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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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YONKERS, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: A view of autumn foliage at the Untermyer Park and Gardens over the Hudson Valley on November 11, 2021 near New York City.

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Interviews

Erin Somers On The State Of Literary Fiction, Hudson Valley Life, And Reviving The Infidelity Novel

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Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen Talks Old Scenes And A New Tour

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“The Wizard Of Oz At Sphere” Premiere

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No Courage, No Heart, No Brain

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Ari Aster Wants You To Take The Bait

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No Journey With Lady Gaga Is Ever Wasted

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Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back: Michael Koresky On Hollywood’s Queer History

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‘Mission: Impossible’ Must Finally Reckon With Tom Cruise’s Ego

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As the omicron variant’s stunning infectiousness¬†sends case counts soaring, some glass-half-full experts opine it may push us more swiftly from pandemic to endemic

Life Lessons

Why I Keep Masking

Capturing A Sperm Whale

‘Moby-Dick’ Is Still Too Big For The Opera

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“Rape Is Political”: Jamie Hood On Trauma Narratives, Writing The Self, And Ethical Obligation

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The Power Of Negative Thinking

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‘Nosferatu’ Keeps You Waiting And Waiting

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‘The Village’ Still Has Questions To Ask

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In ‘Here,’ Robert Zemeckis Is Back On His Computer-Generated Bullshit

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 5: A sign points voters where to go for voting at a voting precinct at the Two Towers Condominiums, in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 5, 2024.

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After Tuesday

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