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Barry Petchesky

Dutch skater Henk Angenent (C/red/black) is followed by others as he glides across ice on a canal at Hindeloopen on February 14, 2021, as he attempts the 'Elfstedentocht' in the Netherlands' province of Friesland. - Angenent a farmer, who was winner of the last edition of the 'Elfstedentocht' in 1997, which is an organised 200-kilometre skating tour along the 11 Frisian towns and has been adapted to comly with restrictions as part of the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Life's Rich Pageant

We Have Been Deprived Of The Elfstedentocht For Far Too Long

Dave McKenna

HOLLY BEACH, LA - AUGUST 27: A damaged stop sign sit among flood water after Hurricane Laura passed through the area August 27, 2020 in Holly Beach, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura came ashore bringing rain and high winds to the South East region of the state causing extensive damage to the area. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

A “Predatory” Stop-Sign Camera Is Terrorizing My Neighborhood

Good Riddance To America’s Most Hated Wendy’s

Tom Ley

Ice-Covered Street Provides Universal Life Lesson

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Chris Thompson

A crowd of dorks chants "stop the vote" in front of an election station in Detroit.

Look At These Dorks

Samer Kalaf

A woman holding a Dunkin' iced coffee and wearing a Patriots jersey and New England sports facemask

Defector Up All Night

Delightful Masshole Shares Her Simple Reason To Vote

Disgusting cockroaches cover a paper structure.

An Interview With The Professional Exterminator Who Defeated My Accursèd Roach Trunk

Maitreyi Anantharaman

From left, booze cookie-maker Molly Blakeley, disgraced Anchorage mayor Ethan Berkowitz, also disgraced TV reporter Maria Athens

Some Shit Is Going Down In Alaska, Man

An old trunk that Chris Thompson inherited upon the death of his mother-in-law.

A True Homeowner Horror Story

Politics

Thank God I Stopped Gnawing On An Extension Cord Long Enough To Enjoy This Inspiring Message From Our President

Bailiff dives over staircase railing as he fails to apprehend drug offender

Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Lowlight Of The Day Is This Bailiff Tumbling Down The Stairs As He Tries To Uphold A Broken System

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

A title card. It has a man (Dan McQuade) holding a giant fat cat. He's wearing a Garfield hoodie (the man, not the cat). The header says "DEFECTOR: Dan McQuade in Cats Love Me. Episode 1: Lasagna."