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Who Could Want This Rose?
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Kelsey McKinney
June 27, 2021
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
It Took One Summer For Michael Jordan To Become The Future Of The NBA
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Jon Wertheim
June 14, 2021
The Cutest Tote Bag You’ll Ever Own
There’s a new tote in the Defector store! Tara Jacoby drew Dan McQuade’s cat and we put it on a tote bag, just like we put it on a shirt. The tote is printed by a union co-op on a bag made in the USA. Carry around this adorable kitty all summer!
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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
I’ve Been Sleeping With A Shovel Under The Bed
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Luke O’Neil
March 31, 2021
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
A Couples Therapist Explains Wilt Chamberlain’s Most Impressive Record (No, Not That One)
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Nick Greene
February 26, 2021
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
A Day At The “Largest Festival For Dogs In North America” Where My Dog Was, Quite Frankly, Robbed Of His Accolades
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Kelly Conaboy
January 8, 2021
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
Walt “Clyde” Frazier, The Clydes, And The Invention Of NBA Cool
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Pete Croatto
December 7, 2020
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
Inside Vince McMahon’s Aspirational, Transactional, Utterly All-American Friendship With Donald Trump
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Bill Hanstock
October 23, 2020
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
The Running Back Who Reads Emily Dickinson
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Corey Sobel
October 13, 2020
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
Before There Was Colin Kaepernick, There Was Toni Smith-Thompson
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Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson
October 12, 2020
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The Rolling Devils Took On Non-Disabled Teams And Invented Wheelchair Sports
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David Davis
October 8, 2020
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