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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

James Robins is an award-winning critic and historian. His work has appeared in the New Republic, Vulture, and the TLS, and he writes the newsletter <a href="https://thedreadnought.substack.com/">The Dreadnought</a>. He lives in London.

James Robins

Walter Isaacson (right) and Elon Musk (left) speak onstage at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit back in 2014, long before Isaacson wrote a big biography of Musk.

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Not Even The Patron Stooge Of Fawning Biographies Can Make Elon Musk Look Good

Soraya Roberts

Maria Bamford discusses her memoir "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult" with Phoebe Robinson at Symphony Space on September 05, 2023 in New York City.

I’m A Card-Carrying Member Of Maria Bamford’s Cult

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

The ‘Slough House’ Series Lets Spies Be The Losers They Are

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Giri Nathan

Barry Petchesky

Patrick Redford

Cover of All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. Yellow background. Defector reads a book badge.

Defector Reads A Book

Grab A Tortilla And Come Talk About All Of Cormac McCarthy’s Pretty Horses

Defector Reads A Book Is Spending The Summer With The Late Cormac McCarthy

Dan Berger teaches at the University of Washington Bothell and writes about activism, Black Power, and the carceral state. His latest book is Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey.

Dan Berger

Capital

In The Fight For Justice, The Police Can Only Be On One Side

Kelsey McKinney

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Let’s All Confess What We Thought Of ‘The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter’

Man sitting at library table, scratching head, with large book open in front of him.

Defector Reads A Book Is Back For April

We Went Rogue With China Miéville’s ‘This Census-Taker’

Defector Reads A Book Has Lined Up A Quick One For February