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Arts And Culture
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Robert O’Connell
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Funbag
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Drew Magary
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This Is So Stupid
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Barry Petchesky
April 19, 2022
Music
I Demand A Goth-Sludge Chipmunks Cover Of Every Great Pop Song, Immediately
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Albert Burneko
March 9, 2022
Music
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Music
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Dave McKenna
January 21, 2022
Music
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Dave McKenna
January 20, 2022
Year In Review
The Best Things We Heard In 2021
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Defector Staff
December 30, 2021
Music
You Don’t Need Permission For Joy
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Diana Moskovitz
December 8, 2021
Capital
These Musicians Are Angry, Organized, And Coming For Spotify
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Amos Barshad
November 29, 2021
Music
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 22, 2021
Music
Taylor Swift Confronts Her First Draft
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Kelsey McKinney
November 12, 2021
Dadfector
Chris Ballew Went Platinum On The Way To Becoming Caspar Babypants
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Eric Nusbaum
November 5, 2021
Music
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Fran Hoepfner
October 21, 2021
TV
‘Dave’ Is Too Sad To Redeem Lil Dicky
142
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Tom Ley
September 16, 2021
Music
Charlie Watts Knew It’s Not The Drummer, It’s The Song
123
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Dave McKenna
August 24, 2021
TV
I Miss My MTV
378
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Dan McQuade
August 2, 2021
History
This McGruff Drug Album Might As Well Be By Weird Al
131
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Dan McQuade
July 15, 2021
Music
At Bang Bang Con 2021, BTS Told Its Own Story
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Diana Moskovitz
April 19, 2021
MLB
A-Rod Handles Breakup With J.Lo In A Normal And Human Way
137
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
April 15, 2021
Music
When Elvis Presley Was A Shabbos Goy
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Dave McKenna
March 26, 2021
Music
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Carman Tse
March 18, 2021
Music
SOPHIE Was The Future
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Lauren Theisen
January 31, 2021
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