Skip to Content
Subscribe
Log In
Menu
Search
Search
Crosswords
NFL
NBA
NHL
WNBA
Soccer
Podcasts
Arts And Culture
Politics
Science
About Us
Send Us A Tip (News)
Send Us A Tip ($)
Merch Shop
How To Pitch Defector
How To Comment On Defector
Defector Freelancer Policies, Created In Partnership With The National Writers Union
Crossword Submission Guidelines
Masthead
Defector Hall of Fame
Log In
Subscribe
Defector X (formerly Twitter)
Defector Twitch
Defector Bluesky
Interviews
Topics
NFL
NBA
NHL
Soccer
Arts And Culture
Capital
Podcasts
Creaturefector
Chefector
Interviews
How David Roche Nearly Ran His Dick Off And Maybe Changed Ultrarunning In The Process
88
Comments
Dennis Young
August 30, 2024
Interviews
Anxiety, Injury, And Constipation: An Executive Producer Discusses The Toll On ‘Alone’ Contestants
109
Comments
Alex Prewitt
August 28, 2024
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
Bad news: It's getting colder. Good news: The best way to cover your forearms has returned. The critically acclaimed Defector crewneck sweatshirt has been restocked in all sizes. Now's the time to get one of our most popular items, printed with union labor in the USA.
Interviews
‘Know Your Enemy’ Host Matt Sitman Talks About Covering Politics Without Becoming A Hack
59
Comments
Nicholas Russell
August 8, 2024
Wings Week
An Interview With The Biggest Washington Nationals Prospect Sicko Any Of Us Know
89
Comments
Lauren Theisen
July 15, 2024
Mods Asleep
Vinson Cunningham On The Knicks, Art, And How Basketball Can Help You Live Nobly
47
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 30, 2024
NBA
A Post-Season Debrief With The World’s (Still) Most Pessimistic Suns Fan
58
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
May 7, 2024
Interviews
A City College Student Journalist Shares What He Saw During The NYPD Crackdown
118
Comments
Samer Kalaf
May 3, 2024
Arts And Culture
Ethan Hawke Wants To Make Movies That Begin At The End
79
Comments
Corey Atad
May 1, 2024
Interviews
What Do We Do With Our Climate Anxiety?
102
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
April 12, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘The Kid Detective’ Is Too Good To Be Forgotten
41
Comments
Soraya Roberts
April 11, 2024
Soccer
An Interview With The Manager Of El Farolito SC, San Francisco’s Burrito-Funded U.S. Open Cup Heroes
79
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 21, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Creators Of ‘The Octopus Murders’ Are Still In Its Grasp
42
Comments
Tom Ley
March 15, 2024
Tennis
An Interview With The Bee Hero Who Humanely Vacuumed Thousands Of Bees Out Of A Tennis Stadium
137
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 15, 2024
Capital
“The Locusts Of The Newspaper World”: How Fortress Investment Group Decimated Newspapers Before Gutting Vice
134
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
March 6, 2024
Interviews
“It Really Matters If Somebody Has Bad Taste”: An Interview With Book Critic Becca Rothfeld
45
Comments
Nicholas Russell
March 4, 2024
Arts And Culture
Aparna Nancherla Is My Favorite Impostor
29
Comments
Soraya Roberts
October 18, 2023
Arts And Culture
Joanna Arnow’s Time Has Arrived
10
Comments
Soraya Roberts
October 4, 2023
Interviews
An Interview With The U.S. Open Stenographers Who Wade Through Scattered Thoughts And Xbox References
51
Comments
Giri Nathan
September 12, 2023
Tennis
An Interview With The Biggest Tennis Sicko I’ve Encountered At The U.S. Open
67
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 31, 2023
Interviews
Steven Soderbergh Says It’s Time To Tear The Streaming Model Down To The Studs
106
Comments
Corey Atad
August 4, 2023
Arts And Culture
“You Knew It Was Something Really Nasty”: How The Art Department Brings ‘I Think You Should Leave’ To Life
76
Comments
Soraya Roberts
June 13, 2023
Defector At The Movies
‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit
128
Comments
Soraya Roberts
May 17, 2023
Interviews
“I’m Usually Thinking About Other Shit”: Drew Millard On The Healing Power Of Golf
101
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 10, 2023
Policing
Journalist Ben Camacho On Facing Petty LAPD-Driven Lawsuit: “It’s The Biggest Gaslight Of My Life”
170
Comments
Laura Wagner
April 10, 2023
Tennis
A Conversation With Matija Pecotic, The Office Guy Who Shocked The Tennis World
61
Comments
Giri Nathan
March 8, 2023
Older
