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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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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

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Jae Towle Vieira

Normal Gossip logo with cartoon characters gossiping

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Podcasts

You Can’t Take Just Anyone To Your Secret Sexy Mushroom Collection

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David Roth

A black-and-white 1970 photograph of Hall & Oates looking out the window of an apartment building, taken by Michael Ochs. The Distraction logo is at upper right.

Photo of Hall & Oates

Marriage Lore And A Song About Pissing

Is Nana Drunk And Running A Dice Game?

Josh McRoberts of the Miami Heat attacks the hoop in a game agains the Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland in December of 2016.

Miami Heat v Portland Trail Blazers

Josh McRoberts Reconsidered, With Rohan Nadkarni

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Justin Ellis

Chutes, Ladders, And Dagger Hours

Drake Maye wears "Draft Me" sunglasses during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 2, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

NFL Combine

Data, Romance, And The NFL Draft, With Alec Lewis

The Taming Of The Xanadu

Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets looks on during the first half against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center on April 9, 2024. I put the little Distraction logo at upper right so it looks like he's glowering at it.

Denver Nuggets v Utah Jazz

We’re All Lifelong Nuggets Fans Here, With Patrick Redford

The Passion Of The Familiar Stranger

Joel Zumaya of the Detroit Tigers pitches in a game against the Yankees in May of 2010. The facial hair is outrageous.

New York Yankees v Detroit Tigers

Make Gambling Embarrassing Again, With Justin Halpern

Shohei Ohtani strikes out in an uncharacteristically undistinguished and unflattering way against the San Francisco Giants. The Distraction logo is at upper right.

San Francisco Giants v Los Angeles Dodgers

Subtraction By Subtraction, With Ray Ratto

Austin Powers's XK8 Union Jack Jaguar convertible at the New York premiere of "Austin Powers in Goldmember" with The Distraction logo at upper right.

Austin Powers in Goldmember – New York Screening – After-Party

Junior Year Abroad: The Return

N'Faly Dante of the Oregon Ducks celebrates with fans after defeating the Arizona Wildcats at Matthew Knight Arena on January 14, 2023 in Eugene, Oregon.

Arizona v Oregon

In Search Of The Vibes Team, With Ken Pomeroy

Ripe red apples at farmer market. Natural red backdrop, copy space

Art, Commerce, And Frankly Irresponsible Apple Consumption, With Kathryn Xu

o-founder of Subway, Fred DeLuca poses for a portrait in February 1991 in Toronto Canada.

Co-founder of Subway, Fred DeLuca

Truth In Sandwich Advertising, With Rohan Nadkarni

A guest wears new Apple Vision Pro outside Bora Aksu during London Fashion Week February 2024 on February 16, 2024 in London, England.

Street Style – LFW February 2024

The Future Doesn’t Work, With Ed Zitron

A man skiing fresh powder in Alta, Utah. You might assume from context that the man skiing is Drew Magary, but it is not.

A man skiing fresh powder. Alta, Utah

A Bloody Footprint By The Toilet

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo looking smug or sleepy, depending on your perspective, on radio row in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl.

SiriusXM at Super Bowl LVIII ‚Äì Feb 7

Looter Capitalism, Loser Capitalists, And Mad Dog Russo Mindset

Travis Kelce faces the media during Super Bowl Media Days in the lead up to Super Bowl LVIII. It's pretty dramatically lit for something happening at a Westin in Henderson, Nevada.

Super Bowl LVIII – Kansas City Chiefs Media Availability

Big Ideas And Big Novelty Slot Machines At The Super Bowl, With Matthew Coller

Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions warms up prior to the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.

NFC Championship – Detroit Lions v San Francisco 49ers

Lessons Of Collapse And The Christian Version Of Limp Bizkit, With Jason Kirk

October 16, 1972 Sports Illustrated cover and signed limited edition Wilt Chamberlain sports porcelain figurine on display during the press preview at Sotheby's Auction House on August 01, 2023 in Los Angeles.

Sotheby’s LA Hosts Press Preview For Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals Jersey From 1st Ever Championship For Los Angeles Lakers

Radicalized, Sleepy, And Sick Of Brock Purdy

Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy seeming to look side-eyed at The Distraction logo at upper left, in a photo taken before the team's Wild Card loss to the Green Bay Packers.

NFC Wild Card Playoffs – Green Bay Packers v Dallas Cowboys

There Is Some Crying In Football, With Ray Ratto

Tua Tagovailoa makes a semi-Jim Face during warm-ups before the Dolphins' Week 18 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Buffalo Bills v Miami Dolphins

Pantsless On New Year’s Eve, With Rohan Nadkarni

Michael Penix Jr, seen here pointing at The Distraction logo at upper left during Washington's win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl on 1/1/2024.

Allstate Sugar Bowl – Texas v Washington

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Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on in the first half at Lumen Field on December 18, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.

Philadelphia Eagles v Seattle Seahawks

Yelling At An Infant About Fake Punts, With Dan McQuade