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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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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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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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Funbag

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Plates

Stephen Lurie is a writer and facilitator in Brooklyn, NY.

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Stephen Lurie

A box of essentials - body glide, water, bagel, banana, Advil, and Accel Gel. The 116th Boston Marathon starts in Hopkinton in Hopkinton, Mass. on Monday, April 16, 2012.

116th Running Of The Boston Marathon: Pre-race

The Great Outdoors

The Sublime Clarity Of Goo

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Barry Petchesky

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: A Boxer dog looks out from its kennel on first day of Crufts dog show at the NEC on March 6, 2014 in Birmingham, England. Said to be the largest show of its kind in the world, the annual four-day event, features thousands of dogs, with competitors travelling from countries across the globe to take part. Crufts, which was first held in 1891 and sees thousands of dogs vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Dogs And Owners Gather For 2014 Crufts Dog Show

Life Lessons

It Happened To Me: I Thought I Bought People Treats But They Were Dog Treats

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Kelsey McKinney

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Hot dogs are placed on the competition table ahead of the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island on July 04, 2023 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The annual contest, which began in 1972, draws thousands of spectators to Nathan’s Famous located on Surf Avenue. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Professional Eaters Compete In Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest

This Is So Stupid

Big Hot Dog Must Tell The Truth

circa 1945: A young girl holds a chick beside a table with artificial grass, more chicks and a basket containing jelly beans and a bunny in an Easter portrait.

Easter Bunny

Underexplained Lists

Easter Candies, Ranked

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Nicholas Russell

Wooden and iron spoons lie on the table at the folk museum, Kovpakivka village, Mahdalynivka district, Dnipropetrovsk Region, central Ukraine.

Museum in Kovpakivka village

The Fork And Spoon Method To A Better Life

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Lauren Theisen

Lauren's spatula, with its shaft bent at an angle

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Chefector

The Cooking Implement Of The Day Is The Bent Spatula

A little girl eating her breakfast cereal with a glass of milk, 1950. (Photo by Harold M. Lambert/Getty Images)

Breakfast

Food

Raisin Bran Crunch Is The GOAT Cereal

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Abigail Segel

Honey Butternut Squash (a new hybrid crop) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 08, 2023.

Daily Life In Canada

Let’s Cook Some Squash, And Get Through This Winter

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Defector Staff

Meeting des gourmets juniors √† Londres

Year In Review

The Best Things We Ate In 2023

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A photo of the cross-section of the samosa sandwich from Punjabi Junction in Manhattan. It has classic deli sandwich stuff on it but is most notable for containing smushed up samosas.