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Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the managing editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.

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The Defector Summer Interns Say Farewell

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The Defector Summer Sale Stands Against Greedflation

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It’s No Longer Wings Week

It’s Wings Week

The Normal Gossip Summer Guide To Eavesdropping

The Baby Photo Takeover Continues

I’m In Charge Now

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Defector Media Promotes Devin The Dugong To Chief AI Officer, Unveils First AI-Generated Blog

We Have Successfully Subjected Two Of You To The Ray Ratto Experience

Would You Like To Be Defector’s Third-Ever Editorial Intern?

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We Will Further Secure Our Financial Independence By Subjecting Ray Ratto To Your Presence

Lori Teresa Yearwood Made A Difference

Three Years Of Defector

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