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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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Here’s To Mike Davis, A Titan

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Novelist’s Plagiarism Defense Is A Truly Mind-Blowing Document

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Lily The Scammer

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Free Things My Small Child Was Given In France And Italy, Ranked

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The Queen Of Writing The Beautiful Mundane

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


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“They’ve Got To Pee On It”: A VFX Supervisor Explains Why Their Job Is So Tricky


<p>Investigations Editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.</p>


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Amber Heard leaves after the jury announced a split verdict in favor of both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on their claim and counter-claim in the Depp v. Heard civil defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 1, 2022.

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The Bigger Celebrity Wins

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Roger Angell at the 2009 New Yorker Festival.

The 2009 New Yorker Festival: THE MOTH “Tales Out of School”

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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/robertfoconnell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert O’Connell</a> is a writer from Kansas living in New York. His work has appeared in <em>Sports Illustrated</em>, <em>The Atlantic</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, and elsewhere.</p>


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Craig Finn of The Hold Steady performs at Ottobar in Baltimore.

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Craig Finn Returns To The Scene

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An Anonymous TV Writer Offers An Inside Look At Why Special Effects Seem So Bad Right Now

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The Empty Center Of The Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Trial

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Bad Special Effects Are A Choice

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The Power Of The Big Suit Endures

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There Is DRAMA Over Irish Dance’s First Replay Review

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Please Enjoy The Destructive Beauty Of This African Gray Parrot’s Sculpture Work

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<div>Casey Taylor is a writer living and working in Pittsburgh. He is currently writing a book for St. Martin&#8217;s Press about cannabis religions, Haile Selassie I, and the Cold War in the Caribbean. He also writes a free newsletter called <a href="https://weedchurch.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://weedchurch.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709306863919000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mVH2xiID6S0zvlyj6yHco">Weed Church</a> covering foolish spiritual things that occur to him. His work has appeared in The New Republic, WIRED, New York Magazine, and a sports blog he can’t currently recall the name of. You can <a href="mailto:caseyt7@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">email</a> him if you’d like.</div>
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The statue of Saint George as he vanquishes the dragon of nuclear war is made of actual pieces of Soviet SS-20 and United States Pershing nuclear missles which were destroyed as a result of their historic disarmament treaty. AFP PHOTO TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

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This Family Has Tattooed The Holy Land For Centuries

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, as seen in the HBO series "Winning Time"

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HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ Is Overstated, But Says What Other Sports Entertainment Won’t

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American actress Dagmar (1921 - 2001) reading a book of 'Comic Characters of Shakespeare' by John Palmer, circa 1950. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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Reading Is Easy, TV Is Hard

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Barry Petchesky

A Etihad Airways Airbus A380 comes in through the fog to land at Heathrow Airport in west London on December 30, 2016. - The Met Office issued a yellow warning of fog, advising that "Driving conditions will be difficult with journeys likely to take longer than usual and delays to air travel possible". (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Things We Actually Like

Big Jet TV, The Best Thing Of Today, Is So Much More Than Just The Big Jets

Jimmy Fallon holds NFT on Tonight Show with Paris Hilton.

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Imagine If Celebrities Actually Cared About Art

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Those Extremely Wrong Topps World Series Cards Might Or Might Not Be The Future


<p>Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.</p>


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Dan McQuade

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Tom Brady’s Clothing Line Is Nothing Special


<p>Chip Chantry is a television writer and stand up comedian. He has written for <em>Crazy Talk, </em>a comedy/talk series for NBC Universal and the syndicated series <em>Whacked Out Sports</em>. He most recently wrote on the NatGeo series <em>Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things. </em>In 2012, he released his first live comedy album, ACROSS FROM THE ADONIS. His second album, SWINGERS PARTY, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts in March 2019.</p>


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Chip Chantry

&lt;&gt; on March 15, 2010 in Hollywood, California.

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I Was Bob Saget’s Underwear Guy

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No Wonder Left In World Now That Mysterious Book Thief Has Been Arrested

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The Wildwood Boardwalk T-Shirts Of 2021

Concert-goers watch BTS perform onstage during iHeartRadio 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2021 presented by Capital One at The Forum on December 03, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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You Don’t Need Permission For Joy