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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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Ray Ratto

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Elder Wisdom

After A Great Deal Of Serious Debate, We Have Figured Out What Makes A Great Sports Town

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 Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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My Weird Australia Thing

TELFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: A Japanese Bantam is seen at the National Poultry Show on November 20, 2016 in Telford, England. The annual event continues to grow with around 7000 entries this year from all around the world. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Chickens On Display At The 2016 Poultry Show

And So, After All These Years, We Meet Again, My Greatest Enemy: Chicken

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 2: A model of COVID-19, known as coronavirus, is seen ahead of testimony from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), during a US Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the plan to research, manufacture and distribute a coronavirus vaccine, known as Operation Warp Speed, July 2, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Government Health Officials Testify On Coronavirus Vaccine Development

COVID-19: The Drew Magary Review

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Charles P. Pierce

2015 Fencing Grand Prix Boston – Day 2

The Coach Who Made Fencing Fun

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Albert Burneko

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Grow A Little Herb Garden

A picture taken on February 13, 2022 shows a cup of espresso coffee at the historic Gran Caffe Gambrinus in Naples, Italy. - A shot of dark, velvety coffee is more than just a quick caffeine hit: Italy's espresso is a prized social and cultural ritual the country considers a national heritage worthy of Unesco status. Gran Caffe Gambrinus is a historic cafe, pasticceria, and gelateria that opened in Naples in 1860. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Coffee: A Delayed Love Story

Dave McKenna

What’s So Funny?

The Little Font That Could

circa 1955: Portrait of a teenage girl lying on a sofa with a bottle of ginger ale and a telephone. A box of popcorn sits in front of her.

Telephone Snacks

The Drunkest Generation

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Defector At The Movies

Down With Sympathetic Villains

American vaudeville actor Ray Bolger (1904 - 1987) prepares for the opening of WJZ-TV by the American Broadcasting Company at the Palace Theater in New York City, 10th August 1948. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

An Audience Of One

The Best Time To Watch A Movie Is First Thing In The Morning

Felix Kent

A group of teenagers having fun in a convertible car in the 1950's. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Teenagers In A Convertible

Life Lessons

This Is Not Actually An Endorsement Of Ditching Your Childhood Friends

Amy Schneider is a software engineer, cat owner, and Jeopardy champion who posts about her experiences on Twitter @Jeopardamy. She used to have a podcast, and odds are she will again some day.

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Amy Schneider

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How I Got Smart

A graveyard near a steelmill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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Life's Rich Pageant

Can Andy Corren Do My Obit When The Time Comes?

Julien Ingrassia traditionally drinks from a shoe as he celebrates his 8th World title on November 21, 2021 after the ACI Rally Monza 2021

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The Lottery In Secaucus

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Giving Out Big Candy Bars On Halloween Was Worth The Money

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

Neighborhood Sports and Social Center Turns Into a Market To Survive During Quarantine

Running Towards Nothing

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Giri Nathan

Merritt Island Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Harbors Vast Diversity Of Wildlife

Farewell To A Man’s Prose

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Media Meltdowns

Either Wirecutter Or I Are Doing Toilet Brush Ownership EXTREMELY Wrong

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Tom Ley

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Animals

If You Really Want A Dog, You Can Get A Damn Dog

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Overexplained Lists

Worst Places To Get A Sunburn, Ranked

393787 01: Hector Ofunio applies suntan lotion to the back of his friend Leandro Munoz August 28, 2001 at the beach on Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Suntan Lotion Popular on Florida Beach

Lemme Explain The Sunscreen

<a href="https://jeremygordon.xyz/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jeremy Gordon</a>&#8216;s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, and Pitchfork.

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Atlanta Hawks v Philadelphia 76ers – Game Seven

A Grand Unified Theory For Achieving Total Basketball Enlightenment

CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos (R) gestures during the Amazon's annual Smbhav event in New Delhi on January 15, 2020. - Bezos, whose worth has been estimated at more than $110 billion, is officially in India for a meeting of business leaders in New Delhi. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)