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Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, n+1, Texas Monthly, Air Mail, and other publications.

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Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.

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TV Personality Jonathan Van Ness attends the Build Series to discuss his new book "Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love" at Build Studio on September 25, 2019 in New York City.

Of Course My Favorite TV Host Is An Asshole

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Christian Hansen sitting at his desk in The Octopus Murders

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Sydney Sweeney at the world premiere of "Madame Web" held at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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Madeleine Sami as Eddie Redcliffe in Deadloch

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Image of Vince Staples taken from Netflix's "The Vince Staples Show."

Vince Staples Gets Lost In His Own Show

The Traitors cast arrayed around the round table.

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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 Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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A man walks on a pockmarked road, carrying another man across his shoulders, from the TV series 'Top Boy.'

I Am A ‘Top Boy’ Boy Now

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Handsome-ass Justin Hartley at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

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A bad guy reacts to having a grill thrown through his windshield by Jack Reacher

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