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Kathryn Xu

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Mets Invincible, Phillies On Bullet-Train To Hell

April 24, 2025

Oscar Piastri Seizes The Lead

April 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 2 for discount code.)

May 16 WNBA show

The DOGE Fencing Hearing Reveals The Latest In Anti-Trans Grift

April 16, 2025

Life's Rich Pageant

Please Enjoy These Photos Of Drunk People At An English Horse Race

April 15, 2025

Oscar Piastri Takes It To Lando Norris

April 14, 2025

The Mariners Find Catharsis In A Walk-Off Walk

April 10, 2025

The Definitive Guide To Mariners Pitchers Named Luis Castillo

April 9, 2025

No Matter The Car, Max Verstappen Is Inevitable

April 7, 2025

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 12: Is Julia Cameron Wrong?

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Ray Ratto, Chris Thompson, Sabrina Imbler, and Kathryn Xu

April 2, 2025

The Braves May Never Win A Game

April 2, 2025

What Is The Deal With The Yankees’ Weird Bats?

March 31, 2025

An MLB Preview Containing All The Information One Could Possibly Hope To Ascertain About The 2025 Season

Ray Ratto, Tom Ley, Chris Thompson, Maitreyi Anantharaman, Kelsey McKinney, Kathryn Xu, Luis Paez-Pumar, David Roth, and Lauren Theisen

March 27, 2025

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 11: We Are Dying To Be Done

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Chris Thompson, Sabrina Imbler, Kathryn Xu, and Ray Ratto

March 25, 2025

Life's Rich Pageant

‘Pandemic Legacy’ Has Destroyed My Life

March 23, 2025

Ferrari Pioneers New Modes Of Disaster At The Chinese Grand Prix

March 23, 2025

Arts And Culture

KiiiKiii And The Dawn Of K-Pop’s Process Era

March 23, 2025

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 10: Reflecting Near The End

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Ray Ratto, Sabrina Imbler, Chris Thompson, and Kathryn Xu

March 18, 2025

Baseball’s Sort Of Back

March 18, 2025

A Timely And Frankly Too Thorough 2025 Formula 1 Season Preview

Kathryn Xu and Luis Paez-Pumar

March 14, 2025

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 9: We Are Annoyed

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Ray Ratto, Chris Thompson, Sabrina Imbler, and Kathryn Xu

March 11, 2025

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 7: The Third-Quarter Slump

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Ray Ratto, Chris Thompson, Sabrina Imbler, and Kathryn Xu

February 25, 2025

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 6: Are We Feeling Abundant?

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Kathryn Xu, Sabrina Imbler, Chris Thompson, and Ray Ratto

February 19, 2025

Stand Down: Phillies Toilet Crisis Abates As Bryce Harper Returns To Spring Training

February 18, 2025

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 5: Looking For Small Evolutions

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Ray Ratto, Kathryn Xu, Sabrina Imbler, and Chris Thompson

February 11, 2025

Scenes From Broad Street And Beyond

Kathryn Xu and Luis Paez-Pumar

February 10, 2025

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