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<p>Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.</p>


Dan McQuade

Devin the Dugong superimposed over the SMU mascot laying in a pool of confetti

This Is So Stupid

Devin The Defector Dugong Is A Roaring Success In Earned Media

Kelsey McKinney

I Will Not Be Calling This Man “Steezy Trev”

David Roth

Three teens playing butts up, with one hunched over at the wall preparing to have a racquetball get thrown at his butt, per the rules.

We Need To Talk About “Chunkus”

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

circa 1885: A couple of men playing a leisurely game of chess. The photo is in black in white. The men are dressed in suits. One of them is also petting a dog.

I Have A Beef With Immaculate Grid, And It Is Exceptionally Petty

Tom Ley

A super cute dog from the pet sematary:bloodlines trailer

Apologies To The Makers Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Prequel, But I Would Call This Dog “My Little Sweetie Baby” And Rub Its Belly

Kathryn Xu

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Abigail Segel

Computer room and workers ca. 1980. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Life Lessons

Why Call When An Oblique Email Will Do The Job Of Making A Prospective Intern Spiral Into A Panic?

Dawand Jones #74 of the Cleveland Browns blocks Nolan Smith #3 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 17, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Lessons Learned At A Terrible Eagles Preseason Game

Barry Petchesky

COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 16: Cierra Gaytan-Leach of the Hard Eights prepares to serve during the Major League Pickleball finals match against BLQK at Pickle &amp; Chill on October 16, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Hear Me Out: Pickleball Eschaton

Samer Kalaf

A t-shirt with a three-by-three grid. Each box has two cows standing in front of the state of New Hampshire. The bottom of the shirt says "... enough said!"

What Does This Cow Shirt Mean?

Albert Burneko

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, looking quite pissed off.

The San Francisco Giants And Cable TV Conspired To Prevent This Blog, But Failed

The Ballad Of The Austin Weirdos’ Only Win

BOSTON, MA - November 11: City Hall plaza under construction on November 11, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Life's Rich Pageant

The Boston Cop Slide Fail Video Has Been Investigated Thoroughly, But I Have More Questions

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - JUNE 25: Head Coach Skip Holtz celebrates after defeating the New Orleans Breakers to win the USFL South Division Championship at Protective Stadium on June 25, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.

My Belief In The USFL Has Been Shattered

Justin Ellis

Travis Kelce #52 of the Kansas City Chiefs samples pizza at a Papa Johns food stand during Kelce Jam at Azura Amphitheater on April 28, 2023 in Bonner Springs, Kansas.

We Are Now Forced To Consider Whether Travis Kelce Is, In Fact, Too Turnt Up

Lauren Theisen

Inside Defector’s Attempt To Revolutionize The Metaverse T-Shirt Space

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: Draft Prospects Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson visit the Empire State Building on June 20th, 2023 in New York City, New New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE

Defector Up All Night

What Kind Of Table Are Overtime Elite Twins Amen And Ausar Thompson Going To Use To Accommodate Their Family And Others Of Note During The NBA Draft Tomorrow?

A CNN broadcaster with the chyron "What is woke?"

This Blog Has Gone Woke

Tik Tok screenshots of "Livvy Rizzed Baby Gronk"

Livvy Rizzing Up Baby Gronk, Explained

Breaking: A-Rod Has Gum Disease

Eight basketball players looking at the Last Supper but it's a basketball backboard

My Pointless Quest To Double The Number Of Apostles At The Last Supper

Thurston Howell III / Clayton Thorson split image

This Mike Florio Paragraph Has Been Bouncing Around My Brain For 4 Years Now

<p>John Semley is a writer and researcher based in Philadelphia.</p>


John Semley

Clint Eastwood at a podium, it's an animated GIF, and different Clint Eastwood fake twitter accounts slowly fill the screen

A Fistful Of Eastwoos: Inside The Battle For Clint Twitter

A close play on a steal attempt at second base, between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians.