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Of Course My Favorite TV Host Is An Asshole
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Soraya Roberts
March 15, 2024
Arts And Culture
Australians Just Have More Fun (On TV)
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Soraya Roberts
February 21, 2024
Are you a bad enough dugong to rescue the president?
After the wild success of our T-shirt featuring Chief Metaverse Officer Devin the Mixed-Reality Dugong, Lauren, Dan, and Devin dreamed of something even bigger: a beat-'em-up arcade game. While that project remains on hold due to the contraction of investment in the metaverse space, we have produced a second T-shirt, featuring concept art from El Toro. Available in gender-neutral and femme cuts at defectorstore.com. Union-made in the USA.
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Arts And Culture
It’s A Great Time To Be A Plagiarist
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Soraya Roberts
February 14, 2024
Elder Wisdom
Ballet Brought Me Back To My Body
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Soraya Roberts
January 26, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Zone Of Interest’ Is About Cognitive Harmony
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Soraya Roberts
January 15, 2024
Life Lessons
Make Space For The Artist
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Soraya Roberts
December 29, 2023
Arts And Culture
Gary Oldman Is Gross And Loving It
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Soraya Roberts
December 8, 2023
Life Lessons
What Does Dressing My Age Look Like?
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Soraya Roberts
November 22, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Asks You To Sit With Its Contradictions
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Soraya Roberts
October 27, 2023
Arts And Culture
Aparna Nancherla Is My Favorite Impostor
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Soraya Roberts
October 18, 2023
Arts And Culture
Joanna Arnow’s Time Has Arrived
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Soraya Roberts
October 4, 2023
Arts And Culture
I’m A Card-Carrying Member Of Maria Bamford’s Cult
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Soraya Roberts
September 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
It Takes More Than Fancy Clothes To Be The Best-Dressed Show On TV
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Soraya Roberts
September 6, 2023
Arts And Culture
Have You Seen Skyler Gisondo?
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Soraya Roberts
August 24, 2023
Arts And Culture
Is An Independent Hollywood Possible?
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Soraya Roberts
August 2, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘Dead Reckoning’ Knows Exactly Who We Need Behind The Wheel
176
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Soraya Roberts
July 14, 2023
Arts And Culture
I Just Want To Go To A Concert
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Soraya Roberts
July 4, 2023
Arts And Culture
“You Knew It Was Something Really Nasty”: How The Art Department Brings ‘I Think You Should Leave’ To Life
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Soraya Roberts
June 13, 2023
TV
Why ‘The Other Two’ Is So Good
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Soraya Roberts
June 5, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit
128
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Soraya Roberts
May 17, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Indie Cinema Is Now Genre Cinema
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Soraya Roberts
May 10, 2023
TV
Steven Yeun Knows What To Do With How He Looks
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Soraya Roberts
April 28, 2023
Arts And Culture
‘Cry Wolf’ Shows How Easy It Is To Blame The Victim
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Soraya Roberts
April 11, 2023
TV
TV Is Thinking Of Ending Things
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Soraya Roberts
March 24, 2023
Defector At The Movies
How 1995’s ‘Party Girl’ Became The First Movie To Premiere Online
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Soraya Roberts
March 10, 2023
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