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Samer Kalaf
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Politics
Ms. Rachel Is Hamas Now
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Samer Kalaf
April 10, 2025
Food
Local Man Has Far More Opinions On Fast Casual Dining Chains Than You’d Think Possible
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Samer Kalaf
March 21, 2025
NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16
The WNBA is back in May! Join Defector and your fellow WNBA fans for a night of stand up, games, giveaways, and special guests as we all get amped up for the new WNBA season. (Pals, check your daily newsletter from April 3 for discount code.)
Politics
Mahmoud Khalil Is The Target Of A Desperate Agenda
321
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Samer Kalaf
March 11, 2025
NFL
Browns Convince Myles Garrett To Stay For Yet Another Rebuild
80
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Samer Kalaf
March 9, 2025
NBA
Celtics Bring Lakers Back Down To Earth
46
Comments
Samer Kalaf
March 9, 2025
Capital
Fanatics And Ticketmaster Announce Plan To Get Even Worse, Together
176
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Samer Kalaf
March 5, 2025
Interviews
Pankaj Mishra On Gaza, The Memory Of The Holocaust, And The “Very Dark World” To Come
98
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Samer Kalaf
February 25, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
This Is The Logical Endpoint Of Zionism
182
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Samer Kalaf
February 19, 2025
NBA
Nets Sabotage Their Own Tank With Thrilling Upset Of Rockets
41
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Samer Kalaf
February 5, 2025
NFL
NFL No Longer Interested In Ending Racism
275
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Samer Kalaf
February 4, 2025
Politics
The ADL Was A Farce Long Before It Made Excuses For Elon Musk
222
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Samer Kalaf
January 22, 2025
NFL
Eagles Win, Despite Their Best Efforts
198
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Samer Kalaf
January 19, 2025
NFL
The Chiefs Are Experts In Demoralization
208
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Samer Kalaf
January 19, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
“Residual Ham Material,” And Even More Evocative Phrases From USDA Inspections Of Boar’s Head Plants
261
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Samer Kalaf
January 14, 2025
NFL
Aaron Rodgers Incapable Of Throwing Even One Touchdown Pass
206
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Samer Kalaf
December 29, 2024
NFL
NFL Schedule Creep Is Getting Out Of Control
129
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Samer Kalaf
December 29, 2024
College Football
Cam Ward Tarnishes The Sanctity Of Bowl Game Sponsored By Toaster Pastry
187
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 29, 2024
Media Meltdowns
ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise
92
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 10, 2024
NFL
The Chiefs Can Make A Last-Second Win Less Exciting Than Filing Taxes
109
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Samer Kalaf
December 9, 2024
Politics
The Next History Book On Palestine Will Have Joe Biden In It
469
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Samer Kalaf
December 5, 2024
NFL
Aaron Rodgers Suffers Further Indignity
272
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 2, 2024
NFL
The Jets Are In Hell, Where They Belong
269
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Samer Kalaf
November 18, 2024
NFL
Nick Bosa Wants The Attention Without The Culpability
317
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Samer Kalaf
October 28, 2024
NFL
The Jets Are All Out Of Scapegoats And Need A Quarterback
312
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Samer Kalaf
October 28, 2024
MLB
Ah Shit, Shohei Ohtani Messed Up His Shoulder
166
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Samer Kalaf
October 27, 2024
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