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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Kelsey McKinney

Normal Gossip: portraits

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Sabrina Imbler

A young woman in a swimsuit and sun hat poses with a drink at the edge of a pool

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Announcements

The Normal Gossip Summer Guide To Eavesdropping

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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Owen Lewis

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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Heather Wei-Xi Chen

MOVIE GAG: CHILD ACTOR BOBBY 'WHEEZER' HUTCHINS OF THE OUR GANG TROUPE HITTING A MAN OVER THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER.UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH, CIRCA 1920s.

Boy Hitting Man over Head with Hammer

The Baby Photo Takeover Continues

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Brandy Jensen

Woman Reclining at Desk Next to Typewriter (Photo by William H. Rau/Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Woman Reclining at Desk Next to Typewriter

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I’m In Charge Now

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Tom Ley

‘A Charm from the Skies Seems to Hallow us There’.Artist: American Stereoscopic Company

Programming Notes

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Lauren Theisen

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

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Patrick Redford

The Ray Ratto raffle winners, along with Ray Ratto and Patrick Redford, enjoying some lobster from a truck.

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

(Original Caption) Ridgewood, NJ-: Attaching one of the plates (stereotype) to a cylinder on a medium size newspaper press. Ca. 1940s-1950s.

Attaching Plates to Printing Machine

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

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Defector Staff

A photo of THE CATCH with Dwight Clark colorized and Ray Ratto colorized as well (he's in the background). On the other side it says "WIN DINNER WITH RAY RATTO - ENTER TODAY!"

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

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Lori Teresa Yearwood Made A Difference

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Three Years Of Defector

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Couples take to the floor in the 'Crossword Puzzle' dance at East Ham Palais de Dance.

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Introducing The Defector Crossword

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It’s Time To Do Your Duty And Take Advantage Of The Defector Summer Sale

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Transactions, July 10

TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 5: Caedmon Dunbar (red shirt) plays the ball during a game of Spike Ball in High Park. Josh DeGrott (blue shirt) waits to react to the hit as Robbie Dunbar (left) and Naomi DeGrott keep an eye on play. Feature pictures from around Toronto. COVID-19. CORONAPD Toronto Star/Rick Madonik

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Aspiring Spikeball Pro Laura Wagner Is Leaving Us

The title card for "Roth and Roth: A Cardboard Cutout's Journey"

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We Turned David Roth And Cardboard Roth’s Journey Into A Short Film

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Giri Nathan

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Samer Kalaf

Patrick Redford eats a chunk of onion on Defector's Twitch stream

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Patrick Ate The Onion

The First Typewriter At New York In Usa-North America

How To Pitch Defector

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Albert Burneko

Three chefs hold a giant fish in an old black-and-white photo

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Chefector

Send Me Your Food Questions

Construction of the Metropolitan District Railway, Victoria, London, c 1869.

Welcome To Our New Website

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Building of London Bridge over River Thames

Transactions, January 9

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Buy A Gift Subscription And Claim Your Rare, Limited Edition Defector Beanie

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

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We Can Now Reveal Where David Roth And Cardboard Roth Will Go