They got his ass. His ass is frowning. His ass is sitting slack. Thank you for your continued support of Defector. Onward.

Justice Delivered To Notable Yankees Fan

core/paragraph

Defector Staff

Undated group photo of the original "Our Gang."

Staff Chat

Come One, Come All, And Ask The Defector Staff Some Questions

31st December 1931: New Year's Eve revellers at the Piccadilly Hotel in London.

Defector Up All Night

Here’s An Open Thread To Help Ring In The New Year

Tom Ley

A fan dressed in a snowman costume looks on during the Premier League match between Everton and Arsenal at Hill Dickinson Stadium on December 20, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

Have A Wonderful Christmas Time In This Open Thread

Football teams from the schools of Yale and Princeton playing a match on Thanksgiving Day afternoon that ended in a tie score, November 1879. The illustration, a wood engraving, was published in an 1879 issue of Harper’s Weekly newspaper.

Catch Your Breath In The Thanksgiving Open Thread

Fans celebrate after Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil defeated Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland during their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Five of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Have A Chill Time In The Labor Day Weekend Open Thread

Well Look At That, It’s Time To Chat With The Defector Staff Again

Footer Legal

Header - Categories

Header Menu

The last good website.

Topics

Subscribe, at any level, to play

Thanks for your interest in Defector Crosswords!

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

An annual Reader plan costs $6.58 per month.

Hark! It is time to subscribe.

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 sign in to read the site!

We have taken down our paywall this month.

Defector

David Roth

Alan Ritchson attends the "War Machine" Australian Premiere at HOYTS Melbourne Central in Ferburary of 2026.

Life's Rich Pageant

Suburban Homeowner Starts, Loses Fight With Enormous Jack Reacher Star Alan Ritchson

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

A screenshot of Dalton Webber from a video package done of him by ESPN. In the photo, he is wearing a black sports jersey and a black baseball hat.

Policing

Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Pro Charged With Murder

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

Funbag

Help! I Can’t Stop Farting In My Personal Office!

Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 23: Assistant coach David Quinn of the New York Rangers handles the bench against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

A Pox Upon Whoever Spared The Rangers From Nine-Shot Ignominy

Samer Kalaf

James Dolan Uses Madison Square Garden To Honor New York’s Finest Mobile Gamers

Lauren Theisen

College Basketball

Syracuse Coach After 53-Point Loss: Please Don’t Make Us Play UConn Again

post

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defendant's table inside the courthouse as the jury is scheduled to continue deliberations for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan gave the jury instructions, and deliberations are entering their second day. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial.

A big duck with Bills Week coming out if its bill