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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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<p>A. Andrews is a thirty-something disabled queer/trans writer and illustrator. They spent the majority of their young life sketching in hospitals and experienced their first heartbreak at age 8 during Game 6 of the &#8217;96 NBA championships. When they aren’t writing and drawing their guts out, they’re hanging with their dog, George, and drinking too many coffees. They will probably never tell you “what’s <em>wrong</em> with [them]” and you shouldn’t ask! They were named one of <em>The Advocate</em>&#8216;s 2021 People of the Year, are a 2020 Tin House Summer Workshop scholar, and their debut graphic novel, <em>A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex &amp; Disability</em> topped 2020 lists for the NYPL best books for teens, and YALSA&#8217;s best books for teens, and is available anywhere books are sold. You can find more of their work at <em>Washington Post</em>, <em>Esquire</em>, the Nib, and other fun corners of the internet.</p>


A. Andrews

Art of a person seen from behind wearing a hoodie and shorts, with tattoos on their legs, in the process of lifting a barbell

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Life Lessons

Lost And Found At The Weight Machines

Normal Gossip: portraits

Alex Sujong Laughlin

A black Coach purse alongside purse restoration tools on a table.

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A Purse For Whatever Woman You Want To Be

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Ray Ratto

A page from a 1939 mens clothing catalog for Fred Mueller with illustrations of men wearing colorful western-style shirts.

Fred Mueller Inc.

The One Easy Trick For Adding Color To Your Wardrobe


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Sabrina Imbler

a grid of ultrasound images of my (now former) breasts may they RIP!

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Even Good Health Insurance Is Bad; Or, How I Got Top Surgery With A Family History Of Breast Cancer

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Kelsey McKinney

A photo of the painting Lady at the Piano' by Felix Valloton, from 1904.

Lady at the Piano’ by Felix Valloton

Learning To Play Piano When There Is No Recital

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Soraya Roberts

The Patti Smith Group pose for portraits, (L-R) Lenny Kaye, Richard Sohl, Patti Smith, Ivan Kral and Jay Dee Daugherty, in May 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Patti Smith Group Portraits In Copenhagen

Make Space For The Artist

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Patrick Redford

Photo of two pages of an Italian illustrated chess manual from the 15th century, located at the Gorizia, Fondazione Palazzo Coronini Cronberg

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When Your Best Move Is Embracing Loser Mindset

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Canada - Montreal circa 1959, man grilling, BBQ with the family

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Grilling Is Slowly, So Slowly, Teaching Me How To Be Patient

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Lauren Theisen

a woman climbing a gigantic mountain of paperwork with an Id at the top

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What’s In A Name? A Lot Of Paperwork, Actually

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Brad Pitt is seen on the set of "Wolves" in Old Howard Beach on February 13, 2023 in New York City.

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What Does Dressing My Age Look Like?

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Albert Burneko

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Life Comes At You Fast

Felix Kent

CAMBRIDGE, MA - AUGUST 30: A gate in front of Harvard Yard at Harvard University on August 30, 2018 (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Justice Department Sides With Asian-Americans Students That Are Suing Harvard Over Admissions

How They Keep The Gates

A photo of a white tray full of 13 little syringes, which is sitting on top of an unseen white tray of even more syringes

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Into The Woods

I Resent My Accursed Allergy Shots, Unless They Work, In Which Case I Love Them!

<div class="gmail_default">Timothy Faust is a healthcare writer and author of the book <i><a href="http://www.healthjusticenow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.healthjusticenow.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1685593699820000&amp;usg=AOvVaw24V19Y2HTPgYkH_EpZ_lgj">Health Justice Now</a></i>. He and his long little dog, Ume, move around a lot.</div>
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Timothy Faust

A drawing of Tim as a kidney vending machine.

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You Too Can Donate A Kidney And Still Be A Normal Cool Guy Who Pounds Brewskis

<p>T.M. Brown is a Brooklyn-based writer who has written for <em>The New Yorker</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, and <em>Rolling Stone</em>, as well as the good versions of Deadspin and the <em>Village Voice</em>. He writes the newsletter <a href="https://tedthoughts.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tedthoughts.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696431933834000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vP6E3SoXDsrjiq0Qj9HM5">Is It Supposed to Look Like That?</a></p>


T.M. Brown

Telcel ATP Mexican Open 2016 – Dimitrov v Thiem

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Surviving Break Point

A Danger sign in front of trees in Yellowstone National Park warns visitors to not approach wildlife.

Do Not Fuck Around With The Woods

The author holding a chestnut she found on the street

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That’s What I Get For Trying To Honor My Ancestors With Chestnuts I Found On The Street

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The Only Depressed Adult At The World’s Largest Indoor Ropes Course

The Cyclone Roller Coaster at Coney Island

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Reflections From An Aging Roller Coaster Fanatic

<div>Rick Paulas is a writer in Brooklyn who made <i><a href="http://www.theladyingreenpoint.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.theladyingreenpoint.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693673714100000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3mdrn4_mwbI7boyzf49u2G">The Lady in Greenpoint</a></i>, a 3-mile walking audio ghost story starting at the Pulaski Bridge, and <i>The Palmer Hotel</i>, a collection of spooky short stories set over a century in a downtown hotel, of which there are like 50 copies left for sale.</div>
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Rick Paulas

An overhead shot of the Williamsburg-Greenpoint waterfront area in Brooklyn, New York. Taken from a plane or helicopter or maybe one of those new tall buildings on the waterfront.

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I’ll Always Have Rec League Softball, Until I Don’t

Jonquel Jones #35 of the New York Liberty accepts the MVP trophy after the team's 82-63 victory over the Las Vegas Aces in the 2023 Commissioner's Cup Championship game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on August 15, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2023 Commissioner’s Cup Championship – New York Liberty v Las Vegas Aces

How A Fat Baseball Ass And Four Lesbians Turned Me Into A Sports Fan

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Kathryn Xu

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Abigail Segel

Computer room and workers ca. 1980. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Computer room and workers ca. 1980

Why Call When An Oblique Email Will Do The Job Of Making A Prospective Intern Spiral Into A Panic?

Dave McKenna

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Consider The Mystery Delivery Cake Dilemma

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On The Meaning Of Going Back For More J.T. Realmuto Highlights At 11:47 P.M.

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Chris Thompson

Red rambling rose plant climbing the wall of a pink thatched cottage, Shottisham Suffolk, England.

So You Want To Grow Climbing Roses