
412
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Lauren Theisen
August 1, 2024
Arts And Culture
Who’s Allowed To Look?
66
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Lauren Theisen
August 1, 2024
Pro Wrestling
Flaws Can Make A Wrestler Feel Real
15
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Lauren Theisen
July 30, 2024
Overexplained Lists
1990s Blockbusters I Haven’t Seen, Ranked
674
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Lauren Theisen
July 24, 2024
MLB
Shohei Ohtani Speaks In Dingers
30
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Lauren Theisen
July 22, 2024
Wings Week
How Long Is The Yzerplan Supposed To Take, Anyway?
59
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Lauren Theisen
July 19, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Embrace Tofu Wings
291
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Lauren Theisen
July 18, 2024
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