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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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Lauren Theisen

the remains of brownie batter in a pot and s'mores toppigs in a bowl

Here Is How My Brownies Turned Out

Kelsey McKinney

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Chris Thompson

A finished Parkin, as presented on the show.

Food

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Contemplates The Melting Method For Autumn Week

A completed spiral of Paul Hollywood's Spanakopita.

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Quakes With Rage For Pastry Week

A finished pear tarte tatin, from the show.

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Scrambles To Survive Caramel Week

Paul Hollywood's Seven-Strand Plaited Wreath

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Proves Its Baking Chops In Bread Week

Giri Nathan

The Noble Muscadine Can Replace Your Gummy Fix

Libby Watson is a writer, <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/libtron">streamer</a> and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatsallthisthen">podcaster</a>.

Libby Watson

A sideboard-type piece of furniture with a spread of food including pork, rice, lettuce, cucumber salad, and kimchi, plus a pair of decorative plates and a lamp. Plus the Chefector logo.

Perfectly Fine Dinner Party Club

An Undefeatable Dinner, For Rising From The Ashes

Defector Staff

lots of butter out on a table, available for spreading

Where Do You Like Your Butter?

Kathryn Xu

A picture of youtiao, or fried dough sticks, in a tray.

No Breakfast But A Chinese Breakfast

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Consider: Gatorwine

Rachelle Hampton

Two hands, one holding chopsticks and the other a wide spoon, hover over a bowl of pho.

An Ode To Strip Mall Pho

Ray Ratto

Wings Week

Wings Are What You Order When You’re Out Of Self-Respect

Flats Vs. Drums Vs. Boneless: The Great Wing Debate

Barry Petchesky

LONDON - APRIL 4: A creation made from Red Bull cans is seen at the Red Bull Art Of Can private view and awards at the The Old Truman Brewery on April 4, 2005 in London, England. Applicants had to use at least one Red Bull can in their creations, and the evening also features an auction of celebrity entries including a car by David Coulthard, an Olympic inspired medal by Jason Gardener and a shoe by Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

I Drank Every Flavor Of Red Bull In A Row To See If It Would Give Me Wings

A young green tomato with a long way to go.

Before Tomato Time Comes Tomato Fever

It’s Pasta Salad Season, Baby!

A tabletop laden with various delicious salads and some roasted potatoes and spreads, with a cartoon logo.

Dazzle Your Dinner-Party Friends With Bread

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.

Drew Magary

Meat with bread and cheese on chopping board

Funbag

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Plates

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

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.

The Great Outdoors

The Sublime Clarity Of Goo

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)

Life Lessons

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

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)

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.

Underexplained Lists

Easter Candies, Ranked

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

Nicholas Russell

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

The Fork And Spoon Method To A Better Life

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

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)