Bang! Reds Week is over. Thank you for joining us. I hope you had at least half as much fun reading this week&#8217;s collection blogs as we did writing them. You can catch up on anything you missed here. Normal business resumes on Monday. Onward.

It’s No Longer Reds Week

core/paragraph

count

taxonomy

termId

termLabel

resolvedPostIds

core/heading

lede/recirculation

David Roth

Aristides Aquino of the Cincinnati Reds looks on from the dugout in the eighth inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 28, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Reds Week

Aristides Aquino Thumped While The Thumping Was Good

Kate Wagner

There Is Only One Lesson Of Red Vienna

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

a strange-looking fish called the red-lipped batfish with the reds week logo

Why Does The Red-Lipped Batfish Look Like That?

Dave McKenna

Close view of gloved hands priming a fine syringe for local anesthesia during surgery in a modern sterile clinic

I’m A Redhead, So Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Of Lidocaine)

<a href="mailto:tara@taraariano.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tara Ariano</a> co-hosts the podcasts <a href="https://www.extrahotgreat.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Extra Hot Great</a>, <a href="https://listentosassy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Listen To Sassy</a>, and <a href="https://www.againwiththis90210.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Again With This</a>. She is also the co-author, with Sarah D. Bunting, of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Very-Special-90210-Book-Absolutely/dp/1419747460?tag=decider08-20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Very Special 90210 Book: 93 Absolutely Essential Episodes From TV’s Most Notorious Zip Code</a>. Her byline has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Vanity Fair, New York, Slate, Vulture, Salon, and The Awl, among many others. She lives in Austin.
<div> </div>

Tara Ariano

The Cozy-Looking Sweaters In ‘Reds,’ Ranked

It's a photo of Tara Ariano. She has big sunglasses on.

Patrick Redford

Who Needs Life On Mars When It Has Glacial Spiders?

CULTURE

Footer Column 2

Footer Legal

Footer Main

Nav Bar

OTHER

SPORTS

Subscribe, at any level, to play

Thanks for your interest in Defector Crosswords!

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Plans start at $8/month.

Subscribers enjoy unlimited, ad-free browsing.

Register to continue

Or click here to subscribe for unlimited, ad-free access!

Our gift to you: This year's post is unlocked. Register your email to get even more free articles.

Welcome to the 2025 Hater's Guide!

Just register your email:

This blog is free to read.

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.

Defector

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.

Drew Magary

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: San Francisco 49ers

Israel Daramola

Ray Ratto

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 30: The UNLV Rebels celebrate on the field after the team's 38-14 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack at Allegiant Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.