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Britney Spears performs during the 2007 VMAs

Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Wants A Piece Of Britney Spears’s ‘Blackout’

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs #15 of the Minnesota Vikings fumbles the football after being hit by safety Kareem Jackson #22 of the Denver Broncos during the first quarter of the NFL game at Empower Field At Mile High on November 19, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.

The Vikings Caught The Turnover Bug Again

Sean Durzi tries to keep the puck away from Evgenii Dadonov

My Yotes Are Getting Better

Joshua Dobbs leaps into the end zone at the end of a run

Joshua “Playmaker” Dobbs Is Helping The Vikings Save Their Season

three members of the Stereophonic cast in a recording booth

Arts And Culture

‘Stereophonic’ Is “The Fleetwood Mac Play” And So Much Better For It

Mikhail Sergachev grabs the stick of Auston Matthews

The Leafs Are As Nerve-Racking As Ever

Joshua Dobbs Has Renewed My Faith In Mediocre Quarterbacks

PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 01: Kevin Ginkel #37 of the Arizona Diamondbacks reacts during Game 5 of the 2023 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Edits by Defector; The Gink is surrounded by various colors.

The Defector World Series MVP Is The Gink

Ryne Nelson Was An Excellent Janitor

A collage of QBs from this weekend's NFL games. Jaren Hall, Mitch Trubisky, Tyson Baget, Brett Rypien, Will Levis, Josh Dobbs, P.J. Walker, Tommy DeVito

Who Are These People?

Alex Ovechkin celebrates his empty net goal with Dylan Strome

October Is A Vacuum

Corbin Carroll celebrates by smoking a cigar in the clubhouse

Corbin Carroll’s Small Ball Came Up Big

Travis Dermott Made The NHL Blink

Logo for The Messenger, with letters flickering out and then going blank. First the 'h', then the 'nge', then the 'T e e r.' Blue background, white text.

Journalismism

The Messenger Is Speedrunning The Media Startup Life Cycle

It’s On Max Scherzer, Again

College Football

Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh

Giri Nathan

David Roth

Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney perform at Barnsdall Art Park as part of ArthurFest on September 4, 2005.

Defector Music Club Gets Lost In Sleater-Kinney’s ‘The Woods’

Evan Longoria and Ryne Nelson look disappointed about the ball that dropped

This Is How A Team Pleads For Mercy

Yordan Alvarez is upset after striking out

Jordan Montgomery Won The First Three Rounds Against Yordan Álvarez

Rocco Baldelli visits the mound to remove Caleb Thielbar

The Astros Were Not About To Lose A Battle Of Bullpens

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 05: William Carrier #28 of the Vegas Golden Knights shoots the puck during the first period against the Colorado Avalanche at T-Mobile Arena on October 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Edits by Defector to put the logo on the boards