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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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<p>Annie Rauwerda is a writer and comedian from Michigan. She loves Wikipedia, digital archives, and her cat.</p>


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Annie Rauwerda

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‘Cry Wolf’ Shows How Easy It Is To Blame The Victim


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They Turned This Museum Into A Basketball Court And It Rules

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Nicholas Russell

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Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marc Andreessen onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt festival in 2016.

TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 – Day 2

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The Limits Of The Billionaire Imagination Are Everyone’s Problem

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Lauren Theisen

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‘How To Defend Yourself’ Knows That You Will Fail To Solve Rape Culture

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Mark Rothko – Retrospective Exhibition

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Comedy Central’s “Lights Out With David Spade,” New Late-Night Series Premieres Monday, July 29 At 11:30 P.M. ET/PT., July 29, 2019

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AI Art Only Looks Like Art If You Don’t Care

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No, That Movie Was Not All A Dream

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2010 Essence Music Festival – Day 2

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Selling Out Still Sucks

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The Abrupt And Anonymous End Of StripperWeb

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Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nod Is A Nomination For The Past

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Barry Petchesky

DHI QAR, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 15: British Museum and Iraqi archaeologists carry out excavations in the ancient city of Girsu, the capital of the Kingdom of Lagash in Dhi Qar, Iraq on November 15, 2021. (Photo by Arshad Mohammed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Premiere Of Netflix’s “Pamela, a love story”

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Who Is The Celebrity Documentary For?

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Tom Verlaine, Out And Back

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When Exiting Through The Gift Shop Is The Best Part Of The Exhibit


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How To Respect A Mummy

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And This Byrd Can Sing: David Crosby, 1941-2023

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How To Drink Alone, The Madison Avenue Way

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Our Predictions For 2023

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