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Rachelle Hampton
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Life Lessons
I Hurt My Back
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Rachelle Hampton
August 31, 2025
Arts And Culture
Finding Henri Rousseau
26
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Rachelle Hampton
July 20, 2025
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.
Arts And Culture
Can We Pull You For A Chat?
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Israel Daramola
,
Kelsey McKinney
, and
Rachelle Hampton
July 10, 2025
NBA
Thank God Jalen Brunson And Josh Hart Are Kind Of Boring
16
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Rachelle Hampton
June 15, 2025
Defector Reads A Book
Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parable Of The Sower’ Confronts What Comes After The End
68
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Rachelle Hampton
,
Brandy Jensen
,
David Roth
, and
Alex Sujong Laughlin
February 26, 2025
Life Lessons
Phone Too Big
286
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Rachelle Hampton
January 30, 2025
Funbag
Why Didn’t Orchestra Musicians Choose To Learn Cooler Instruments?
501
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Rachelle Hampton
January 2, 2025
Defector At The Movies
Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘The Merry Gentlemen’
49
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Sabrina Imbler
,
Rachelle Hampton
, and
Justin Ellis
December 24, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
Racing With Mortality In Norman Maclean’s ‘Young Men And Fire’
23
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Rachelle Hampton
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Giri Nathan
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Patrick Redford
, and
David Roth
December 23, 2024
TV
Could Unionizing Protect Contestants From The Reality Of Reality TV?
91
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Rachelle Hampton
December 20, 2024
Podcasts
Welcome To The New Era Of Normal Gossip
97
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Kelsey McKinney
and
Rachelle Hampton
December 10, 2024
Arts And Culture
When Will The ‘Wicked’ Press Campaign End?
237
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Rachelle Hampton
November 21, 2024
Climate
It Was Too Warm This Week
93
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Rachelle Hampton
November 10, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Culinary Class Wars’ Is A Tribute To Getting Your Reps In
51
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Rachelle Hampton
November 5, 2024
Science
It’s Totally Cool That I Didn’t Get To See The Northern Lights. Seriously! I Promise!!
114
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Rachelle Hampton
October 11, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Golden Bachelorette’ Is Like A Wildlife Cam But For Old Dudes Who Rock
57
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Rachelle Hampton
October 9, 2024
Gymnastics
Flávia Saraiva Remains A Star
5
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Rachelle Hampton
September 29, 2024
NBA
The Trade Is The Cruelest Thing In Sports
41
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Rachelle Hampton
September 29, 2024
TV
‘Survivor’ Should Bring Back Jon Lovett Just So He Can Bomb Again
127
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Rachelle Hampton
September 26, 2024
Arts And Culture
In Rumaan Alam’s ‘Entitlement,’ Money Comes At The Expense Of Everything Else
31
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Rachelle Hampton
September 25, 2024
Arts And Culture
What Exactly Happened With The Fruity Pebbles?
159
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
,
Rachelle Hampton
, and
Kelsey McKinney
September 17, 2024
Arts And Culture
Writing Is An Act, Not An Aesthetic
125
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Rachelle Hampton
September 6, 2024
Arts And Culture
Girl, Uninterrupted
42
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Rachelle Hampton
August 30, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Is So Brat
59
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Israel Daramola
,
Lauren Theisen
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Rachelle Hampton
August 30, 2024
Food
An Ode To Strip Mall Pho
231
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Rachelle Hampton
August 23, 2024
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