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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Samer Kalaf

Taylor Swift gives the thumbs-up while watching the Chiefs.

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Football Game Played Near Taylor Swift

Defector visual editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell. dhm@defector.com

Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Peter Gabriel performs at Madison Square Garden on September 18, 2023 in New York City.

Music

Shut Up And Play The New Stuff

Luis Paez-Pumar

Lauren Theisen

Giri Nathan

Israel Daramola

Patrick Redford

Outkast, winner of 6 Grammys during The 46th Annual Grammy Awards - Press Room at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Defector Music Club Takes On The Expansive ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ As It Turns 20

Felix Kent

CANADA - JULY 24: Leonard Cohen (Photo by Andrew Stawicki/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Arts And Culture

How Do You Reconcile A Part You Hate In A Work You Love?

Jason England

Roger Goodell, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter attend Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?

Kathryn Xu

Screenshot from tripleS LOVElution's "Girls' Capitalism" music video, with text reading, "Rule No. 1 Don't Cry Be Rich."

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TripleS And The Rise Of K-Pop Girls’ Crypto-Capitalism

Abigail Segel

A July 17 photo of Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA, during the 'Fearless' set.

You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth

Ray Ratto

UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 03: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of BAND, L-R: Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm (playing guitar), Rick Danko, Richard Manuel (on drums), Garth Hudson - performing live onstage (Photo by Mick Gold/Redferns)

The Last Of The Band

Dave McKenna

Sinead O'Connor singing at a recent UFC fight

Sinead O’Connor Was A Rebel With A Cause

Adlan Jackson is a writer-editor at Hell Gate. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Pitchfork, Study Hall and more.

Adlan Jackson

The central branch of Brooklyn Public Library, wrapped in Jay-Z lyrics.

Is ‘The Book Of Hov’ Really For Anyone But Jay-Z?