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Old black-and-white photograph of log drivers along a Minnesota spillway. Fifteen or so grizzled men in work clothes and rumpled hats look up at the camera from across a river; they're using long poles to direct gigantic logs downstream.

This Is So Stupid

What We’re Getting Ourselves For Defector’s Wood Anniversary

Alex Sujong Laughlin

A close up shot of Henry Kissinger looking absolutely decrepit.

Defector Has Outlived These Things

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

Dan McQuade

Larry King and his wife, Shawn Southwick, dressed in Ed Hardy clothes

13 Things I Learned From The Larry King Estate Sale

Albert Burneko

The actor David Soul holding a wooden cross and yelling "Bill!"

Bills Week

Bill!

A bird's-eye view of the Love Island basketball court, which resembles a huge blue H on a yellow background. It lacks baselines, and the right half of the court lacks a three-point line. Other than that, it's great

The Basketball Court On ‘Love Island’ Is All Fucked Up

Barry Petchesky

Patrick Redford

Kathryn Xu

A baseball game being projected onto the side of a French bulldog.

Let’s Figure Out What Dodgers Game They Watched On The Bulldog

Dave McKenna Insists They Have Ham Trucks In France

David Roth

Blueberries are sold at a store in Annapolis, Maryland, on April 4, 2025. These are not the blueberries that Jon Heyman purchased for $15.99 in Manhattan.

Defector Investigates: Is Jon Heyman Paying Too Much For Blueberries?

In a still from A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Snoopy dreams he is a World War I-era fighter pilot fighting against the Red Baron

Rockies: While Other Cartoons Are Zany, Snoopy Reminds Us Of The Horrors Of World War I

A four-square of Brian Windhorst talking, with a little Windy in the middle as well

Allowing For Various Metaphors

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket carrying astronauts Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, and Lauren Sánchez, lifts off from Launch Site One north of Van Horn, Texas on April 14, 2025.

Science

At What Point Has One Actually “Been To” Space?

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 08: A general view of the Progressive Field scoreboard with Opening Day signage prior to the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Are The Cleveland Guardians Creating A Dynamic Brand Experience That Deepens The Connection Between The Team And Its Fans, And Reflects The Team’s History, Its Commitment To Cleveland, And Its Vision For The Future, On And Off The Field?

The Golden Gate Bridge and Downtown San Francisco are seen from the Marin Headlands during a brief rain break near Sausalito, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

Tech CEO: Do Not Say To Me That I Was Not Just Assassinated By The Jackal

Ray Ratto

Tennessee Titans cheerleaders perform in "Luv ya Blue" jackets during a game between the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans, December 17, 2023 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

You Can’t Say Baby Blue Without “Baby”

Staff Writer
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Chris Thompson

Baseball!

Kelsey McKinney

spiky piece of black glass that is actually a brain

I Should Have Been The One To Discover The Glass Brain

Chefector

I Have Been Defeated And Humbled By A Shortage Of Ketchup

Samer Kalaf

Journalismism

Local Man Has Far More Opinions On Fast Casual Dining Chains Than You’d Think Possible

Lauren Theisen

Devin the dugong with meatloaf glaze on his face

Fans Everywhere Are Slobbering At The Chance To Try Devin The Dugong’s Algorithmically Generated Sandwich

WASHINGTON - APRIL 20: A worker looks for defective bills in the sheets of newly printed twenty dollar bills as they are prepared for distribution to financial institutions April 20, 2005 at the Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC. Regardless of its denomination, a bill, or banknote, costs 6 cents to produce. A dollar bill lasts about 22 months. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Overexplained Lists

United States Dollar Bills, Ranked

A mugger approaches two victims, holding out his hat, ostensibly to beg, but carrying a large club in his other hand, circa 1790. The image is captioned: 'Honest friend, I'll borrow a little silver of you. He who hath gold hath fear. He who hath none hath sorrow'.

Not Enough People Are Taking The Wallet Inspector Seriously

Please Do Not Lie To Me About Hockey Butts

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 03: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles and Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs chat on stage during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night at Caesars Superdome on February 03, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

What Time Does “What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?” Start?

The plasma cannon fires a bolt of plasma.

I Would Think Nothing Of Being Shot In The Chest With This Plasma Cannon

Two tennis guys get horny looking at Zendaya.